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Campus Safety Summit

Campus Safety Summit Explains How Schools Can Reopen Safely During COVID-19

Campus Safety Online Summit presentations are now available on-demand at no charge for campuses struggling with how to respond to the coronavirus.

July 13, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

COVID-19 has forced every school district and institution of higher education in the United States to make drastic changes to practically every aspect of campus life. Our sister publication’s Campus Safety Online Summit (CSOS), held July 7-8, addressed many of the pressing concerns relating to the reopening of schools. A wide variety of campus decision makers were […]

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Week in Review: the Cloud, Security, Teams, etc.

This week, July 6-10, 2020: temperature scanning platforms, contactless technology, evaluating employees, sound masking, and more.

July 10, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Welcome to My TechDecisions Week in Review, where we round up the most important stories you might have missed this week, July 6-10, 2020. Read on to find out what’s happening this week:   Features Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Cloud Migration Approach Understanding the product that will overhaul your cloud migration […]

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Microsoft Teams New Features

Microsoft Teams’ New Features Address Meeting Fatigue, Productivity

New Microsoft Teams features utilize artificial intelligence, video filters, live reactions. Plus, they're designe to reduce WFH fatigue, company says.

July 9, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is again improving the experience on its flagship chat and communications platform Teams with new features that utilize artificial intelligence, video filters, live reactions and more. Jared Spataro, corporate vice president for Microsoft 365, detailed the new releases in a Wednesday blog post. “These features offer three key benefits for people at work and […]

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Google Meet

Google Meet’s New Features Put it on Par with Teams, Zoom

Google Meet is launching a series of new features that aim to make the platform more competitive with Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other video calling apps.

July 2, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google Meet is launching a series of new features that aim to make the platform more competitive to Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other videoconferencing and collaboration solutions. The new features come as videoconferencing platforms enjoy a surge in use due to the rise of remote work amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company says the platform’s […]

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e-learning platforms

With E-Learning Platforms, School Districts are Building the Foundation for Better Outcomes

A broad overview of how e-learning platforms are changing school districts and helping to achieve better educational outcomes.

July 2, 2020 Jeremy Dolby Leave a Comment

When Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ordered schools closed throughout the state in response to the coronavirus pandemic, sending home millions of students to learn remotely, Cicero School District 99 was ready. The K-8 district of 14,000 students, southwest of Chicago, was already five years into its mission, driven by Superintendent Rudy Hernandez, of changing the […]

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Delegating and Assigning Roles IT Manager

Delegating and Assigning Roles as an IT Manager

IT managers that delegate efficiently, communicate effectively and foster an environment of trust will create a well-oiled team of tech experts.

June 30, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

In an industry as high stakes as IT where one small mistake could spell disaster for an entire organization, delegating and assigning roles to your team is one of the most important functions of a manager. When your team has a firm grasp on their job descriptions and they know what you expect out of […]

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Higher Ed AV Tech

How AV Tech Can Help Higher Ed Adjust to COVID-19

Colleges and universities will need to work through the summer to ensure they have all the necessary technology to support hybrid learning environments.

June 26, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

One of the many lingering questions about adjusting to the new normal revolves around education and how we will continue to educate the world’s next leaders during a global pandemic. Higher education, like most the business world, has been conducted remotely for the last few months, but with learning over for most students, now is […]

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Transfer Credit Automation, CollegeSource

USC’s Transfer Credit Automation

A CollegeSource transfer credit automation solution offers self-service interface allowing students to report academic history with a unique identifier.

June 22, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The University of Southern California was faced with evaluating transfer credits for thousands of new students who were slated to arrive for orientation during a short two-week cycle in the summer of 2020. They needed a transfer credit automation solution to help them with that enormous task. The Tech Decision Previously the institution didn’t have […]

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