Volume 13, Issue 5 — March 4, 2020

March 4, 2020 | Volume: 13 | Issue: 5

Hello, rAVe Ed readers, and happy March! Wow, spring break is already upon us (and all the students are headed for good times under the sea — so it’s time to get that classroom tech in tip-top shape), and I feel like I was just telling y’all to have a happy New Year. Seriously — can anyone tell me where the time went? Anyways, we’re getting ready for a busy trade show season over here at rAVe. This month, we have Enterprise Connect AND the Digital Signage Expo! As always, if you aren’t able to make those this year, you have our comprehensive coverage to look forward to! Be on the lookout for all microsite information on rAVePUBS.com!

For columns today, I’d first like to give you Scott Tiner’s second installment of his Universal Design in classrooms series. He walks us through the final design principles and how YOU can start incorporating it into your school. I also humbly present you with the highly anticipated Kayye’s Krystal Ball — where Gary predicts the future of our industry! I will say, he’s pretty accurate. Give it a read if you want to know what we’re in for this year! For the final column, Dr. Fred Ampel writes about the “rules” of sound implementation and design — and whether sales/marketing departments adhere to these when trying to sell a product.

In other news, BenQ has a new education projector, Vivitek expanded the Novo Ecosystem and Yamaha has announced a discount program for education customers.

Enjoy!

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

+ Universal Design in Higher Ed Classrooms — Part II [Scott Tiner]

In February, I wrote a blog on Universal Design in higher ed classrooms. In that blog, I covered the first four of the seven principles of Universal Design. This month, I am going to cover the remaining three principles.

+ The 20th Annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball: 2020 Edition [Gary Kayye]

Welcome to my 20th Kayye’s Krystal Ball! I know, I was shocked too. Twenty years of this. But I love writing this annual predictions article. If you’re a regular reader, you already know this, but for those that don’t, my Kayye’s Krystal Ball piece is an annual article where I not only tell you what I think is going to happen in the AV market for the upcoming year but, I also look back and review the previous year’s predictions — sort of a scorecard of accuracy, if you will. 2020 is going to be an exciting year with A LOT of changes in the AV market so I hope you’ll read them all, below.

+ The Golden Rules of Sound System Implementation and Design [Dr. Frederick Ampel]

Audio and acoustics are totally governed by the 4+ centuries of the modern iterations of the clearly established and universally acknowledged laws of physics. As far back as ancient Greece circa 400 B.C., the concepts of acoustic rules were recognized and exploited. The intact nature of the rules of physics and nature remain true — although for all of our modern industrial history (well over a century’s worth), well-funded marketing and sales departments have attempted to create products/specs that don’t obey these defined rules.