In critical environments, it is more important than ever to leverage technology to improve classroom security and assist educators with improved safety response and communication. Communication Company’s School Safety 4.0 model leverages and connects the industry’s best technology solutions to create a best-in-class enterprise solution for your school.

Interactive panels are an innovative tool that can enhance active engagement, facilitate multisensory learning, foster collaboration, and enable personalization, leading to clear cognitive benefits. By adopting interactive technology, educators can create dynamic learning environments where every student can excel.

With students and staff now reliant on digital learning, the need for quality audiovisual systems has never been greater. Seamless communication between teachers and students requires superior microphone and video conferencing technology in order to foster an interactive and secure hybrid classroom. 

Deploying a combination of security technologies, such as door entry, access control systems, and intercoms, along with clear policies around visitors and building access, can help schools improve their building-wide security. Here are four things to consider. 

We found this resource helpful to outlining the many aspects that contribute to school safety, from mental health support to cybersecurity to law enforcement and community engagement. One of the biggest areas of concern centers around access control.

With the rise of digital learning and the connected classroom, seamless communication and heightened security are becoming more and more necessary. Telecenter U® Cloud makes it easier for schools to operate in today’s challenging environment to help keep school districts, schools and classrooms safe and healthy.

Cathedral High School, an Indianapolis-based private high school with over 1000 students, faced recurring issues with its outdated phone system, experiencing frequent outages that disrupted daily operations and impeded communication with parents. Level365, a leading provider of unified communications services, was brought in to address these challenges and deliver a reliable, efficient, and modern communication solution.

Salient’s open cloud video data platform is simple, flexible, and scales with your business needs. The systems empower you to view, record, and use your video data to drive business operations with actionable insights while going beyond your safety and security needs. Salient’s platforms include VMS, Cloud, Analytics, and Appliance solutions that are simple, scalable, and flexible.

According to stats compiled by Axon, there were 27,300 crimes reported on postsecondary education campuses over the course of 2019 and 2020, or almost 19 crimes per 10,000 students. These include assaults, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts, among others. To help deter these incidents, many campuses in the United States employ the use of blue emergency phones (also known as emergency blue light phones or blue light boxes).

Bi-directional amplification (BDA) systems are increasingly becoming the standard for new school construction projects with their ability to improve overall communication and safety in the educational environment. Depending on a school’s location, the implementation of BDA systems may also be mandated by law and local code. In this blog, we will discuss the role and key benefits of bi-directional amplification systems in school environments and why they’re so important today.

Classroom Audio Technology (CAT) has been employed for more than 20 years to enhance listening and learning environments. This technology is designed to provide a high level of speech intelligibility and evenly distribute sound throughout the classroom, helping teachers and all students benefit from the amplified learning environment.

Clear Touch is a leading provider of technology and services to help streamline communication within schools. Their innovative products and support allow educators to increase student engagement, diversify the learning experience and improve teacher productivity.  

For educational institutions, Level365 provides a powerful and cost-effective solution for modern communication needs. With an easy-to-use online platform, Level365 allows school staff to make and receive phone calls, collaborate through video chats, text message coworkers, access analytics about calls and other communications, record conversations for training and compliance purposes, and more — from anywhere, at any time.

K-12 educational institutions are tasked with providing their students and staff with a safe learning environment. The correct security measures ensure that everyone is safe, informed, and connected. Communication Company's Aiphone intercom solutions provide schools with internal communication, access control, paging, emergency towers, and call boxes to enhance overall school security — a comprehensive approach to connectivity. Read on to learn how Aiphone helps schools to empower their campus security teams with the tools they need to ensure safety for all.

Fire safety is an essential factor for college campuses to consider when providing housing for their students. Coupled with a steady rise of occupancy in off-campus housing and dormitories, it is essential that campuses have the proper procedures in place to protect their communities from fires.

Ensuring the safety of students, teachers and staff is always a top priority for schools. In Indiana, the School Safety Guidelines lay out a comprehensive set of standards that schools must meet to provide a safe and secure environment for all, including prompt questions for administrators to consider. Communication Company is proud to offer a wide range of products and services that can help schools meet these guidelines, keeping students, staff and property guarded.

"Systems designed to improve technology and infrastructure on school property that may be used to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recovery from a manmade or natural disaster or emergency occurring on school property."

During the first few minutes of an emergency, before first responders have arrived, occupants are at their most vulnerable, often unaware an emergency is even happening. To help keep students, faculty and staff safe and informed when seconds count, schools must consider the communication and security systems they currently have and how they are utilized during their response to certain emergencies. 

When the West Allegheny school district in Pennsylvania needed a technology upgrade for their classrooms, they opted for Sharp’s wireless universal platform as a solution. Nearly 170 AQUOS BOARD interactive displays were installed to facilitate collaboration.

Originally published by IntelliSee™

Gone are the days of passive monitoring being enough. We have reached a heightened need for active monitoring solutions to protect ourselves, our employees, and individuals visiting our facilities.