The EZSchool solution is an open, universal appliance able to host number of services all designed to dramatically improve the efficiency of remote management.  Results are almost immediately visible in the form of increased safety and decreased operational losses.  By collecting data from various sensors (e.g. temperature, motion, carbon monoxide, energy use etc.), motion and still cameras, archived documents, accounting systems, voice etc. and by then processing this data using business intelligence specific rules, the system can provide management with Key Performance Indicators.  This can all be achieved real-time, making management’s task ‘ez’ even for mediocre or inexperienced personnel.

EZSchool key benefits

1. Asset management and climate control – lower operating costs.
2. School safety and security – improve security inside your facility and around the premises. Reduce the number of surveillance employees or redirect them to other duties.
3. Monitoring and reporting (dashboard) – improve the control and management of your facility as well as the students.
4. Virtual classroom – distance learning is becoming a reality.

1. Asset management and climate control

• Monitor your sites from one central location without the need to travel anywhere.
• See and talk with any of your sites, automatically detect non-compliance that may directly affect teacher/student satisfaction such as late openings, energy waste and incorrect displays.
• Control the process workflow and help mediocre staff to deliver non-mediocre results.
• Use RFID tags on all types of equipment and improve the traceability of items.
• Provide simple auditing of equipment in schools.

2. School safety and security

Automatically detect suspicious behavior based on predefined rules, alerts and historical trends vs. employee/student specific performance indicators. Maintain a presence in all of your buildings without being there in person, watch past events and alerts, watch and talk with your personnel ‘live’, conduct meetings with managers, teachers and even students.

Eliminate threats from:

• External sources:  terrorists, intruders, unauthorized personnel, fear of violence or theft.
• Internal sources:  bullying, classroom violence, violence against teachers, vandalism and theft.

3. Monitoring and reporting (dashboard)

Schools are being run more like businesses. Principals being asked to make rapid decisions affecting finances, performance and control on their schools. With EZSchool you can  view the status of your entire school on one screen. Review trends and comparison data, monitor plans and targets with actual results and validate them with other conditions.  Alert management to possible concerns, real-time.

4. Virtual classroom

Distance learning is becoming a reality.

With EZSchool you will be able to provide webcasts of lessons accessible via school web portal, provide access to virtual classroom for minority subjects or for remote areas, and enables  whiteboards technology.

EZSchool specifications

• Takes feeds from video sources such a wireless webcams. Executes actions dependent on time of day, motion, access rights  to trigger intelligent recording. Creates alerts and alarms.
• Inputs from card entry systems . Reads, acts upon and records  entry & exit
• Reads RFID tags and compares with a database of known codes. Monitors tag movement and takes action based on user definable algorithms, based on time of day, user access rights, movement history etc. Can also be used for rapid auditing of equipment such as computers.
• Acquires data from sensors in classrooms and buildings. Displays status: Option, feedback control to heating/ cooling system.
• Multimedia lesson acquisition and replay (extend to  a virtual classroom)
• Captures data stream from interactive whiteboards for later replay.
• Useful for archiving or for replay so remote students etc
• Integrates with other commonly used School and Classroom management systems  to gather real time data such as attendance, timetabling, room allocation, bus punctuality, etc
• Provides analysis on overall school performance, attendance track record etc (this may also be available from the existing School Admin systems)
• Integration to Learning management systems and school portals
• Provide feed for school portals, viewable by students, teachers and parents dependent on access rights.

Beyond surveillance and virtual classroom:

• Just-on-Time Promotion.  Automatically launch attractive audio-video site promotions on your HD screens based on local schedules.
• Or, alternatively, provide an alert on an important issue along with local advertisements or sponsored news.
• On-Site Music and Ad-Casting.  Take control of your music environment depending on the time-of-day.
• Communicate to employees/students.