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Interview: Mike Kilian of Mvix Talks GenMe and Digital Signage

How can digital signage be used to prepare this generation for the real-world professional workplace? Mike Kilian explains.

January 24, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

TD: Why is it so important to use technology, like digital signage, to reach today’s students? MK: Today’s students have been plugged into technology and connectivity essentially since they were born. More traditional methodologies of reaching students – printed media, non-digital media, textbooks – those types of mediums are not as well embraced. The attention […]

EDUCAUSE Releases Top IT Issues, Technology and Trends Report

January 22, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

EDUCAUSE, higher education’s largest technology association, released its annual list of Top 10 IT Issues for 2017 this week. EDUCAUSE will also publish two related reports later this year: the annual Top 10 Strategic Technologies report, which identifies relatively new technologies that institutions will be spending the most time implementing, planning, and tracking in 2017 […]

Who Got Hacked This Week? Jan. 21 Edition

Who and what was hacked this week, January 21, 2017? Read on to find out.

January 21, 2017 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Note: Each week we bring you the latest hacking news on the internet. Read on to find out who and what was hacked this week.   Ongoing Phishing Attack Threatens on Gmail Users A new phishing attack targeting Gmail users has been tricking even tech-savvy users. First, attackers compromise a separate Gmail account. The hackers […]

10 Design Tips for Better PowerPoint Presentations

Follow these steps to make sure that your PowerPoint presentations are as engaging and compelling as possible.

January 19, 2017 Debbie DeWitt Leave a Comment

Over 100 million people use PowerPoint to create business and education presentations. Yet, so often, slideshows come across as confusing or monotonous to audiences. The best PowerPoints have great content, presented clearly, in a beautiful design. Use these simple tips to create better PowerPoint presentations that will wow your audience: 1. Understand Aspect Ratios We’ve […]

How Professional Development Leads to Technology Adoption

Training employees is the key to getting the most out of technology that your company adopts.

January 18, 2017 HB Communications Leave a Comment

Technology has integrated so seamlessly into our lives that it’s hard to imagine a day without it. Software and device advancements have truly changed the way we live and work—use a smart watch to track your sleep, or program your digital thermostat at home from the office—that such conveniences are now expectations. Our phones read […]

How Video Can Be Used as a Mainstream Business Tool

According to data from Commercial Integrator, video will make up a whopping 74 percent of all internet traffic by 2017.

January 4, 2017 Anthony Cuellar Leave a Comment

As you no doubt have noticed, video is already becoming a mainstream business practice and we’re seeing savvy brands in both the B2B and the B2C space use video in innovative ways. Why the popularity of video? Low-cost tools and software for deploying video technology have made it easier to effectively integrate these innovative real-time […]

How One Company Is Moving Toward IT and Bringing AV Along

Interview with Kramer executives reveals how the company sees big opportunities on the IT side while staying true to AV roots.

December 30, 2016 Tom LeBlanc Leave a Comment

It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes or Woodward and Bernstein to notice that something is up with Kramer. The AV solutions manufacturer appears restless and ambitious. It’s not just that Kramer, which had done little more than dabble in automation, launched at InfoComm 2016 Kramer Control aiming to virtually eliminate the need for programming with the […]

Why Becoming a Partner of Tech Providers Helps Schools

A principal shares how collaborating with a classroom audio company helped her serve her students better.

December 29, 2016 Dolores Gribouski, Ed.D. Leave a Comment

When I was the Principal of Columbus Park Elementary School in Worcester, MA, I often had companies try to convince me to buy their products. For the most part, I would say yes or no to what they offered, and that would be the end of it. Once, though, my colleagues and I went beyond […]

Make Digital Signage Interactive for Today’s Millennial Students

There are many ways to augment digital signage with interactivity to appeal to new generations.

December 26, 2016 Debbie DeWitt Leave a Comment

Call them Generation Y, Generation Now or Millennials – they are already a huge part of the workforce, or attending colleges and universities to get educated and trained. They are easily the most technologically savvy generation in history, using a vast array of interactive technologies to meet, chat, plan, shop and work. It stands to […]

Promote and Support Extracurricular Activities with Digital Signage

There are numerous benefits to offering a comprehensive ECA program, and your digital screens can be an integral part of promoting it.

December 22, 2016 Ellyce Kelly Leave a Comment

Studies show what educators already know: students that participate in extracurricular activities (ECAs) – such as performing arts, sports, publications, practical labs, student government, honors society and academic clubs – have higher GPAs, score better on assessment tests, have better attendance and frequently go on to higher education. This is especially true in high school, […]