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Extron is Committed to Education. Every day, primary schools, colleges, and universities around the world use Extron audio and video products to harness the power of multimedia to enrich educational experiences. Extron's AV systems for education provide sharp images, clear sound, simple control, and solid reliability. We constantly seek feedback from educators in order to engineer AV tools that help instructors present more engaging lessons, help students absorb and retain what they learn, and allow administrators to run institutions more efficiently at lower cost.
Explore how Extron, with its unrivaled range of products tailored to meet the unique needs of educators, can be your valued partner in creating great academic achievement outcomes.
Educators have always known the value of multimedia in the classroom and have readily incorporated each successive wave of multimedia technology into their pedagogy - advancing from filmstrips and overhead projectors of generations past to the latest networked 4K video and surround sound. Multimedia learning takes advantage of the brain's ability to associate verbal and visual information to promote deeper engagement and understanding. Today's students are digital natives, wired to consume information electronically. This makes multimedia AV even more attractive as a teaching tool today than it was for previous generations. Educators from K-12 to university level rely on Extron to supply state-of-the-art classroom AV technology like our workhorse PoleVault, WallVault, and PlenumVault digital switching and control systems to keep multimedia content flowing to students with clarity, simplicity, and reliability.
The system is relatively maintenance-free. I think the classroom is just about the harshest environment for technology that you can imagine, but the PoleVault has performed flawlessly. One of the reasons we decided on Extron's PoleVault System and Digital Networks Group was that both companies have a great reputation for their service and reliability.
One of the major benefits of the Extron system is its ease of operation. Some teachers missed training, but were immediately comfortable with the controller because of its intuitive and user friendly design.
Teachers have found the Extron AV systems easy to use and we've seen a decrease in service calls in most rooms. They are also particularly happy with the sound quality of the new systems.
Another benefit is how consistently the lightweight microphones perform. Many teachers wear their VoiceLift Microphone around school all day, confident that they will operate perfectly in every classroom.
Poway USD Finds Extron's PoleVault a Comprehensive Solution to Classroom AV Needs
With the help of a modernization bond measure passed in 2001, the district began planning a major renovation of its buildings, including the installation of classroom AV systems.
North Penn School District Selects Extron for Simplified Classroom AV System Management
With only three individuals dedicated to technology and a restricted budget, the district set out to improve the teacher's experience in the classroom and simplify the management of AV technology.
Painted Hills Middle School Creates a Unique Collaborative Learning Environment with Extron Classroom AV Systems
An engaging environment with clear communication is particularly important at Painted Hills because it is "a high tech school serving a high population of English Learning students."
College and university lecture halls are ideal for conducting popular classes that attract large numbers of students. Lecture halls have tiered seating that allows everyone to have a clear view of the lecture platform, making them excellent for focusing the attention of a large group on an instructor or an AV presentation. For the instructor to be seen and heard clearly even by those in the back rows, these rooms use AV systems to amplify the lecturer's voice and to project instructional material onto large screens. That's where Extron comes in. We offer a variety of solutions for audio amplification, AV switching and distribution, control, as well as lecture capture and AV system resource management. Extron products are carefully designed to provide enhanced learner experiences through better sound and video, in systems that are reliable and easy to control.
The Extron DTP System was designed to free faculty from concentrating on the equipment, so that they can focus on teaching. At the touch of a button, the brain behind the system coordinates each and every AV device in the room like an orchestral performance.
The flexibility of the Extron control system is fabulous; the instructor can use the touchpanel, or their iPad or Android tablet or phone, to turn on and off any combination of projectors and the Blu-ray player, as well as control the presentation, without needing assistance.
Extron control systems are our university standard, and integrating Dineen Hall's control system into our existing GVE system was as fast and easy as we had anticipated.
We equipped Cal Poly's Marriott Learning Center with Extron solutions to ensure that the staff and students have the necessary technologies at hand to master the skills needed in the hotel and tourism industry.
Extron 4K Scaling & Switching Presentation Systems Empower Mt. San Antonio College BCT Active Learning
Mt. San Antonio College — Mt. SAC in Walnut, California, decided to design all aspects of their new Business and Computer Technology Complex — BCT in house. Mt. SAC succeeded in designing the BCT complex with easy-to-use Extron AV switching systems that enables instructors to focus on teaching rather than technology.
Extron Technology Enables Education and Collaboration at Cal Poly's Collins College
It is an embodiment of the college's dedication to advancing the field of hospitality management through their collaborative approach, appreciation of diversity, and strategic blending of instruction and active learning using technology.
University of Scranton Standardizes Campus AV with Extron
Every classroom was designed to act as a backup for another classroom, while large venues had to support complex presentation needs and serve as overflow. AV system requirements included the ability to display HDMI signals at resolutions up to 1080p/60 and provide both digital and analog AV connectivity, sound reinforcement, and user-friendly control.
Students learn differently these days. From an early age, they're taught to work together, building on each other's strengths. Because that's how work gets done in the modern business world. To support this learning environment, schools from K-12 to universities are creating huddle rooms and collaboration spaces where small groups can gather as project teams to brainstorm, exchange ideas, and successfully deliver assigned projects. Extron's array of wired and wireless AV collaboration solutions lets schools outfit their huddle rooms with capabilities tailored to their needs. Our TeamWork collaboration switchers help students present content from their laptops on a display with the push of a button on their Show Me cables. Our ShareLink wireless collaboration gateways let students share from their WiFi enabled portable devices. However instructors and students want to express ideas, Extron has huddle room AV requirements covered.
Our new environments with their high-end AV systems are agile and versatile enough to facilitate any learning style, be it individual, partnered, group, or whole class work. They spark the imagination of our students in a celebration of collaboration, thinking out loud, and top-speed problem solving.
One requirement in the central collaboration space was the ability to dress or hide all of the cables that normally would be tucked away in a console. We solved this with careful selection of Extron products and mounting much of the AV equipment beneath the collaboration table.
Using the Extron MediaPort 200 with Zoom instead of a hard codec system is saving us over $200,000 each year.
First and foremost, we're an Extron shop because they have a wide range of reliable, high-performance product lines that can accomplish our goals of connectivity, switching, distribution, and control to the point of our satisfaction. Extron products and solutions are designed in such a way that we're confident and comfortable programming and servicing them ourselves.
Mobile County Public Schools Use Extron Collaboration Technology to Create Busy Learning Spaces
Teaching pedagogy is shifting away from lecture to more collaborative and cooperative learning. This has created a need for collaborative spaces that allow small groups of students to meet and exchange ideas.
Humber College Creates Unique Testing Environment Using Extron SMX and XTP Systems
Humber's Usability Testing Lab is a unique facility that was designed as a flexible learning and applied research space to accommodate a number of usability testing scenarios. These include being configured as a lecture hall to demonstrate a single usability test to a group, having five different teams simultaneously performing independent usability tests, and everything in between.
Extron MediaPort 200 and Zoom Facilitate Worldwide Collaboration at Santa Clara University
At the Santa Clara University campus in California, each building's hardware-centric videoconferencing systems were inadequate and costly to maintain. The university wanted a new solution that would support sharing of a wide variety of modern as well as legacy media and technology resources.
School auditoriums have become multifunctional performing arts showplaces with stage lifts, special effects lighting, and sophisticated AV systems. They are booked solid for school functions, community events, and teaching of on-stage talent and back-stage crafts. An exhibit hall can be part of a planetarium where a large videowall takes audiences on virtual voyages through the galaxy. Or it can be a museum displaying anything from paintings to moon rocks, with multi-media informational presentations on flat screen displays. Events staged in these locations require the professional production values of HD-SDI video and multi-channel audio, distributed over long distances, as well as sophisticated signal processing. Extron meets these needs with XTP and NAV twisted pair and fiber optic switching and transmission systems, supported by powerful video scalers, videowall processors, and audio DSP processors that make auditoriums and exhibit halls come alive.
ACT and the university team went through a rigorous process of evaluating solutions from the leading AV manufacturers. Extron's XTP Systems with Pro Series control provided the best mix of products, capabilities, and flexibility for ColMex's divisible auditorium.
The diverse activities and the evolving technical requirements needed to successfully carry out events made it necessary to equip the Ca' Dolfin auditorium with high-tech, quality media systems. The flexibility of XTP Systems has allowed us to build a customized system with support for future expansion.
Extron was selected for its proven quality, competitive pricing, and our own familiarity with their technologies. We felt that XTP provided an integrated design that was easier to implement and with less programming requirements than other manufacturers' matrix solutions.
When designing the Lucas Hall classrooms, we knew the Shure MX910 paired with the DMP 128 Plus audio processor was the missing piece for our automated lecture capture system, especially when camera tracking is controlled by Extron's IPCP Pro 550 control processor.
Extron XTP Systems and Programmable Control Help ColMex Provide Academic Excellence
A goal of the project was to upgrade the AV system within the divisible Alfonso Reyes Auditorium with a fully automated digital installation. It needed to be easy to update in the future to support the 4K video resolutions provided by their new broadcast servers.
Extron XTP Systems and Pro Series Control Bring Advanced AV to Historic Auditorium
Drilling or marring of the surfaces was strictly prohibited under regional B.A.P. Board for Cultural Heritage and Environmental Conservation regulations for the city of Venice and the surrounding lagoon. The flexibility of XTP Systems has allowed the university to build a customized system with support for future expansion.
To address the need for more physicians in all regions of the province, the Ministry of Health issued a mandate to UBC. The annual number of new doctors graduating from the program had to double, and new medical practices were to be established in rural and underserved areas.
Remote learning and flipped classrooms allow students to join classes from anywhere, at any time, on-campus or off. Laptops, tablets, smartphones, or smart TVs become virtual classrooms. Using collaboration and streaming technologies, schools offer real-time, interactive instruction where remote learners look and feel like they are in the room with instructors and classmates, able to watch lectures, ask questions, and contribute. For people who want to learn through individual study at their own pace, on their own schedule, with or without periods of classroom attendance, schools provide recorded lessons that can be streamed on-demand. High speed internet makes remote learning possible. Schools turn to Extron's SME and VN Matrix streaming media encoders, SMD media players and decoders, and turn-key solutions such as Extron SMP-series and StudioStation lecture capture systems to record, store, and stream lessons to their remote learners.
Visualization and AV‐based collaboration in an immersive environment help us see patterns in an otherwise overwhelming flood of data. Our multi-purpose Data Visualization Studio, with its high-performance Extron AV system, allows individuals and groups of researchers and community members to easily visualize data and collaborate with others, both on and off campus.
We do quite a bit of online and distance learning, and we needed the capabilities of the SMP 351 to be able to record sessions for archiving, reuse, and publication through our learning management system.
The ability to have multiple screens being recorded simultaneously for camera, PowerPoint, and whatever else with the SMP 351 is an invaluable feature for the Coastline [College] support team.
Extron XTP Systems and Quantum Ultra processors enable us to create the most agile designs. For an AV integrator, it's refreshing to have an AV manufacturer aim to maximize equipment features while catering to the specific use case for the technology.
Coastline Refreshes Campus AV with Extron Digital Switching, Streaming, and Pro Series Control
The Coast Community College District's advanced online and distance learning programs have garnered the respect of colleges around the world. According to the college, the Extron streaming media processor has proven to be a cost-effective solution for their streaming and archiving requirements.
Extron DTP Systems and USB Products Empower PSU's Immersive Environment
Portland State University – PSU in Oregon was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration to vastly expand campus utility metering and research. This included the creation of a facility to visualize, analyze, and share the gathered data.
Delft University of Technology Enhances Instructional Spaces with Extron Technology
To enhance the learning experience and make greater use of limited physical space, TU Delft installed AV systems to expand the use of instructional spaces and facilitate multiple AV lecture sources.
Well-designed AV switching and processing devices from Extron get your instructional content from the source to the screen simply and easily, with clear images and sound. Our switchers allow you to send video up to 4K resolution and stereo or surround audio from your laptop, your Blu-ray disk, or your document camera to your projector or flat panel display over short or long distances. Our video signal processors and scalers convert, reformat, and optimize incoming video allowing use of a wide range of video signal formats and resolutions, ranging from consumer grade HDMI to broadcast grade SDI. And our audio signal processors tailor audio characteristics to compensate for room acoustics and cancel-out echoes. Extron's range of AV switching and processing products extends from PoleVault systems that provide turn-key AV capability for single-display classrooms to a full line of video scalers, matrix switchers, and audio matrix processors for multi-source, multi-display venues such as lecture halls, performance spaces, and libraries.
With what we do in these rooms, the AV system had to be versatile as well as easy to reconfigure. We went with the XTP system because it has the modularity, flexibility, and built‐in features we want on campus.
The XTP System serves as the heart of a complete, centralized AV system for the Mathura Road campus, and deploying the system was quick and easy. The ability to transmit AV and control signals across long distances with a single twisted pair cable greatly simplified installation, while AV functions as source switching and video collaboration are seamless and effortless.
Simulation labs are becoming a mainstay of higher learning, and the AV systems really tie it all together. Extron's fiber optics meet the exacting performance criteria and reliability requirements inherent with advanced medical training and research.
The XTP CrossPoint matrix switcher has been invaluable in solving installation and cabling problems, while also offering us the most appropriate flexibility, transmission capabilities, and expandability for Ca' Foscari University.
Extron AV Systems Facilitate Research at Leading Institute in India
IGIB wanted to upgrade its Mathura Road campus to enable teaching and information sharing within the institute, between campuses, and over the Internet through a media server. Plans called for flexible and user-friendly AV systems for delivering high resolution video presentations in three main spaces — a 200-seat auditorium primarily used for lectures, seminars, conferences, and occasional small-scale cultural programs; a 50-seat training room; and a 40-seat conference room.
BICSI World Headquarters Modernizes with Extron AV Technology
Extron AV systems installed in the classrooms give every student a front row seat for demonstrations, without a need to crowd around the instructor. Each lab has two ceiling-mounted projectors with screens at the front of the room. With completion of Project Refresh and its many technological and configuration enhancements, BICSI enters a new era of service to the ICT community.
Extron XTP Systems and Annotator 300 Facilitate Courtroom Instruction at UNC School of Law
One of the primary goals of the renovation was to provide AV capabilities that support simulated courtroom activities, as well as traditional single classroom instruction. Plans called for flexible AV switching between several sources and distribution to multiple display devices in the room. KONTEK selected Extron XTP Systems to provide flexible AV switching and distribution in the moot courtroom, with a simplified cabling infrastructure.
The primary mode of learning in the classroom is listening. Students listen to the teacher, and they listen to each other. Even well-designed classrooms can have acoustics that make hearing and being heard a challenge: background noise, reverberation, and long distances from speakers to listeners all contribute to the problem. Extron PoleVault systems, when coupled with our VoiceLift Pro Microphone, provide a complete classroom audio solution to ensure that all students can hear the lessons being taught, whether the source is the teacher's voice, or a multimedia AV presentation from a laptop video file or Blu-ray DVD.
Another benefit is how consistently the lightweight microphones perform. Many teachers wear their VoiceLift Microphone around school all day, confident that they will operate perfectly in every classroom.
The VoiceLift system is providing benefits for both our faculty and students. Teachers say they have more energy by not having to project their voice all day and students comment that they do not have to work as hard at listening.
Teachers have found the Extron AV systems easy to use and we've seen a decrease in service calls in most rooms. They are also particularly happy with the sound quality of the new systems.
Operating under CDC protocols over the past year, use of the Extron VoiceLift Pro microphone has gone up substantially across the district. Teachers have found that when they use the microphone, they do not have to stress their voices to speak through a mask; they can speak normally and let the VoiceLift system do the work.
Forestville USD Improves Campus Communication with Extron Classroom AV Technology
Forestville was able to customize their classroom systems to include the Extron VoiceLift® Microphone option to evenly distribute the teacher's voice to all students. "Another benefit is how consistently the lightweight microphones perform," adds Bertero. "Many teachers wear their VoiceLift Microphone around school all day, confident that they will operate perfectly in every classroom."
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Standardizes on Extron PoleVault® Systems
Voice amplification in each classroom is provided by the Extron VoiceLift Microphone, an infrared wireless microphone system that enables teachers to be heard clearly throughout the classroom. The more they hear, the less they have to strain and guess, and the better chance they have of understanding the lesson.
North Penn School District Selects Extron for Simplified Classroom AV System Management
With only three individuals dedicated to technology and a restricted budget, the district set out to improve the teacher’s experience in the classroom and simplify the management of AV technology.
Instruction is shifting away from lecture toward collaborative learning, where students gather in small groups to solve problems and perform tasks that begin with facts and ideas and progress to applications. Learning spaces configured into pods equipped with AV systems that allow students to easily share content from BYOD laptops, tablets, and smartphones enable collaborative learning. Students can share with their immediate group on a pod display, or the instructor can send the content from a pod to a large screen at the front of the classroom to share good ideas with the entire class. As their names imply, Extron Teamwork and ShareLink® Pro 1100 collaboration systems are specifically aimed at satisfying collaborative learning needs. Augmenting these are a variety of products to store, extend, and stream the content that collaboration spaces need to share beyond their boundaries.
Our tests with the eLink 100 extender resulted in all 15 pairs streaming video with no signal interruptions or Wi Fi overloads, and the transmissions went where they needed to go.
Learning that bridges formal and informal educational experiences is accomplished through the effective use of advanced technologies. Competency-based progressions and digital learning modalities were enabled by Extron's IN1608 presentation switcher, wireless extenders, and Pro Series control.
One of the things I like about the Extron AV system is how quickly an instructor can enter a room and be teaching with the technology. They push ON, and everything fires up. Teachers tell me they love it.
Our new environments with their high-end AV systems are agile and versatile enough to facilitate any learning style, be it individual, partnered, group, or whole class work. They spark the imagination of our students in a celebration of collaboration, thinking out loud, and top-speed problem solving.
Extron AV Switching and Control Systems Help Logan City School District Reinvent Learning
Logan City School District's vision of the modern learning environment focuses on self-directed learning. "Our new environments with their high-end AV systems are agile and versatile enough to facilitate any learning style, be it individual, partnered, group, or whole class work."
Mobile County Public Schools Use Extron Collaboration Technology to Create Busy Learning Spaces
Tracye Mathis notes, "Students learn differently these days. We're teaching them how to work together, building on each other's strengths, because that's how work gets done today." After seeing empty classrooms during a walk-through at a middle school five years ago, Mathis concluded that underused library, media center, and computer lab facilities would be ideal locations for collaboration spaces.
Extron XTP System Helps Houston-Lantrip Center Connect with Special Needs Learners
The new facility is a welcomed improvement over HLC's previous quarters and provides adaptable learning environments through the integration of embedded technology, flooring, wall finishes, and audiovisual enhancements. These multi-sensory experiences are a vital part of effective therapy for learning and behavioral disorders.
The most important consideration for classroom technology is ease of use. Well designed control systems assure this by providing an intuitive user interface, flexible automated or manual configuration of all devices, and solid reliability. Keypad controllers such as Extron's MediaLink Plus are simple devices that provide functionality to operate a typical single display classroom AV system. They have an intuitive user interface consisting of a few backlit buttons and perhaps a volume control and can be set up to control multiple devices with the push of a single button. The AV system can be activated for the day's lessons as easily as turning on the lights. Their rugged construction stands up well to the rigors of daily classroom use. For more sophisticated applications, touchpanel controllers like our TouchLink Pro, coupled with control processors such our IP Link Pro, provide the advantages of a customizable graphical user interface, the ability to configure macro control functions for virtually unlimited AV system automation, and sleek aesthetics with vibrant color graphics on durable glass screens.
Whether it's combining multiple rooms for overflow or quickly setting up a videoconference or recording session for a special event, XTP Systems and the TouchLink Pro touchpanels give us a wealth of flexibility.
We needed a solution for a technology-rich Active Learning Space on campus within a reasonable budget, while maintaining a high level of functionality. Extron's XTP Systems and TouchLink touchpanels were the answer.
Our standard classroom — uses the Extron TouchLink touchpanel systems. We really like those because it gives us a lot more flexibility with the graphical user interface so we'll be able to deploy these across campus and basically give a lot more options to faculty, staff, and our end-users.
With Extron equipment, control and switching just can't get any simpler. Even my most technologically challenged faculty have no problems using it. And since the system is networked, I've saved inches of shoe leather because I'm not walking from classroom to classroom responding to calls for help.
Coastline Refreshes Campus AV with Extron Digital Switching, Streaming, and Pro Series Control
For AV system control, an Extron MLC 226 IP AAP MediaLink® Controller is used to operate both the switcher and projector. The instructors appreciate the simple-to-use buttons and volume knob.
Montana State Provides Technology-Enhanced Active Learning with Extron XTP Systems
At the touch of a button, the instructor can also share one group's work with another group or with the entire class. When not being used for lessons, the TEAL classrooms are open with all functionality enabled for independent student group work. The controller makes source selection so simple that students learn to control the presentation, including volume control, after just a few minutes.
Extron Technology Enables Education and Collaboration at Cal Poly's Collins College
Four Extron TLP Pro 1020M 10" Wall Mount TouchLink Pro touchpanels enable AV system control in any room configuration. They are positioned so that when the space is divided into separate lecture facilities, a touchpanel is available at the front of the room and another is at the back. This design allows the instructor the freedom to move around the room while maintaining presentation control.
Whether you are a large school district or major university with hundreds of AV-enabled instructional spaces, or a rural K-12 campus with a few single-projector classrooms, managing the efficiency of your AV assets can minimize costs and maximize utilization. Extron GlobalViewer Enterprise provides centralized control, monitoring, and usage metrics for AV systems over the network, allowing a single help desk to monitor performance of AV system components, provide remote support to users, and generate metrics for budget and maintenance planning.
GlobalViewer Enterprise comes bundled with our GlobalViewer Campus Communications Suite. GVCCS is the modern, simple way to implement bells, public address announcements, and intercom communications throughout campus over the network from an intuitive web browser interface.
And to simplify booking of heavily used instructional spaces, schools turn to the Extron room scheduling system. Our sleek Touchlink scheduling panels connect directly to popular scheduling apps including Microsoft® Exchange, Google Calendar, and 25Live. A couple of screen taps or keystrokes are all it takes to make on-demand or pre-scheduled reservations from the touchpanels, computers, tablets or smartphones. Facility administrators can use occupancy statistics provided by the system to gauge room usage and plan accordingly. All this, with no annual subscription fee.
You can have a collaborative learning environment in a square room, as long as the technology supports one-on-one instruction and is intuitive to use. Extron's IN1608, wireless extender, and Pro Series control systems with mirrored control through their app provide what the Logan city School District wanted for their 21st century style of learning engagement.
The instructors appreciate how easy it is to switch between their own sources and to display material from a student's laptop using the Extron control system.
Extron control systems are our university standard, and integrating Dineen Hall's control system into our existing GVE system was as fast and easy as we had anticipated.
Extron GC Pro, GUI Designer, and Toolbelt software made customization of the different instructional spaces a very streamlined process. Also, iGVE lets the Mt. SAC team easily monitor, manage, and provide assistance on the BCT AV systems from anywhere on campus.
Coastline Refreshes Campus AV with Extron Digital Switching, Streaming, and Pro Series Control
For AV system control, an Extron MLC 226 IP AAP MediaLink® Controller is used to operate both the switcher and projector. The instructors appreciate the simple-to-use buttons and volume knob.
Franklin County Schools Streamline Classroom AV and Support with PoleVault and GlobalViewer Enterprise
Franklin County Schools, headquartered in Louisburg, North Carolina, has 14 K-12 schools and is experiencing steady growth in student population. Committed to creating a 21st century learning environment, Franklin County administrators recently sought a solution for upgrading their classroom audio/video technology.
Murrieta Valley USD Plans District Wide Deployment of Extron GlobalViewer Campus Communications Suite
Murrieta Valley Unified School District - MVUSD is located in Murrieta, California on the southwestern edge of Riverside County. The district’s award-winning academic program educates 23,400 students from transitional kindergarten through high school at 20 campuses.
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