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William Jewel College Turns Its Library Into a High-Tech Collaborative Learning Space

William Jewel College creates a place where students can work together via wireless technology, digital signage, interactive displays and more.

January 10, 2014 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

See the William Jewel Pryor Learning Commons, a 21st century library that promotes interactive and collaborative learning through cutting-edge A/V. Videoconferencing rooms, interactive displays, wireless technology and social media allow students to work together on multimedia projects. The library design also accommodates BYOD.

The Democratization of Video — Getting Your Video Data Organized

An advanced video content management system gives everyone the power to create, manage, and distribute videos.

December 20, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

As video use grows, managing that content becomes ever more difficult. You need to prepare for the snowballing amount of data that needs to classified, stored and made searchable. Fortunately, there are video content management systems from companies such as SonicFountry, LimeLight Networks, Kaltura and BrightCove that well help you. Learn more about them here.

The Pros and Cons of Meshing UC with BYOD

The BYOD Phenomenon may be coming to your organization. Should it be part of your UC strategy?

December 13, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Unified communications is increasingly gaining a foothold in commercial environments as is BYOD. It is important to set clear guidelines for employees who wish to use their own devices at work. Data access, security and other concerns should be addressed as part of your BYOD strategy.

Major Utility American Water Brings Its Security Monitoring Operation In-house.

The company realized that pieces of its security were distributed among third-parties, causing unwanted complexity and potential risks.

October 7, 2013 Volha Kislaya Leave a Comment

American Water, an utility company, has brought security in house to consolidate its efforts. Taking on this responsibility, American Water realized they needed a new control center.

10 Tips for Building a 1:1 Program at Your School

Planning tips from technology coordinators, teachers and industry experts based on experience

October 1, 2013 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

Creating a successful 1:1 program is about more than just technology. Experts share their experiences and offer tips on things like training, creating user guidelines and financing technology initiatives.

Google Glass Goes to School: How Wearable Technology Can be Used in the Classroom

Morningside College talks about testing Google Glass, what it's like and how it could impact education.

September 3, 2013 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

The technology director at Morningside College talks about testing Google Glass and how wearable technology could change education. She discusses the implications for computer science students, health sciences and distance learning.

The 20 Best Education Apps for K-12 Classrooms

These apps do everything from creating custom study guides to teaching students to tell time. There is even an app to keep teachers and students connected.

May 23, 2013 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

As mobile learning becomes increasingly popular, the role of IT director is changing. IT pros need to be familiar with tablets like the iPad, the Google Nexus and the Samsung Galaxy. They also need to know about apps that can be integrated into the classroom. It will become the job of the It department to weed through and find the best apps for education.

Mobile Device Management vs. Virtualization — Which One is Right for You?

Learn how best to use personal devices in your organization.

April 5, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Making the choice between mobile device management and virtualization depends on your organizations needs and goals. Application availability, bandwidth requirements and device size are just some of the factors you need to take into account when developing your BYOD solution.

Lessons from a $30 Million Luxury Hotel Technology Renovation

One UN New York got a $30 million renovation which included Vantage Control's InFusion control system to increase guest comfort and increase energy efficiency.

February 1, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Designed to increase guest comfort and increase energy efficiency the $30 million renovation of the 154-room West Tower of One UN New York (formerly the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel) implemented touch screen-operated control of various systems in each room. Using Vantage Control’s InFusion control system combined with the company’s ScenePoint Relays and sensors for lighting, thermostat and in-room temperature sensors to coordinate climate control. The touchscreen panels offer five languages through which the hotel’s diverse clientele can operate the interface. The system is fully hardwired for security reasons.

Future-proofing Your A/V Solution

Design for the long term to keep complete renovations at bay.

January 21, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Every A/V system is on an upgrade path from the moment it is installed. While it is impossible to be ready for everything in terms of control and automation, the trick to future-proofing is to be prepared to integrate new technologies down the line while not going overboard investing in one flavor as opposed to another.