Marsh Academy gets a new Maths Learning Stage
Marsh Academy is situated in New Romney, Kent and is sponsored by both Microsoft and Tonbridge School. The school has an outstanding vision for how learning can be enhanced through the use of technology and RTS are proud to be associated with their latest project, the Maths Learning Stage (MLS2).
The Maths Learning Stage is a fully immersive learning space which features a 55” master touch panel with customised interface, additional 7” panel and push-button control in each classroom as well as multiple learning zones, high fidelity sound system, projectors, wall mounted panels and input plates for students and teachers to connect their mobile devices to displays.
We invite you to take a look around:
We’re Harborne Primary’s Local Heros
On Friday 29th May RTS Technology Solutions were invited to Harborne Primary School for a special May Day celebration to thank all the people who have helped the school get back up and running after a fire almost devastated the entire school building.
On the 28th April a fire broke out during school hours in the loft area of the Junior School. More than 60 fire fighters tackled the blaze which threatened to destroy the school building which has stood on the site for over 100 years. Thanks to the quick actions of the emergency services the fire was contained to the Junior half of the building. However, once the fire had been put out the difficult task of reorganising and reimplementing school life began.
After losing access to half of the school building a place had to be found to teach years 3-6. As well as a new home for the school office and a new staff room. After much consideration Harborne Hall, a local hotel and conferencing centre was approached to act as a temporary home for the Junior School and some of the associated administrative staff. They accepted.
We are currently working on connecting Harborne Hall to the main school through a high speed point-to-point wireless link over 800m to provide a seamless IT experience between the two sites. Temporary cabling has been donated to provide connectivity throughout the damaged building and we have also installed a new access control solution to secure the main site, as the main entrance and school office have had to be moved whilst rebuilding works take place.
Our time has been donated to help Caroline White the Network Manager get the school back to a running state as quickly as possible. To say thank you RTS were treated to a special assembly in the Infant School Hall along with representatives from the emergency services and other local businesses and groups (all beautifully presented using the audio visual solution we installed last Easter!)
We’re flattered to have been presented with our award:
AV Trending Results Speaks Volumes
Gartner have recently published their latest report ‘Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2010’ which the team have found makes rather pleasant reading. The document (which you can download here) summarizes the key findings of Gartner’s 2010 Hype Cycle report which is published annually and monitors the commercial viability of 1,600 technologies, applications, and trends in the 80 IT, business, and consumer markets.
One of the key themes emerging from this year’s Hype Cycle is how people experience and interact with technology. New styles of user interaction will drive new usage patterns, giving organizations opportunities to innovate how information and transactions are delivered to customers and employees. This includes devices such as media tablets and 3D flat-panel TVs and displays, and interaction styles such as gesture recognition and tangible user interfaces.
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