FETC 2019

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C382 | Calling 911: Protect Your Teachers and Students During an Emergency (Room SOUTH 320A)

30 Jan 19
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Tracks: Future of EdTech Information Technology

How prepared is your district to ensure the safety of students and staff when crises strike? Can staff members discreetly raise the alarm when an unidentified individual comes on campus? Increasingly, these issues become IT issues, and school IT leaders need all the help they can get. Instructional Technology Specialist Lance Key was tasked with addressing the issue with Putnam County School System in Tennessee. He turned to HelpAlert. Learn how this dynamic platform improves campus safety and protects teachers and students in their classroom. Expert Dan Cooper joins Lance in demonstrating how the pendant-based panic alarm and mass notification solution is designed to save lives by communicating all the critical "where, what, who" information when crises strike.