The Campus Safety National Forum in Washington, D.C. will be split up into three tracks designed to serve the needs of security professionals in different fields: K-12, higher education and hospitals.
Campus security is a hot topic when prospective students start looking at which college they should attend. One security method that is still catching fire in higher education is mobile solutions. Mobile solutions are ideal for colleges that have high-traffic areas or large student populations that need more control. They are also ideal for students, faculty and staff that have some type of mobile device glued to their hands on a day to day basis. This guide covers 5 mobile solutions colleges should consider investing in, including apps, megaphones, alert beacons, electromechanical lock systems and turnstiles.
Berkeley County Schools recently installed ViewSonic interactive displays that offer 6 point simultaneous touch functionality and Windows 8 support. These displays allowed the district to eliminate the cost of maintaining projector bulbs, while still promoting collaboration in the classroom.
See how Beaver County Day School integrates computer coding into all subjects, promoting CS skills in its students. Teachers had no prior programming experience, yet they’ve been able to implement coding successfully.
Just because a college has its physical security squared away doesn’t mean their cybersecurity is up to par. Network experts reveal why college networks are juicy targets for hackers, and how schools can tighten network security before a fresh attack. Experts say that colleges should accept breaches as they come, but learn to harden their defenses, increase interoperability and react immediately to cut a threat off at its source.
There are so many benefits to coding, even for students who are not interested in computer science careers. We explore why schools should implement coding in their curriculum and some easy tools that can help them get started. No computer science expertise required.
The CEO of Promethean shares 7 questions to ask ed-tech vendors in order to protect student data. He says schools don’t have to wait for legislation to be passed to guarantee protection. They can start acting now.
Emergency notification expert Jamie Underwood covers 4 key tips when picking a notification system for your college, including integration, notification coverage, alerting and notifying, and code compliance
With an assessment tool to help determine schools’ unique needs, Partner Alliance for Safer Schools detailed four tiers of product agnostic life safety strategies to help K-12 districts protect against scourge of school shootings.
When considering security methods, campuses must be familiar with the code requirements that are in place to protect students, staff members and other occupants. The major codes colleges need to focus on entail life safety, fire protection, electrified hardware, and more. Even though they are lengthy, these codes are put in place to impact the devices used to secure doors. An understanding of the codes will help to ensure the selection of code-compliant security methods.
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