Background

Elementary and high schools, as well as post graduate universities, are turning to digital signage as an exciting and technologically-oriented way to build community and communicate important school information throughout buildings and campuses and across districts. Designed to supplement traditional communications, such as daily announcements and poster boards, the digital signs are timely and efficient. They can also be used as part of a comprehensive emergency notification system that overrides normal programming.

The digital signs provide constant updates and reminders of daily announcements using text, photos and video. Student government and groups can publicize meetings and events. Students, faculty, staff and visitors can check back throughout the day for the latest time and location information. Digital signs can be placed in dining areas, lounges and hallways. The StrandVision Digital Signage system can send different messages to different locations, such as faculty and/or administrator break rooms, with messages targeted to administrative matters.

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StrandVision Digital Signage offers a FREE trial of its digital signage suite for education. This includes sample content templates and personalized assistance to get your network up and running.

Customer Stories

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Warren County Community College Reaches Students/Visitors with StrandVision Digital Signage

Warren County (NJ) Community College uses a full deck of StrandVision Digital Signage pages to inform students about upcoming events, activities and deadlines. The system also reaches out to college visitors to promote the institution.

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NJCU’s New Student Union Features StrandVision Digital Signage

New Jersey City University recently renovated its student union, adding a number of amenities. One of the first is a digital signage system from StrandVision. The new system, installed by the IT Department and administered by Student Affairs, raises student communications to a new level.

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CVTC Deploys Multiple StrandVision Digital Signage Networks

Chippewa Valley Technical College is a digital signage early adopter. They have been a StrandVision customer since 2006 and rolled out their “All CVTC” network in mid-2008. CVTC is rolling out StrandVision Digital Signage networks to other campuses using StrandVision's capabilities to show a mix of All CVTC pages, as well as locally-sourced content.

Display Options

• Large TV or plasma screen
• Smaller TV or computer monitor at entrances
• Multiple schools or buildings can show the same or customized content
• Simple text and graphics pages or full video (with or without audio)

Possible Signage Content

• Sporting event notices and scores
• Special events/guest speakers/presentations
• Dining menus
• Student and faculty recognition
• Student government/club news
• Disaster preparedness emergency information
• Community information
• Local weather and weather advisories
• Breaking news

Benefits

• Provides a centralized communication point for the institution
• Indirect payback:
• Better communication with students and faculty
• Projects technological leadership
• Supplements or replaces paper notices
• Provides hearing impaired individuals with an opportunity to view daily announcements and other important information