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MIcrosoft Teams Education

Microsoft Rolls Out Teams for Education Features With Mental Health Focus

New features in Microsoft Teams tackle social-emotional learning as educators hope to augment their in-person teaching methods with distance learning tech.

September 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is rolling out new features for Teams and OneNote as educators and students begin to look to the platform for distance learning at the start of a new school year. In particular, the new features tackle social-emotional learning (SEL) as educators hope to augment their in-person teaching methods with distance learning technology for students […]

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Campus Safety Pros Tell Us the School Protocol Changes They’ve Made This Year

Campus protection pros describe how their organizations have made significant school protocol changes during the pandemic.

September 14, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Those who answered the 2020 Campus Safety Access Control, Lock and Lockdown Survey were also asked to describe their organizations’ social distancing and facial covering policies, as well as any other school protocol changes they’ve implemented in response to the coronavirus. Here’s what they said: Social Distancing and Mask Policies: “All visitors and staff members […]

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Lists in Teams

Microsoft Releases Lists in Teams App

List in Teams, a new app that helps users keep track of information and organize their work, is now available in Microsoft Teams.

September 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Microsoft List in Teams, a new app that helps users keep track of information and organize their work. The company first announced Lists at its Build conference in May. The app lets users track issues, assets, routines, contacts, inventory and more via customizable views and smart rules and […]

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Crestron 4-Series

Crestron Releases 4-Series Control Systems

Crestron its 4-Series control systems are the company's fastest, most powerful and secure systems company has ever built.

August 31, 2020 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The number of devices and building systems on networks continues to increase, as does the need to intelligently and efficiently control various technologies. Crestron says it has the ideal solution with its just-released line of 4-Series control systems, which the company calls “the fastest, most powerful and secure the company has ever built” in today’s […]

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Zoom Rooms User Interface

Zoom Issues Fix After Service Was Down Monday

Zoom had a busy Monday morning as the videoconferencing service was down much of the morning for many users across the U.S.

August 24, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom is being used by millions to conduct business, go to school, take yoga classes and much more to the point that the service has become a household name. That’s why when it goes down, it’s a very big deal. That’s what happened this morning when users were unable to start and join Zoom meetings […]

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Zoom Smart Display

Zoom Expands Zoom for Home to Popular Smart Displays

Zoom is taking its Zoom for Home solutions a step further by expanding to smart displays from Amazon, Facebook and Google.

August 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With many workers still doing their job our of their homes, Zoom recently released its Zoom for Home offerings that include dedicated Zoom devices via DTEN. Now, Zoom is taking that a step further by expanding to smart displays like the Amazon Echo Show, Portal from Facebook and the Google Nest Hub Max. Zoom’s play […]

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G Suite

Google Begins Rollout of Integrated G Suite Experience

Google is rolling out new features in G Suite for desktop and Android users that aim to bring G Suite apps closer together.

August 14, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google is rolling out new features in G Suite for desktop and Android users that aim to bring G Suite apps closer together. The updates aim to feature four distinct apps: Mail, Chat, Rooms and Meet. The new features in the updates appear to be Google’s response to the rise of Microsoft Teams, Slack and […]

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school tech

NY Announces Nearly $100 Million in School Tech and Security Upgrades

School tech funding is part of the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act — a sweeping education initiative approved by NY voters.

August 6, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced the approval of 148 Smart Schools Investment Plans aimed at improving school security and reimagining teaching and learning for the 21st century with school tech. The approved plans, totaling $94 million, are part of the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act — a sweeping education technology initiative first […]

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Zoom Rooms User Interface

New Zoom Features: Filters, Presentations and Noise Suppression

With a three-month blitz on security enhancements behind it, Zoom is now releasing new features to improve the user experience.

August 6, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

With a three-month blitz on security enhancements to its platform behind it, Zoom is now releasing new features to improve the experience using the popular videoconferencing service. The features, unveiled earlier this week, include new filters, control over your appearance, new noise suppression capabilities, emojis and presentation features. These can be accessed by upgrading to […]

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