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Microsoft to Allow for Multiple Accounts on Teams

The long-requested feature to allow for multiple accounts on Microsoft Teams will be coming to users in December, company says.

November 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft Teams users next month will finally get a feature many have been asking for: the ability to add multiple accounts to the company’s flagship unified communications platform. As first reported by OnMSFT.com and ZDNet, the feature will allow Teams users to add additional accounts, change between accounts and organizations and change their profile pictures, […]

CENTEGIX CrisisAlert solution now integrates with their mobile app and other mobile panic applications, according to the company.

November 3, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

CENTEGIX CrisisAlert incident alert solution now provides school districts more options as they seek to meet the requirements of Alyssa’s Law. Alyssa’s Law, named after Parkland shooting victim Alyssa Alhadeff, requires public schools to install silent panic alarms that will alert law enforcement during an emergency. It was adopted by the state of New Jersey in 2019 […]

Google Begins Rolling Out Virtual Backgrounds in Meet

Google Meet users will soon be able to select from virtual background templates or upload their own image to replace their background during video calls.

November 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google Meet has now caught up with other videoconferencing and collaboration platforms with the company’s rollout of custom virtual backgrounds for video calls. Google in a Friday blog post announced the feature, which allows users to either select one of Google’s hand-picked backgrounds or upload their own image. Google’s backgrounds include office spaces, landscapes and […]

University, College, COVID-19 Reopening Plans

Majority of Colleges Give COVID-19 Reopening Plans ‘C’ or Lower

Kaplan asked over 300 college admissions officers to grade their industry’s COVID-19 reopening plans. The results aren't great.

October 30, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

A survey of admissions offers at colleges across the nation found that a majority rated their industry’s overall COVID-19 reopening plans rather poorly. According to the Kaplan survey, which asked admissions officers at over 300 institutions of higher education to evaluate their industry’s reopening performance as a whole, 4% gave it an A, 36% gave it […]

Samsung Announces New 85-Inch Interactive Display

Samsung has announced a new 85-inch interactive 4K UHD display designed for hybrid and remote classrooms and conferencing uses.

October 27, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Samsung has announced a new 85-inch interactive display designed for hybrid and remote classrooms and conferencing uses. The 4K UHD display, the WM85R, joins Samsung’s family of interactive displays for both a business and education setting, joining the company’s 55-iunch and 65-inch products. The device features easy-to-use controls, on-screen visual clarity, security protocols and expanded […]

ManagedMethods Announces Google Classroom Monitoring, Reporting

Using ManagedMethods, IT administrators can monitor Google Meet sessions, create Meet attendance reports for teachers, and view any Meet sessions.

October 26, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

ManagedMethods, a Google G Suite and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance platform for K-12 schools, has launched its new Google Classroom monitoring and reporting features. The announcement of the newest features comes after the May announcement of the company’s Google Meet monitoring and reporting capabilities. Using ManagedMethods, IT administrators can monitor which Google Meet sessions students […]

Duquesne University’s Impressive Audio System

Duquesne’s COVID-19 Master Plan involved a need for a quality unversity audio system in the classrooms. Nureva stepped in to help.

October 26, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation’s top Catholic universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. Duquesne, a campus of nearly 9,500 graduate and undergraduate students, has been nationally recognized for its academic programs, community service and commitment to sustainability. The Tech Decision The university recently outfitted more than […]

Schools Have to Address These Distance Learning Cybersecurity Threats

As administrators struggle to ensure connectivity and accessibility, many aren’t addressing distance learning cybersecurity threats.

October 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Perhaps no single industry has struggled to adjust more to COVID-19 than education. The pandemic has greatly accelerated the broad adoption of e-learning solutions. Those school districts that invested in robust IT systems have been validated and are continuing to build out their resources. Meanwhile, those districts that did not already have e-learning technologies in […]

New Classroom Audio Enables Hybrid Learning at Duquesne University

To meet the needs of its hybrid learners, Duquesne University has outfitted more than 40 classrooms with Nureva HDL300 audio conferencing systems.

October 15, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Duquesne University recently outfitted more than 40 classrooms with Nureva HDL300 audio conferencing systems and an additional 32 systems have been ordered. SMARTSolution Technologies, an authorized Nureva dealer, supported the university in its search for an audio conferencing system to help students learn in a hybrid environment, where some students are in the classroom and others are participating in […]

Kiana Analytics, real time contact tracing

Kiana Analytics’ Digital Contact Tracing System is a Real Time Solution

Real time contact tracing solution leverages existing WiFi infrastructures and does not require an application or software be downloaded.

October 12, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Kiana Analytics announces a new real time contact tracing solution has been selected by numerous universities and colleges to assist with rapid response measures. Kiana’s real-time digital Rapid Containment and Contact Tracing Solution uses device-based detection and location-based analytics to help stop the spread of the virus. The software provider rebuilt its Site Management solution […]