Imagine arriving at your high school and never hearing a single announcement, never hearing a bell ring, never watching a school play, or watching a funny movie in class. That would be very strange and very different from what we remember about our grade school experiences.

Yet today’s schools need much more technology to serve their students than past generations. Simple portable PA systems, old electrical equipment, and poor sound quality just don’t cut it anymore. Now schools need to be kitted out with the latest and greatest teaching aids and portable electronic devices and other technology in order to keep up with student learning and provide the best experience possible.

Students expect to learn from collaborative smart boards to watch interesting videos that explain their subject materials, view demonstrations, and experience great assemblies, events, and theatrical performances. The needs of today’s schools to have the correct wall plates that allow for connections to the latest electrical equipment are greater than ever before.

The access to wall outlets in classrooms in imperative for classes to run smoothly, but wall outlets need to be more highly functional than they have in the past, they need to connect to AV cords, HDMI cords, and Ethernet cords. In addition, they need to be able to be placed in many different locations and keep cords hidden in some cases. It is important that schools get their needs met when it comes to solutions for wall plates and networking.

Access to Technology Helps Students Learn

In a Google blog, Jilli Hume, the program manager for the Google Education Team stated that “Exposing students to a global curriculum at a young age is vital for them to become well-rounded, culturally aware citizens. In addition to teaching geography and history, many schools teach classes about international current events. They also explore how historical events have shaped a city’s identity.” Google classrooms and other high tech classrooms provide students with new outlooks on learning. This type of technology is not accessible without the proper classroom setup.

Charter Schools

Charter schools often have specific needs for a higher amount of technology due to their focus on theater and performances as well as technology and science. We suggest that charter schools look into purchasing high-quality ethernet wall plates, and HDMI wall plates as well as speaker wall plates and combo wall plates. Understanding how important these are for the function of charter schools systems is imperative. The more access teachers have to wall plates that suit the needs of their devices the easier it will be for them to properly address the needs of their students in the classroom.

We suggest that charter schools equip their rooms with the following wall plates for the best solutions for their needs:

2. Ethernet Wall Plates

Additionally, the 2 Port Cat6 Wall Plate, Female-Female with Mounting Bracket at students workstations. This improved security in the classroom and allows students to have access to fast internet experiences.

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3. Networking Combo Wall Plates

Most rooms would be well equipped with at least one HDMI Coax Ethernet Wall Plate with Single Gang Low-Voltage Mounting Bracket Device (Black Kit) which allows for HDMI, Ethernet and AV connections.

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For theatrical performances we suggest schools to invest in the proper combination of combo wall plates, speaker wall plates, and networking combo wall plates to ensure that their performances run without a hitch.

Private Schools

Private schools have similar needs to charter schools; however, they address more issues of individual students and often have a larger budget than smaller charter schools. It is important that private schools consider how large their classrooms are and what type of av sound system they will be using in their classrooms. For security purposes and for proper connections, the school will need to consider their wired connections or wireless connections inside of their buildings. Consider what type of AV system the school will need for assemblies and sporting events. Placement of speaker wall plates is particularly important for larger events, activities, and fundraisers. Equipping event spaces with a variety of speaker wall plates and HDMI wall plates ensures that speakers at necessary events and presentations have no problem connecting devices and teaching tools.

Boarding Schools

Boarding schools provide housing for their students and, therefore, have an entirely individual set of needs. Making sure that students have access to fast internet access in their rooms is important to enable students to complete their necessary school work.

1. Combo Wall Plates

One of the best wall plate options for this situation is the HDMI and Cat6 Ethernet RJ45 Wall Plate, with Single Gang Low-Voltage Mounting Bracket Device (White Kit) which fits standard smart televisions, HDTVs as well as blue ray and DVD players.

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2. HDMI Wall Plates

Additionally, outfitting rooms with an HDMI Wall Plate (2 Port) Insert With 6-Inch Built-In Flexible Hi-Speed HDMI Cable (Black) would allow for connections between gaming systems and additional televisions.

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Public Schools

Public schools need the latest technology to better serve their students it is important that their students receive attention and direction in order to help them meet their goals.

1. Speakers Wall Plates

Offices in public schools need ways to reach students by an outstanding av speaker system. Offices should all be equipped with Five Speaker Wall Plate with Single Gang Low-Voltage Mounting Bracket Device

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2. HDMI Wall Plates

Additionally, rooms should be equipped within the wall HDMI connectors to televisions and screening devices. We suggest this bulk packs for public school rooms, the HDMI Wall Plate with 6-Inch Pigtail – White (25 Pack)

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By updating wall plates schools are able to show presentations and communicate with students with increased confidence, which allows for a better experience for the students.

Budget Options for Schools

Some schools struggle with budgetary limitations which creates a problem for those who endeavor to revamp the existing system inside the school. For these situations, it is best for schools to go room by room and determine what needs each classroom or room has, and what potential activities will be performed during its use. Some schools will better stick to their budget by completing an entire renovation and ensuring that each room has the necessary wall plates to ensure that additional costs do not arise in the future.

Picking the right wall plates is important to the function of the classroom, and it is best to have more wall plates than needed in the classroom than not enough for the class to view important information.

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