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Interactive Displays in the Classroom In 1990, the World Wide Web became available to students in schools. Since then, education and classrooms have changed drastically because of technology’s constant evolution. Technology has the potential to enhance the learning environment and provide new learning opportunities that simply weren’t possible before. One exciting advancement has been the introduction of interactive displays in the classroom. Interactive displays are sometimes referred to as interactive whiteboards, interactive boards, smart boards, Read more…

Moving to cloud-based services makes sense for your company for reasons of economy, scalability, and flexibility. More and more businesses are moving partially or wholly to cloud-based infrastructure. A few years ago, such a move might have been seen as risky trend-chasing. But times are changing, technology is advancing, and the cloud is now a mature technology. Here’s why you should be migrating your business to the cloud. Cloud Computing Cuts Costs This is the Read more…

Increasing Demands on Your Network Technology and educational needs are constantly changing. New applications, initiatives, and security challenges can increase demands on your school’s entire network. Plus, exciting new advancements and challenges, like 1:1 solutions and online learning, can affect the performance of your network, applications, and services.   Network Readiness Checklist Can your school be better prepared? Check out Cisco’s Network Readiness Checklist to see if your school network is prepared to handle and support Read more…

What Is Windows Autopilot? Windows Autopilot is a set of technologies used to set up and pre-configure new devices, getting them ready for productive use. This solution can also be used to reset, repurpose, and recover devices. With the help of Microsoft Intune, which helps manage the devices, Autopilot enables an IT department to set up and manage devices with little to no infrastructure to manage. Benefits of Autopilot Many companies and schools are constantly Read more…

The Return of the Desktop Working from home during the pandemic has been one of the most significant shared experiences among millions of workers around the world over the past year. While everyone looks forward to a return to normalcy, many businesses and workers alike have found the upside to working remotely, particularly reduced time and expense on commuting to a physical office. Many companies have extended work-from-home policies well into 2021, while many workers Read more…

Retail Innovations Drive Changes in Healthcare If necessity is the mother of invention, the necessity for new ways to introduce many inventions in healthcare—and some of those inventions are being borrowed from other industries. Just before the pandemic, Point of Sale (POS) technologies in the retail sector were among the most innovative in the world.  Amazon rolled out stores with no checkout lines or cash registers, where RFID tags and sensors on products would immediately Read more…

The Expansion of Telemedicine Services The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new toolkit  advising states on the expansion of telemedicine services in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). These healthcare payer programs typically serve otherwise uninsured or underinsured populations, including a substantial number of low income, rural, and minority patients. Expanding telemedicine services, therefore, represents a significant improvement of access to care for many seniors, children, and people with disabilities. Areas Read more…