Search Results: education

7 Ways To Display Digital Signage on Campus

Colleges are successfully deploying multiple forms of digital signage to establish a brand and attract potential students.

February 16, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

In higher education, digital signage has become more of a necessity that a luxury. By investing in digital signage, colleges are able to create their own content, personalize the campus experience to visitors, create a brand, establish a presence, stand out among the competition, and attract prospective students to enroll. Colleges can accomplish these things by installing one or more of the infinite forms of digital signage, which include video walls, video boards, video board ribbons, kiosks and 4K displays.

Controller-less Wi-Fi Is More Reliable, Less Expensive for Arizona District

Network traffic is now managed locally, creating a great 1:1 classroom experience.

February 12, 2015 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

Find out how controller-less Wi-Fi changed this school’s mobile learning program for the better.

How Can the Internet of Things Impact Smart Cities?

The Internet of Things is going to change how we live, but how will it affect cities?

February 10, 2015 TD Staff Leave a Comment

City populations are rising each year. How can the intelligent, intuitive nature of the web permeate the physical world and make cities better places to live in?

12 New and Noteworthy Products at TCEA 2015

Whether you're looking for learning software, mobile devices, assessment tools or assistive technology, there is something for everyone on this list.

February 5, 2015 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

Take a look at some of the new products launched at TCEA 2015.

Rotman School of Management Engages Students, Community with Digital Signage

Rotman School of Management uses digital signage to better communicate campus messages and connect with students.

February 3, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

Digital signage is a top technology that help schools interact with today’s college students. It provides multiple benefits in the higher education realm, from helping schools communicate messages in a more cost-effective manner, launch emergency notifications, provide wayfinding capabilities, and beyond. After its renovation, the Rotman School of Management took its digital signage to another level with massive signage installs. Since installing these digital signage solutions, the school has been able to display real-time financial information and customized content created by its media and events team.

5 Mistakes Colleges Make With Their Digital Signage Solutions

When it's time for your college to install digital signage, make sure it's done right.

February 2, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

Digital signage is one of the hottest forms of technology used on college campuses across the country. Colleges use their digital signage solutions to boost their sports culture, provide wayfinding on campus, teach classes, and ultimately attract prospective students. However, digital signage gets tricky and can fail if colleges make major mistakes, including not knowing what style of digital signage to use, creating boring content, investing in a solution that doesn’t fit the space they want to install it in, not being careful with the equipment, and hiring cheap labor to do the job.

Leaving Mobile Device Management to the Students

One NJ school chooses to let students be device administrators in order to teach responsible use of technology.

January 29, 2015 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

This NJ school had a unique solution for mobile device management. They made students device administrators. We go inside Montclair Kimberley Academy’s 1:1 program for a closer look at the philosophy and the technology driving it all.

How to Make K-12 Assessments Fun

At TCEA 2015, two instructional technology teachers will share tools that help educators rethink how they deliver assessments in the digital age.

January 26, 2015 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

At TCEA 2015 “Reimagine Assessment In the Digital Age” explores how technology has changed our idea of assessment and why traditional pen and paper tests are on the way out.

Central Arizona College Invests in Crestron Gear, Mobile Furniture for Collaborative Classrooms

Central Arizona College developed collaborative classrooms to support BYOD and maintain instructors' familiarity with teaching methods.

January 22, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment

Central Arizona College was charged to craft collaborative rooms for students to bring their own devices while leaving instructors’ teaching undisturbed. The college answered the charge by investing in mobile furniture, Crestron AirMedia and Crestron Fusion RoomView technologies. Now, these classrooms enable students to move around and reconfigure the classroom, support students’ variety of devices, and maintain teaching familiarity and comfort for instructors.

How Migrating to Cloud Can Benefit K-12 Schools

We look at how implementing cloud services can help solve your budget challenges, while providing benefits inside and outside of the classroom.

January 21, 2015 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

For schools with limited resources, cloud services are great way to add technology without draining your budget. We explore the benefits of the cloud and how to prepare for migration.