HEAD OF THE CLASS WITH K-12 AV PORTABLE VIDEO CONFERENCING Looking for a way to help remote students feel closer to what’s happening in the classroom? But maybe the budget isn’t there for adding a camera to each and every room in the school. Consider adding a portable option to the mix. By putting a complete video conferencing setup on a durable cart that is purpose-built to hold each piece of equipment securely, you create a shareable technology resource that boosts immersion in synchronous learning and makes it easy to create recordings for asynchronous material. Built with safety in mind, this mobile AV cart has lockable wheels that prevent movement and possible injury from a rolling cart. Cable management has also been provided, so that wires and connectors can be secured and tucked away. With a PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera and microphone connected to a display (make sure it has speakers built in, so you can have sound output) via a docking
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station, you can roll in the big-screen version of a video call. See all your students up on the screen, and easily move the display to the back of the classroom so those students can all see a view of their classmates and the material on the whiteboard at the front of the room. The PTZ camera allows you to look directly at remote students while you face in-person students, and you can use a remote to recall saved presets or zoom in where needed to make sure everyone can see what’s happening. A power strip or network power solutions work alongside your connected laptop, which can be used for conferencing with remote students and sharing content. This is a convenient and easily repeatable setup that can be used for distance learning, lecture capture and video conferencing wherever it’s needed. With a few of these portable video conference carts in rotation, resources can be shared to create more connection options for everyone.
