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Welcome to the New and Improved TechDecisions!

Our new website will focus on IT concerns of technology decision makers, while continuing to provide the best information in AV and Security.

October 21, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Welcome! As you can see we’ve made a few changes. The most obvious change is that our brand is no longer separated by markets. We’re housing all of our information in one singular location for easier access and discoverability from one vertical market to the next. Why keep things separate when any market can benefit […]

Tracking Trends in Technology Management

Mobile device management to update your school IT.

October 20, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New technology has become a trend in every part of our lives, giving us new ways to do things faster, easier and with more data available. Change is all around us with new operating systems, platforms and hardware. In the midst of all this change, one thing is certain: Mobility is here to stay. Especially […]

Standing Desks at School Could Be the Cure to Childhood Obesity

New research from Texas A&M finds that standing desks have a positive impact on the body mass index (BMI) of children who use them.

October 19, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

I already have a standing desk at work. I don’t always stand at it. I won’t lie to you. There are times where I’m too tired or too lazy or too sucked into my work to stay standing. However, there is always a portion of every day where I choose to stand, whether that be […]

15 Online Tools for Students and Teachers to Create Presentations

Presentations can be an equally daunting task for students and educators to put together and deliver.

October 18, 2016 Gloria Kopp Leave a Comment

If presentations are not done right, they could lead to boring, mind wandering time wasters, where the message doesn’t really get through properly. But, help is available in the form of great online tools that’ll help you create engaging presentations, whether you’re a student or a teacher. Keep their attention, get your message across, and […]

Cleveland College Makes Projector Upgrades Easy and Affordable

Hitachi's OneVision Program for higher education gives Cleveland Community College perks for using Hitachi projectors.

October 18, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

In 2012, Rodger Perry began working at Cleveland Community College as the Audiovisual Coordinator. One of his first projects on campus was to replace older classroom and meeting room projectors with new ones. After looking into different types and brands of projectors, Perry decided to support the school’s previous decision and stick with Hitachi projectors. […]

How Illinois State Made AV Implementation Easy in 320 Different Classrooms

After installing Kramer switchers and scalers in its 320 classrooms, Illinois State's system incident rates dropped significantly, despite increasing the amount of AV tech in its classrooms.

October 17, 2016 Rachel Quetti Leave a Comment

You wouldn’t likely walk into a modern higher education classroom and not see some sort of AV technology. From projectors to interactive displays, document cameras and digital signage, most college lecture halls and classrooms provide educators and students with AV technology to help improve the education experience. As great as technology is for teaching and […]

Generation Global Connects Students Around the Globe

The nonprofit Generation Global connects students with their peers in other countries, fostering rich dialogue that promotes tolerance and respect.

October 17, 2016 Guest Authors Leave a Comment

The question was simple: “I was wondering what your perception is of other Arabs. Thank you.” But it elicited a powerful discussion. The girl who asked it was a high school student from Egypt. She and her classmates were talking with students from Israel through a moderated videoconference taking place online. Her question hung in […]

What’s Lacking For Teachers In The Digital Classroom?

Teachers want to use technology in the classrooms, but they need better training programs to enact meaningful change. Here’s why.

October 15, 2016 Dan Newman Leave a Comment

Digital solutions are changing the way we live, work, and learn. In the education sector, many teachers want to incorporate more technology into the classrooms, but lack the resources and training needed to succeed. Teaching in the Digital World: Understanding the Status Quo According to a survey of 4,300 teachers from TES Global and Jefferson […]

7 Benefits of Working with a Professional Integrator

The professional AV integrator brings real value to a dynamic digital signage project through his or her experience and ability to ask the right questions.

October 13, 2016 Mike White, CTS Leave a Comment

It is absolutely true that today an end user can buy digital signage direct from many manufacturers and distributors, but based on the sheer number of dynamic digital signage projects failures, that carries a very significant risk. Professional AV integrators can greatly reduce the risk of failure, identify the challenges before you experience them and […]

6 Tips for Schools and Colleges to Ensure GHS Compliance

Flexible, lower cost options enable printing durable, appropriately-sized GHS labels on demand for smaller, down-packed chemical container labels.

October 13, 2016 Colwin Chan Leave a Comment

K-12 school and college facility managers in charge of safety, purchasing, administration or operations would be wise to ensure that their labels on containers ranging from barrels to spray bottles for chemical formulations such as cleaners, sanitizers, paints, solvents, and sealants are “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) compliant. While not all schools and colleges are covered […]