Changes in Digital Signage on the Way

Remember the days when the primary way to provide information was using pieces of paper taped on nearly every hallway wall or classroom door announcing an upcoming event or advertising a club or sport? Digital signage has added new ways to communicate by allowing TVs mounted in high-traffic areas to connect to devices that push digital content.

For the last several years, Barrington 220 has been using Google-Chrome-based devices to push content to TVs in common areas. The devices were simple and used Google Slides for content to serve as a great first step in our efforts to provide dynamic content for staff and students. As those devices reach the end of their service, we now have the opportunity to update our digital signage systems across the district.

We have already begun deployment of our new system, Carousel Digital Signage, which uses Apple TV for digital content delivery. This new system provides the district more flexibility and content options for our signage.

With Carousel we can display the weather, Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, event listings, video files, image files, YouTube bulletins and much more. Carousel can even automatically display weather alerts. 

Keep an eye out in your school for the new signage, and we hope you will find it informative and visually pleasing.