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Colossus Video Board Makes Battle at Bristol an Epic Experience for 160,000 Fans

Virginia Tech and Tennessee played before college football’s biggest crowd ever – and under the world’s largest free-standing center-hung display.

September 13, 2016 D. Craig MacCormack Leave a Comment

Every weekend in college football is a big deal, especially in the southern half of the U.S., but this weekend featured the undisputed biggest game in the history of the sport. Not only did the Battle at Bristol pit two of college football’s most successful teams—Virginia Tech and Tennessee—against one another, but it did so […]

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Beating the Heat During the Dog Days of Summer

With the school year starting, heat can take more of a toll on your campus than you might realize. These steps will help you address your risk.

September 12, 2016 Dave Bujack Leave a Comment

Over a 30-year period from 1986 through 2015, the National Weather Service reports that, on average, far more people die each year from extreme heat than any other weather-related hazard. Around 113 to 130 people succumb to heat each year, compared to 82 to flooding, 70 to tornadoes, and 46 to hurricanes. As the summer […]

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September 9, 2016 Danielle Frappier Leave a Comment

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September 8, 2016 Danielle Frappier Leave a Comment

In the digital age, organizations from enterprise to education are utilizing technology in new and exciting ways. TechDecisions helps you better understand how to implement the right technology. We cover all kinds of tech you need to install: IT: Networking, Cybersecurity, Unified Communications, Cloud, Data and Analytics, Storage and Backup, Mobility and BYOD, VoIP, PoE, […]

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Microsoft Lays the Foundation for Coding at Summer YouthSpark Camps

Children and young teens can sign up for classes that help teach the basics of coding, programming and computer science for free at Microsoft stores around the country.

September 8, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

STEM learning is a necessary discipline that hasn’t been fully adopted into American curriculum. Think about it – when we were young we learned basic math and language arts. Why? Because being able to communicate would be important as adults, being able to calculate would be important as adults. They started us young because those […]

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VIZIO and NFL Star Team Up For TDs for TVs Campaign

The fifth annual TDs for TVs Campaign will award televisions to the Boys & Girls Club for every touchdown that star Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Allen Robinson scores this season.

September 7, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

VIZIO, Inc. announced the launch of its fifth annual TDs for TVs VIZIO Fandemonium campaign that celebrates the 2016 – 2017 professional football season. Headed up by star Jacksonville wide receiver and VIZIO brand ambassador, Allen Robinson, the campaign will give back to fans and to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.  Each time Robinson […]

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How Technology in Education Can Improve Faculty Research

Higher Education institutions have done well to incorporate technology into the classroom, but might be overlooking the flip side of the coin – providing staff with technology that makes them work better.

August 30, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Universities and colleges are places of higher learning. That doesn’t just mean for students. Some of the greatest discoveries of the 21st century have been made in staff and student research laboratories. In fact, U.S. universities received almost 70 billion dollars in funding for research in science and humanities last year. Learning doesn’t come just […]

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New Survey Highlights Social Media Use Amongst Teachers

Survey finds that social media is underutilized as a communication technology between teachers and students/parents.

August 30, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Social media is everywhere… but the classroom? EdTech company Front Row Education, Inc. recently asked 1,000 K-8 teachers how they are using social media personally, professionally and as a communication tool with parents and students. Here are some of their key findings: Social media is not widely used to communicate with students or parents One […]

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