Carousel and Raptor collaborate to increase safety at K-12 schools - Installation

Operating on the same IT network, Carousel Cloud will identify Raptor Alert activations and disseminate alerts to displays, mobile devices, and other connected endpoints

By David Smith

Carousel Digital Signage has strengthened its commitment to K-12 (kindergarten, through 12th grade) campus safety through a new partnership with Raptor Technologies. This collaboration integrates Raptor Alert with Carousel Cloud, ensuring delivery of safety information and critical messages over digital signage networks.

Raptor Alert is designed to expedite emergency response by allowing school staff to initiate an emergency response alert and provide critical information to first responders, law enforcement, and campus personnel.

Built-in communication tools allow administrators and first responders are designed to coordinate throughout an emergency. Carousel says that by sharing real-time updates and critical information, schools can execute more efficient and timely responses.

Operating on the same IT network, Carousel Cloud instantly identifies Raptor Alert activations and disseminates alerts to displays, mobile devices, and other connected endpoints. The partners say the integration ensures that critical information is delivered to the right people in real time.

Chris Noell, chief product officer, Raptor Technologies, said: “Our partnership with Carousel Digital Signage enhances our shared mission to protect K-12 students and staff through integrated, reliable safety solutions. By leveraging real-time digital signage, schools gain an immediate communication pathway that keeps everyone informed and responsive in critical moments. This collaboration ensures schools are better prepared to swiftly coordinate response efforts and make every second count in an emergency.”

The technology partnership also represents a continuation of Carousel Digital Signage’s strategy to provide specialised tools and services for the K-12 vertical. Carousel Digital Signage last year launched a social and emotional learning (SEL) initiative to provide school leaders with the content and guidance to communicate processes and procedures through digital signage.

That initiative provides K-12 schools with a free collection of pre-designed SEL templates or digital signage content, and a booklet that educates districts on how to share the right digital signage content across all age groups.

Eric Henry, president, Carousel Digital Signage, added: “Our new relationship with Raptor Technologies represents the next step in our efforts to keep students and faculty informed, safe and resilient across all grade levels. Carousel Cloud’s open IT platform invites clean interoperability and efficient workflows with innovative companies such as Raptor, which shares our philosophy and our ambition to make schools a safer place to learn.”

Carousel Digital Signage will join other exhibitors at the 2024 Raptor SchoolSAFE Conference on November 5-6, taking place at the Omni Fort Worth Hotel in Texas. Company representatives will share specifics about the collaboration and its benefits to K-12 schools at Booth 34.

David Smith

David has been writing about various forms of technology, including AV, for more than 20 years. After training in local media, he worked for many years in London, then moved to York in 2008, where he works remotely and enjoys life in the historic City. As well as technology, he's spent a lot of time writing for magazines and websites about cricket.

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