In an educational institution, information is a valuable resource that should be circulated quickly, effectively and to the people concerned.
Every institution has communication needs:
This may include:
- Broadcast the agendas of classrooms or professors,
- To display the canteen menus,
- To present key information to school life, student or sports associations,
- Explain formalities, to indicate the places and times of appointments,
- To guide visitors or to promote the school, etc.
A digital signage solution Allows you to energize, accelerate and simplify this communication. This is done by providing administrative staff, professors, and students a new communication channel, at the same time novel, unsophisticated, and equipped with a high efficiency. Here are some advantages of such a system and The 10 reasons why every school needs connected screens today.
Digital signage is a communication tool that allows multimedia content to be broadcast, remotely and in real time, on a network of connected screens placed in public places. For more information, see our article Understanding digital signage.
1. Inform instantly
A dynamic signage solution allows you to communicate quickly on screens. With a few clicks from a computer, tablet or phone, it is very easy to add, create or modify content and Send it to these screens in an instant. Teacher absences can thus be reported directly and thus limit the inconvenience. Unexpected changes in classrooms can also be indicated, and highlighted, and near the locations concerned.
2. Attracting attention
Digital signage makes it possible to broadcast messages on display screens in the form of animated multimedia content, or videos. This animated information is the best way to attract and capture the attention of students.. The messages broadcast, colorful and animated, are also more memorable than a simple poster, and manage more easily to convey your news. Students are also more receptive to information broadcast on digital media, with which they are familiar, since the majority of their sources of information and entertainment are now located behind a screen.
3. Interacting with students
A digital signage solution offers the possibility of strengthen proximity with students by integrating into your broadcasts social content, via the school's social accounts. The publications are synchronized and communication becomes homogeneous. The students, often actors in these networks and fans of their content are committed and are then more willing to get involved in school life. They take part more easily in meetings or organized events. It is also possible to set up surveys, in which the people in front of the screens can participate, and display the results on them, in real time. In addition to engaging students, this system makes it possible to gather valuable opinions, useful for improving everyone's daily lives.
(Realization in collaboration with our partner Axible)
4. Save space
The use of screens as a display medium allows, in addition to boosting its communication And ofincrease the attractiveness of displayed messages, of reduce the clutter of a wall or billboard. By concentrating information messages on a screen and making them follow one another, a considerable amount of space is gained, and more information can be displayed. In addition, enhanced by the dynamism and brightness of the screen, each piece of information disseminated gains in impact and reach. The displays can also redirect to other more comprehensive sources of information on user action, for example, via a QRCode.
5. Save time
The use of a digital signage solution makes it possible toautomate recurring communications. These can be student diaries, professors, classrooms, or even the canteen menu, by integrating the calendars into the system. Thus, in the event of a change in timetables or dates, the display is updated, without human intervention and instantly. Once the schedules are entered into the management interface, There is nothing left to do, and The system takes care of everything. In addition, The system ensures that only news information is displayed and is in charge of disable outdated messages once their date has passed. No more old posters that decrepit weeks before being removed!
6. Reduce the feeling of waiting
Whatever the type of establishment, there is always Places that are more frequented at given times and that inevitably generate queues. Haunts of students (and teachers), However, they are excellent locations for digital signage screens.. The public is then captive and so more receptive to the information disseminated. So it is an excellent opportunity to entertain him while keeping him informed. Menus, program of the week, school news, quizzes, educational games or surveys... there is no limit and the content format can be more complete (screen time being more important). Finally, since the screens are located at stopping points, they also contribute to reducing the feeling of waiting and are therefore generally welcomed in a positive way.
7. Strengthen internal cohesion
A dynamic display system allows you to manage content collaboratively. It is then possible to grant broadcast time to the various actors that animate the life of the establishment (administrative staff, professors and students...). They will then be able to use the screens to convey personal messages or messages of general interest, communicate about their associative meetings, their work, their achievements, ask for advice or simply express their creativity. In addition to strengthening the connection between school actors, this practice can also create new synergies and give birth to projects that were previously impossible. The involvement of school administrative staff in these practices also contributes to humanizing it, and a strengthen its proximity to students. The quality of human relationships will then be improved., as well as school life.
8. Raise awareness among your audiences
By giving part of the displays to the distribution of messages humanitarians, ecological, environmental Or ofCalls for donations, it is possible to effectively raise students' awareness of societal issues. Concerning students about the protection of the environment and warning them of the risks associated with the waste of resources is, for example, possible by broadcasting the energy consumption in real time of the establishment.
(Realization in collaboration with our partner Ubigreen)
9. Contribute to sharing
It is also possible to sharing communications between several schools (from a group for example). En sharing screens or by interchanging content between different sites, exchanges between students are thus facilitated and encouraged. New links, new dynamics then come to life, giving students access to new worlds... beyond the premises of the establishment. These passageways inter-school relationships can lead to more significant relationships and give rise to large-scale collaborative educational projects.
10. Welcoming your visitors
Placed in the reception halls or in the corridors of the establishment, screens equipped with a digital signage solution allow to welcome and guide visitors. So they are precisely guided to their meeting place during ad hoc meetings or exams. Displays can also show news, new services, or help you discover new horizons, in images or videos. Students may then be invited to consult other communication materials that are more suitable in order to deepen the services, information or concepts presented. Finally, by integrating the communication elements of the establishment, the screens allow you toincrease its influence as well as strengthen its identity.
Thus, numerous applications are possible for schools, as well as for notify, welcome or educating the students, and this, in all simplicity. Digital signage is a powerful tool, based on digital media, highly integrated into the daily lives of middle school students, high school students or students who use such media constantly. Accustomed to locating screens and consulting their contents, students are very receptive to the messages conveyed in this way. This makes this tool a major new weapon for education personnel in the fight for learning...
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