Technology is an educational engine encourages individualized learning, integration into the real world and provides access to a variety of assessment methods. Today, schools are changing and the integration of technological advances into teaching have become important, somewhat inevitable but also essential. In order to prepare students for their future, teaching must use the most [...]
As schools plan to reopen, many are considering devices that are capable of detecting elevated body temperatures. Even if the decision whether one has COVID-19 is not certain, temperature check has its advantages. Given the current controversy over temperature checks and the number of options available on the market, school officials need to familiarize themselves [...]
Modern students interpret knowledge differently than previous generations. Before the digital age and fast microprocessors, students could only use books and write what they saw on the blackboard. Today 97% of students choose to access information in digital format. We are now much more efficient at capturing, reading and sharing information. But the [...]
Since World War II, few countries around the world have witnessed schools closures at around the same time and for the same reason. With less than a month to go before most schools are expected to reopen, many teachers still have no idea how classes will be held. Almost every problem in the in school, [...]
To counter the spread of the Coronavirus and maintain a safe social space, schools across the country were temporarily closed and quickly switched from on-campus teaching to distance learning. The use of large-scale educational technologies in response to epidemics dates back to the time before the COVID 19 pandemic. For example, earlier historical [...]
During this period of social isolation and remote learning, video conferencing is essential for teaching purposes. Inviting experts to participate in the virtual classroom is one of the best ways to inspire authentic learning. In addition, video conferencing allows educators to interact with peers who share similar interests, conduct research, and as well share knowledge and [...]
Microsoft Teams works really well when collaboration is needed by people that are separated by any distance. You can hold team chat sessions - including video - and break the participants easily into smaller groups. It is easy to share documents and files. It integrates seamlessly with other Office 365 products, but how does it [...]
TouchIT Technologies is pleased to announce that we have launched our Just Cast IT Software. Just Cast IT gives our users the ability to screen cast multiple computers up to the LED in real time. There is no need for any additional hardware and there is also nothing to install on the computers you want [...]
Last month, to spread a bit of cheer during these turbulent times, we ran a "no strings attached" raffle to win $999 worth of Digital Signage Software. Given the large amount of entries that we had, it seemed only fitting that we increased the number of winners to 3. So, the three lucky winners are; [...]
Best Practices for Interactive LED Deployment in 2020 A Short Guide for Interactive LED Deployment in 2020 It’s that time of year again when Schools and Districts are considering Interactive LED Deployment in 2020. In this blog post, we thought that we would highlight what we have seen as some of the key elements to your [...]
