The Top 3 Tech Needs In Higher Education This School Year

By Scott Thie, Vice President of Education, Panasonic System Communications of North America

An annual study by Wakefield Research for VitalSource Technologies found that 44 percent of students don’t go more than 10 minutes without using some form of technology during an average school day.  Knowing the prevalence among students to use technology throughout the day is so high, why not meet them on common ground when trying to connect?  Schools have an opportunity to not only enhance the connected campus experience, but also to reduce costs and improve operations as well. Reduced maintenance technology that supplants dinosaur devices or practices can save colleges and universities countless time and money through an overall low total cost of ownership.

Digital Signage On campus

Implementing digital signage solutions within a campus environment can provide a very effective campus-wide communications system. To help welcome guests to the campus and guide them to their destinations, universities can implement wayfinding systems comprised of professional displays, interactive kiosks, and maps to assist both vehicles and pedestrians.  Professional displays also allow institutions to broadcast multimodal alerts to several endpoints the school has in place, resulting in improved communication to students, faculty, guests, and first responders.

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