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Wylie ISD: At the Forefront with Educational Technology

2023-12-28T17:54:57+00:00

Wylie Independent School District is located 24 miles northeast of Dallas and serves over 18,800 students in the city of Wylie and surrounding communities. In addition to their excellent academic offerings, they equally focus on character education with “The Wiley Way,” the district’s nationally recognized values and character education program. They are focused on providing their students with a world-class education, including a wide range of extracurricular activities. Technology is emphasized to prepare students to thrive in 21st-century careers as well as provide district transparency and easily communicate with parents and families. What was the original goal? Wylie ISD has [...]

Wylie ISD: At the Forefront with Educational Technology2023-12-28T17:54:57+00:00

Increasing Educational Equity in Rural Southwest Utah

2022-12-16T14:13:15+00:00

A Profile on Utah’s SEDC Originally created in 1969, the Utah Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC) is a regional educational service agency (RESA) serving the southwest corner of Utah. They have just over 100 schools and 50,000 students in their membership, which comprises an area roughly the size of West Virginia. They provide educational equity for their districts and charter schools by leveraging their cooperative resource power to spread opportunities across their rural landscape. What was the original goal? Last Spring the SEDC’s executive board was looking for a safe and secure way for teachers to manage and share educational [...]

Increasing Educational Equity in Rural Southwest Utah2022-12-16T14:13:15+00:00

Big Ed Tech Solutions for Small School Districts: 3-in-1 District Profile

2023-12-22T22:19:21+00:00

When you think of a tech-savvy school district who provides their students with modern and powerful ed tech tools that prepare them with the skills needed in the digital age, you might typically think of a large organization in an urban metropolitan area. However, we here at MyVRSpot understand that technology is for everyone and not to be relegated to only the largest of school districts. Students everywhere deserve equal access to technologically engaging and relevant curriculum, and MyVRSpot strives to help educators do just that. As living proof of this concept, we spoke with three of our “small but [...]

Big Ed Tech Solutions for Small School Districts: 3-in-1 District Profile2023-12-22T22:19:21+00:00

Live Broadcasting with Dallas ISD

2022-02-21T21:23:12+00:00

Dallas Independent School District is located in northern Texas and serves a population of roughly 6.5 million people. They are the second-largest public school district in the state of Texas and is the 14th-largest district in the United States. Dallas ISD serves approximately 154,000 students in 230 schools and employs 22,000 faculty and staff members. Dallas ISD’s Communication Services Department started working with MyVRSpot in December 2019 as a Live Broadcasting customer. We met with a few key individuals within the Communication Services Department to discuss how they have used MyVRSpot to support their community.

Live Broadcasting with Dallas ISD2022-02-21T21:23:12+00:00

Everything is Peachy in Forsyth County, Georgia

2022-02-21T21:23:39+00:00

Nestled within the Atlanta metropolitan area is Forsyth County, Georgia. Their highly ranked public school system contains 39 schools with roughly 51,400 students and over 6,000 employees. Forsyth County Schools joined the MyVRSpot family in February 2020 to utilize our Live Broadcasting solution but ended up expanding into MyVRSpot’s instructional suite of services for their students, teachers, and admins, to fulfill their virtual learning needs during the Covid-19 pandemic. We met with a few key individuals within Forsyth County Schools to see how MyVRSpot has impacted their day-to-day instructional, administrative, communication, and professional development needs. Here’s what we learned. [...]

Everything is Peachy in Forsyth County, Georgia2022-02-21T21:23:39+00:00

Case Study: How the Use of Video in Education Transformed to an Essential Service Overnight

2023-12-22T22:24:02+00:00

Case Study: How the Use of Video in Education Transformed to an Essential Service Overnight Once upon a time, only the savviest teachers in K-12 education introduced technology into their classroom lessons. And only the most forward-thinking districts provided the resources, training, and support to make it happen. That mythical time ended abruptly in March of this year, when every teacher was expected to reach students remotely using video, online conferencing tools, streaming services, and other digital content programs. Overnight, technology went from a nice-to-have concept to an essential tool for academic endurance during a [...]

Case Study: How the Use of Video in Education Transformed to an Essential Service Overnight2023-12-22T22:24:02+00:00

District-Wide Video and Digital Media Sharing | MyVRSpot District Profile

2023-12-22T21:50:29+00:00

DeSoto County School District, MS | MyVRSpot District Profile District-wide Video and Digital Media Sharing DeSoto County School District is a public school district in Hernando, Mississippi that spans 8 different areas in DeSoto County. They have classrooms from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade, with a total of 41 schools. Throughout these schools, they have almost 35,000 students, over 2,000 teachers, and over 2,000 other staff members. DeSoto is an “A” school district in Mississippi and ranks as one of the best school districts in the state. DeSoto’s mission is to ensure world-class academic excellence and provide a variety [...]

District-Wide Video and Digital Media Sharing | MyVRSpot District Profile2023-12-22T21:50:29+00:00

District-Wide Live Broadcasting | MyVRSpot District Profile

2020-02-13T15:51:16+00:00

Central Bucks School District, PA | MyVRSpot District Profile MyVRSpot Supports District-Wide Live Streaming Central Bucks School District is a public school district in Doylestown, Pennsylvania with classrooms from Kindergarten through 12th grade. They have more than 18,000 students, over 1,000 teachers, and 23 schools in total. For this article, we interviewed Matthew (Matt) Murray, who serves as the Video Specialist at the district. What was the problem? Central Bucks School District was searching for a way to both live stream school board meetings and regularly provide morning announcements to their classrooms. “We wanted an easier [...]

District-Wide Live Broadcasting | MyVRSpot District Profile2020-02-13T15:51:16+00:00

Online Learning Essentials for State Agencies | MyVRSpot Profile

2023-12-22T22:27:46+00:00

New Mexico Motor Vehicles Division | MyVRSpot Profile An interview with Kimberly Hamerdinger, Training Director at New Mexico’s MVD While the movie Zootopia captures the vibe of what many of us feel is a typical DMV like in this short clip, that’s certainly not the case with the New Mexico’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD). New Mexico hits the road running with MyVRSpot’s video management solutions to efficiently train and inform Division staff and partners. The MVD’s level of efficiency is remarkable. The training programs and informational pages are available to more than 1,500 people, four different groups, all managed [...]

Online Learning Essentials for State Agencies | MyVRSpot Profile2023-12-22T22:27:46+00:00

Indiana School District Uses Digital Signage and Video Solutions to Enhance Communication | MyVRSpot District Profile

2023-12-22T22:28:42+00:00

Indiana School District Uses Digital Signage and Video Solutions to Enhance Communication An Interview with Deana Beecher, Media Specialist, 
MSD of Decatur Township | MyVRSpot District Profile MSD of Decatur Township, Indiana “I don’t have the same day twice to be honest. Staff and students seem to have 1,000 different needs and I try to meet them all the best I can,” said Deana Beecher, Media Specialist at MSD of Decatur Township Schools and the interviewee of this article. With so many demands from teachers and administrators, she uses the tools she has to be highly effective and [...]

Indiana School District Uses Digital Signage and Video Solutions to Enhance Communication | MyVRSpot District Profile2023-12-22T22:28:42+00:00
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