INDUSTRY WEAPON, INC. © 2014 | [email protected] | 1-877-344-8450 | INDUSTRYWEAPON.COM Children enter kindergarten at age five and continue to learn through their senior year of high school. K-12 educational facilities are accountable for teaching alphabets, geography, and chemistry. They have marching bands, drama clubs, basketball teams and foreign languages. Throughout all of this, teachers, students, and staff have to work together to keep a positive learning environment. To do this, the staff must keep the student body informed. Most schools rely on emails (mainly to parents), announcements, and static signage to communicate with their students. Most students don’t pay attention to any of those mediums; the homemade posters that would have sufficed decades ago go unnoticed or end up in the recycling bin. Moreover, the printed information can quickly change, resulting in wasted time and money. Many schools are turning to digital signage companies to power their content throughout their entire school district. Dynamic content compared to static content is more likely to retain audience attention. Digital signage is no longer limited to slideshows and videos. Software allows schools to implement interactive campaigns, integrate with existing data bases, and even transmit live closed circuit TV. How Can K-12 Effectively Communicate Common Core Content? The standards in education are changing. While adjustments are being made, digital signage aids schools in keeping everyone on the same page. Set content on grade specific floors to display the Math and English goals are each year. Incorporate fun facts and games that motivate students to reach their Common Core requirements. Emergency? Alert the School Now! The greatest asset of digital signage in school is the Alert Integration. Digital signage can be integrated with softwares like E2Campus, Simplex Grinnell, or Blackboard for immediate emergency messaging notifications. In the event of a safety breach, inclimate weather, fire, etc., all signage will display the warning until the emergency has passed. After which, the signage will return to the originally scheduled content. Fast, simple and effective; Alert Integrations gets the message to the entire school with just a few clicks. Lost? Let the Signage be Your Guide! Being the new kid on the first day of high school is already tough enough. Getting lost in a new building and showing up late to class is even worse. Digital signage technology allows for wayfinding and directory integrations. Visitors and students can use Wayfinding to locate a direct route to the school nurse, gym, or auditorium through interactive technology. Directory applications can be updated and customized as much as possible, so students can find exactly when and where their teachers are teaching. No Content Left Behind: K-12 Campuses Use Digital Signage PICTURE DAY! Friday September 19 Don’t forget to look your best! DIGITAL SIGNAGE IS MORE LIKELY TO RETAIN ATTENTION OVER FLIERS Fire Drill Today! 8th Period Follow teacher’s evacuation directions