subject: Bring Your Educational Institution To The Modern Era With Digital Technology [print this page] Bring Your Educational Institution To The Modern Era With Digital Technology
These days, it isn't always easy to keep the public, whether students or visitors, from getting distracted while on your campus. In every educational institution in the country, you see people walking around talking, texting, or even surfing the internet on their cell phones. So, in order to really communicate with people, modern schools have to find new innovative forms of communication, and one of the best out there is easily digital technology.What I'm talking about are the different forms of digital signage you can find on the market today, many of which are interactive. While they have become more commonplace in both schools and commercial establishments, they are still new enough to really grab attention, and the displays are engaging enough that they will never really get all that old, even as they become more commonplace. One way that they can be used is to send out broadcasts when you need to get a message out to your student body and staff. If different digital signs are placed around the school, they can be programmed to display the same message at all locations at once, and this programming can be manipulated from any location by using internet technology. This type of programming can be planned ahead and automated, however, if a single last-minute broadcast is needed, that is possible as wellthis can become really handy for news flashes or emergencies.Another way that digital signage can be handy is using it to initiate new students and visitors. Interactive displays provide a convenient way to get people started as soon as they walk in the doorkind of like a virtual registration desk. People can flip through different options, depending on what they need, and receive thorough instructions on where to go and what to do.To go further, many digital sign companies are now making interesting wayfinding displays, or interactive digital mapsalso an asset for guiding strangers around campus without spending more man-hours. The best digital maps out there will allow a user to identify the quickest route between their current location and where they are trying to get, and important landmarks can be identified with pertinent information.What about using digital maps to identify those who have contributed funds to your school? Most higher education institutions are always looking for better ways to recognize donorsit's that type of spirit that shows appreciation and keeps the giving going. One digital display that solves this problem and is growing in popularity is called a donor recognition wall. Once again, being interactive, it allows users to browse through different donors, identify their contributions, and get additional information as needed. Typically, top donors can be predominantly displayed.As you can see, there are a lot of possibilities for getting the most out of digital signage in an educational institutionmany more, in fact, than are listed here. If you want to grab attention and engage with those people who are walking through the hallways, their heads turned down to their cell phones and mini computers, it just might provide the ultimate modern solution.
