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Make Digital Signage Interactive for Today’s Millennial Students

There are many ways to augment digital signage with interactivity to appeal to new generations.

December 26, 2016 Debbie DeWitt Leave a Comment

Call them Generation Y, Generation Now or Millennials – they are already a huge part of the workforce, or attending colleges and universities to get educated and trained. They are easily the most technologically savvy generation in history, using a vast array of interactive technologies to meet, chat, plan, shop and work. It stands to […]

Promote and Support Extracurricular Activities with Digital Signage

There are numerous benefits to offering a comprehensive ECA program, and your digital screens can be an integral part of promoting it.

December 22, 2016 Ellyce Kelly Leave a Comment

Studies show what educators already know: students that participate in extracurricular activities (ECAs) – such as performing arts, sports, publications, practical labs, student government, honors society and academic clubs – have higher GPAs, score better on assessment tests, have better attendance and frequently go on to higher education. This is especially true in high school, […]

Imo’s Pizza Digital Signage Menus

December 16, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Imo’s Pizza were looking for a digital menu board solution to allow them to quickly change and manage digital menu board content in response to the FDA’s pending legislation that requires all restaurants with more than 20 locations to display calorie information on their menus. The Tech Decision Since all the menu boards at all […]

The U.S. Department of State Installs Jetbuilt

December 9, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The United States’ federal executive department, the Department of State – responsible for the international relations of the United States – has streamlined their Performance Work Statement within the Video Program Office with Jetbuilt’s Request for Proposal features. The Tech Decision The Video Program Office creates Performance Work Statements, consisting of equipment recommendations with costs […]

Interactive Whiteboard at Beaver Acres Elementary School

November 18, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Heather Hoxie’s fourth grade class at Beaver Acres Elementary School was named a Future Ready school by Beaverton School District in 2015, meaning that an increase in technology integration would be supported with new devices as well as support staff. The Tech Decision Kids are immersed in a world of intense visual engagement, where nearly […]

Everything You Need to Know About the Dyn DDoS Cyberattack

The cyberattack on DNS provider Dyn created outages on sites as massive as Twitter and Amazon. What happened?

November 8, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks you’ve heard about the large scale cyberattack on DNS provider Dyn. On October 21, major websites including Twitter, Amazon, Spotify, Reddit, PayPal, Airbnb, Wired, Pinterest, and more experienced outages. The common thread? Each of these sites used Dyn as their upstream DNS provider. A […]

How an Outsider Transformed a School District’s Security Structure

Kevin Wren’s determination and versatility helped him change the way a city approaches school security.

November 2, 2016 Zach Winn Leave a Comment

In 2013, Kevin Wren stood in front of the Board of Rock Hill Schools and held up a picture of a local high school football team in a huddle. Wren, the district’s newly hired director of risk, safety and management, was trying to explain the importance of teamwork and drilling to board members. It was […]

How to Handle Internet of Things Security

A world of Internet of Things is a world where your network has billions of possible entryways for hackers.

October 27, 2016 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment

Here are some hard truths. The Internet of Things is coming to business. You’re going to need to adopt it in some fashion if you want to survive. When you do, your network will be more susceptible to being hacked than ever. At last week’s Internet of Things Security Summit in Boston, professionals from all […]

Two Educators Explain Their Experience Working with Digital Assessment Platforms

Goodbye bubble tests, hello instant feedback - A pair of educators recount how their classrooms have evolved as they move from paper tests to assessments built directly into digital content platforms.

October 25, 2016 Jeanette Bratcher and Tracy Cantrell Leave a Comment

The days of giving students tests on paper are coming to an end. More educators are exploring assessment options using students’ 1:1 devices to streamline the assessment process. To save teachers time and effort, some content providers have expanded their platforms to provide users with pre-built assessments, assignments, and activities designed to personalize learning by […]

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 […]