More Than Remote Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many schools and students to quickly adapt to a fully remote environment. This is what first drew Archbishop Stepinac High School’s attention to the idea of a “Smart Classroom.”
However, as they researched their remote learning options, they realized these classrooms could offer more than just a remote environment. With a smart classroom, students can:
- Review recorded lectures after school
- Benefit from guest lecturers from across the globe
- Attend class from home if they are unwell
- Access collaboration tools
- Record transcripts of lessons
"We take enormous pride in Stepinac’s preeminence in curriculum innovation and technological advances, the critical underpinnings to a successful 21st-century high school education that will continue Stepinac’s tradition of shaping our students to become tomorrow’s leaders in their professions and in their communities."
Stepinac President Rev. Thomas Collins
The Value of Webex Room Kits
New capabilities enable even smarter meetings, smarter presentation capabilities, and smarter room and device integrations—further removing the barriers to usage and deployment of video in small to medium-sized rooms.
Smart Lectures
Powerful, integrated cameras deliver intelligent view capabilities, such as automatic framing and speaker tracking; automatic noise suppression reduces lecture disruptions.
Smart Presentations
Webex Room Kits can support dual content sources, wireless sharing, and 4K content to ensure high-quality collaboration and sharing.
Smart Rooms
People count for usage metrics and resource allocation; tight integrations with screens to enhance user interactions; APIs and macros allow lecture personalization.
Flexibility
Built for both cloud and on-premises deployment, protecting your investment long-term.
Outcome-Driven Solutions
BlackHawk Data is proud to have assisted in creating the best business outcome for Archbishop Stepinac High School. After our engagement, the school was recognized by Rice University as a ‘model for high school education in America.’
Planning
Our team is trained to deliver positive outcomes. We begin this process with a discovery session, where we work with our clients to understand their needs.
Our discovery session revealed multiple critical requirements for their new “Smart Classrooms.”
They included:
- Cost-effective
- Easy to deploy
- Easy to manage and operate
While searching for the perfect fit, BlackHawk Data provided live demos, POCs and expert consultation about the orientation of the classrooms and solutions.
Implementation
BlackHawk Data suggested Webex Room Kits to provide students with an unmatched video and audio experience.
Archbishop Stepinac High School also partnered with BlackHawk Data to implement Meraki MS 125 switches needed to support the Webex Kits.
We continue to provide monitoring and reporting for their services to ensure maximum uptime and functionality.
Revolutionize Your Learning Environment Today
BlackHawk Data is a certified woman-owned small business that focuses on creating positive business outcomes for our clients. Our entire team has a deep understanding of Cisco products and we can provide expert consulting and implementation. If you’re interested in giving your students a more modern classroom experience, don’t hesitate to contact us today.
