Inside the Classroom: How Banks County Implemented the Clear Touch Ecosystem to Engage Students

Empowering the Next Generation: A Student Success Story

For fifth grade student, Hudson Jordan, the shift from aging projectors to the Clear Touch IFP has transformed his classroom experience. From "glitchy" projectors and falling dust to modern, interactive IFPs, Clear Touch has changed the way Hudson interacts with his learning environment.

"I have to have visual learning to understand something. So having that visual to see what I'm trying to do is a lot more helpful and it adds onto more of a better experience." For Hudson, his classroom's Clear Touch IFP bridges the gap between abstract concepts and visual understanding.

Hudson also highlighted how Clear Touch panels help him feel safe. Banks County School District is an active user of the Centegix integration with the Clear Touch Command software, which allows administrators to quickly send emergency alerts to panels district-wide. He says, "Just knowing that it'll alert our classroom so it can be safe kind of like settles me down." Not only does emergency alerts quickly notify students and teachers to follow protocol, but it's reliability can give students peace of mind. 

Thinking Outside the Box: IFPs in Unconventional Learning Spaces

Oftentimes, panels are placed in typical classrooms and mounted onto a central wall. Josh Schumaker, the physical education teacher at Banks County Primary, shares that his panel is "an absolute game changer" in his P.E. class.

In an active, high-energy gym setting, Coach Schumaker uses his IFP as a digital co-teacher. He leverages features such as the built-in timer, high-performance speaker, and 4k video-quality to keep students engaged during class. These tools give his students fun visuals and structure during class. "They're seeing the timer... they know we're getting ready to move to the next game."

Beyond being used as an engagement tool. Coach Schumaker uses his Clear Touch IFP to diversify learning. "I even introduced my kids to music and foreign languages... we do the Macarena, and they speak in Spanish, so all those things you can introduce to kids, as long as it's fun for them." He uses his IFP for cross-curricular learning and expose students to different subjects.