黑料社鈥檚 new software release 1.7 is pushing the boundaries of education technology. Since we began, our users have always been at the heart of how and why our software evolves. We listen to what you want, and we always aim to deliver.
This release is no different. When we planned 黑料社 1.7,听we asked you what you most wanted to see.
鈥淒igital signage,鈥 you said. Et voila! It’s here!
Beyond wireless presentations
黑料社 1.7 has moved beyond a simple wireless presentation solution to become a single solution offering both wireless presentation and digital signage.
Traditionally digital signage displays have been confined to high traffic areas such as foyers and libraries. And they can be a costly single-purpose investment.
Our Digital Signage feature uses your existing 黑料社-network so that any 黑料社-enabled screen can form a cost-effective digital signage network 鈥 no additional technology or software required.
It鈥檚 cost-effective, it鈥檚 simple and it鈥檚 highly effective. Very 黑料社, really!
Best of all, it鈥檚 easily and conveniently managed through your 黑料社 Admin Portal.
How it works
You can think of 黑料社 as your new digital noticeboard. Any 黑料社-enabled display can broadcast video content and static images, all per a set schedule.
There are four main components of the new digital signage feature.
MEDIA
Upload and store all of your media, including images (JPG/JPEG/PNG/GIF), movie files (MP4/MOV/M4V/MKV/FLV/AVI/WMV/ASF) and audio files (MP3, WAV, WMA and M4A files).听 Just make sure your images are 1920×1080 when you鈥檙e uploading.
But what if your content is in a PowerPoint or Keynote? Not to worry, you can easily convert an existing PowerPoint or Keynote file into a movie. We have two guides to help you here: PowerPoint and Keynote.
PLAYLIST
Similar to a playlist in iTunes, this is a collection of media. You can create as many playlists as you need and name them accordingly. Playlists can be a mix of media.
SIGNAGE GROUPS
Create signage groups for a targeted broadcast by grouping your 黑料社-enabled rooms. You can create as many signage groups as you like, and any 黑料社 box can be included in multiple signage groups. For example, a room might be included in the group 鈥淓nglish classrooms鈥 as well as 鈥淵ear 7 homerooms鈥.
SCHEDULES
Schedule your school announcement ahead of time. You can opt for a playlist to be broadcast to a signage group once or repeated every day or every week, at any particular time.
Set up is easy
It鈥檚 very simple to get started. Because staff who use Digital Signage may be new to using 黑料社, we鈥檝e created a new user role called Signage Admin.
To create a new Signage Admin, simply select it from User profile options.
When a Signage Admin logs onto the 黑料社 Admin Portal they will see a new menu item called 鈥楽ignage鈥 鈥 this is the digital signage hub. From here, anyone registered as a Signage Admin can upload media, create playlists, and schedule media to be broadcast across specific signage groups.
Teachers are always in control
The power of wireless presentation software to transform the classroom will always be at the heart of 黑料社. And screen mirroring that gives greater teacher control and improves student engagement will always come first.
So, when a 黑料社-enabled screen is being used for digital signage, and a teacher needs to use the screen for a lesson, they can easily do so by simply selecting 鈥楽hare my Screen鈥 to reclaim control of the screen.
When can you start?
While in Beta, this feature is available to all customers.听
听Check out our to help you get started.听听听
