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Temperature scanners and entryway management devices are making it easier and safer for kids to go back to school. Mike Sholl, Director of Operations for schools in Catoosa County, GA, discusses why OneScreen GoSafe helps keeps everyone in his district “as safe or safer than schools anywhere in the country.”
Murtaza Bhutta
Tattnall County GA deployed OneSceen GoSafe Technology
Students, teachers, staff and visitors to Tattnall County schools in GA are starting the new semester with temperature scanners and entryway management from OneScreen GoSafe. In addition, GoSafe will be protecting county offices like courtrooms, driver’s license centers and law enforcement offices. Hear the story first-hand from local educators and county leaders.
[Updated] New Funding Coming for K-12 Schools on the Road to Reopening
New Funding for K-12 Schools
Update: This funding was signed into law on 12/28/20. $54 billion will be available for K-12 schools to cover costs including upgrading technology and equipment to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Funds will be distributed to districts following the Title I formula, based on the number or percentage of low-income children.
In the spring of 2020, the US Congress made $30 billion available for the education sector as part of the CARES Act. The HEROES Act, proposed in May and revised in October, would have allocated much more for schools, but this bill was never signed into law. However, a new bill with $900 billion for coronavirus relief funding, including a round of $54 billion in funding for K-12 schools, is on track for approval in Congress in the final days before the end of the year.
When the CARES Act came out, Congressional leaders said the funding was specifically designed to help schools with stabilizing budget shortfalls and gearing up to face the pandemic. About $13 billion was set aside for K-12 schools and another $3 billion for state governors to direct toward public or private education at their discretion.
5 Ways Schools Will Become Smarter in 2021
Schools are Embracing Technology in 2021
No one was prepared for 2020 – including educators. Schools had been slowly transitioning to a place where they could add more remote learning options when suddenly the close confines of physical classrooms were no longer an option.
When the new school year began this fall, school district leaders and local government officials struggled to decide how to best serve the students in their communities. While there were several different approaches, the consensus grew that all schools should include more tech in the classroom to prepare students for the new world. Fortunately, several new innovations have recently come online that simplify the transition to smart classrooms and make them more engaging for everyone — on both sides of the teacher’s desk.
Reducing Dependence on the Cloud and Other Tech Trends for 2021
Top Trends in Tech & Software For Businesses & Education Providers
Many analysts pegged 2020 as the year digitization would go mainstream. It turns out that they were right for all the wrong reasons. Digitization in 2020 has largely centered around the transition from in-person meetings to videoconferencing, out of necessity in a socially distanced world.
GoSafe: It’s What Our Customers Say That Counts
Across the nation, schools, businesses, and government offices are working hard to establish the most seamless, safe and positive experience for anyone entering their buildings. Leaders in every field are looking to new technology to help them respond to the evolving COVID-19 reality. That’s why OneScreen GoSafe was designed to be much more than a thermal scanner. Our customers are deploying GoSafe in all kinds of ways to address their unique challenges.
The Beauty of Live, Free, Unlimited Tech Help & Training
Tech Support Utopia
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, but it hasn’t always worked out that way in the real world. Since the pandemic struck, we’ve all had to get better acquainted with videoconferencing and we all have thought about how we would improve it if we could.
I believe that pressure for improving online meetings, which have become so central to everything from education to public services, will bring a burst of creative innovation in the sector. I believe that the brands who survive all the creative destruction that we call innovation will be those who prioritize simplicity and utility.
