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NY Announces Nearly $100 Million in School Tech and Security Upgrades

School tech funding is part of the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act — a sweeping education initiative approved by NY voters.

August 6, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced the approval of 148 Smart Schools Investment Plans aimed at improving school security and reimagining teaching and learning for the 21st century with school tech. The approved plans, totaling $94 million, are part of the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act — a sweeping education technology initiative first […]

school technology managers, schools COVID response

School Technology Managers: Here’s What You Should Do Before The Next Semester

School technology managers: if you're worried about your school's COVID response, review this list of factors to consider before the fall.

August 5, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

School technology managers and faculty have a lot on their plates right now. As they scramble to come up with a safe plan for the upcoming fall semester, they need to take stock of their buildings’ current technology and how it can be adjusted to fit to any plan; be it an online-only reopen or […]

These Are the Technology Products Which Won Integration Awards This Year

Each year TD sister site Commercial Integrator highlight integration projects in a number of verticals. Here are this year's Integration Awards winners.

August 4, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Each year TD sister site Commercial Integrator highlight integration projects in a number of verticals. Here are this year’s Integration Awards winners.

CompTIA Announces Spotlight Awards for Four Women in Tech

August 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

CompTIA has recognized four women in technology with its Spotlight Award for their excellence in leadership and mentorship and willingness to take on new challenges. The award honors individuals from CompTIA Corporate Member organizations who have shown a commitment to diversity, leadership, mentoring and service. This year’s winners are: Caitlyn McCaughran, global events manager, Auvik […]

How Networked AV Will Help Support Hybrid Learning at USC

The University of Southern California was already planning a major AV technology upgrade that could support hybrid learning before the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 3, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The coronavirus forced millions of students worldwide to leave their campus or school building this spring, and we aren’t really sure what the education model will look like come September. Educators had to scramble to find some solutions to patch together a decent remote learning model, but the situation now calls for a more in-depth […]

NEC, Realeyes To Develop Emotion Analysis Solution

NEC is partnering with AI firm Realeyes to develop and distribute emotion analysis solutions aimed at serving the new coronavirus-induced remote workforce.

July 28, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

NEC is partnering with computer vision and artificial intelligence firm Realeyes to develop and distribute emotion analysis solutions aimed at serving the new coronavirus-induced remote workforce. In a joint announcement, the companies said 5G and the COVID-19 pandemic have elevated virtual meetings, videoconferencing and collaboration. The emotion analysis solution is intended to help organizations understand […]

Google Updates G Suite in Bid to Compete with Teams, Slack

Google is rolling out deeper integrations between its separate G Sutie tools alongside more features for videoconferencing app Google Meet.

July 20, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google is hoping to boost its G Sutie platform to rival Microsoft and Slack as the unified communications and collaboration software leaders with a redesign of Gmail for G Suite and deeper integrations between the included tools. The company hopes to bring all of its G Suite tools together and address the demand for remote […]

Google Steps Up Meet Security, Prohibits Anonymous Users from Joining meetings

Google Meet, popular among educators, is rolling out a feature that will prevent users without a Google account from joining meetings.

July 17, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

This spring, when the world was just getting familiar with videoconferencing platforms, security quickly became a big issue. Unauthorized users were gaining access to video calls and disrupting meetings, conferences, and classes. With children involved, security for the educational use of videoconferencing became very important. Many school districts banned the use of Zoom because of […]

Continuing online learning trend, Nashville students will receive two hours of real-time instruction, but rest of day will be at their own pace.

July 16, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Some major U.S. school districts have announced they’ll start the upcoming school year completely online. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), which have approximately 720,000 students combined, made the announcement Monday that they won’t be bringing students back to classrooms when school starts next month, reports ABC […]

Epson Adds Support for macOS in Projector Software Update

Epson's new version of its Epson Projector Professional Tool (EPPT) includes support for Apple's macOS for the first time.

July 13, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Epson today announced a new version of Epson Projector Professional Tool (EPPT), a free software utility that helps users setup networked projectors in a meeting space that includes support for macOS for the first time. In a press release, Epson said the software provides easy access to the powerful projection features in the Epson Pro-L […]