Digital Signage for High Schools Suggests a New Future for Pre-College Education
Adolescents and, especially, teenagers, are a complex group, and when you're running a high school where you always need to keep them either entertained or informed, it often truly takes going the extra mile to connect. Luckily we live in a time where information can be displayed in a way that really can't be ignored. Digital signage for high schools offers a solution that can revolutionize the way school faculty organizes the lives of their students.
There are a lot of different piece of information that need to be displayed to a student body. This might include class schedules, which can be easily accessible through an interactive display, allowing students to view personal itinerary and get directions to classes. The signs can also be used to broadcast about events or deliver important notifications that affect the well-being of the students.
How else can they be used? Well, wayfinding maps are gaining a lot of ground on big college campuses, and they can be helpful in bigger schools as well, helping new students and visitors to navigate the campus. And when signs are inactive, they can be used to show news, educational programs, or even advertisements to get some additional income for the school.
Not to mention the different ways signage can be used to aid in teaching. Interactive technology provides a great way to engage with students without boring them to do death, and it can even be sued as a way to provide information on homework assignments.
These types of displays are much cheaper and much more available to the general public than they were in the past. In the past signs like these were almost nonexistent in a high schools simply because we had to depend on data walls, and only small data walls could be used due to their price. A good data wall could cost up to $20,000, depending on its size and capabilities.
But these displays are more capable than data walls, and they range up to full 32 bit color.
The larger the screen, the more expensive it will be, but it really depends on what you're using it for and where. For instance if they are going to be placed in a classroom, they would not need to be very large. If they are to be used in a hallway or auditorium, you would definitely need to look into much bigger sizes for your purposes.
This technology is still in its infancy and there are big implications in the future across a wide range of industries. But one place those implications are sure to grow and take on a life of their own is the education system. If you're ready to stop relying on posters and newsletters