4. Beacons make it possible to
deliver educational content
to specific areas or learning
zones within a classroom,
enabling a new level of
personalized education.
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5. Combine beacons with
apps for wayfinding
and campus tours.
Printed maps are
becoming a thing of
the past.
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7. Beacons make it possible
to provide electronic
coupons for discounts on
food and drink at specific
locations, such as dining
areas.
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8. In the bookstore, use
beacons to:
• Trigger notifications for
discounts on merchandise
or special events
• Notify in-range students
of the current wait time for
the book buy-back line.
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10. Beacons can be used to
set up scavenger hunts
for students, with badges
or prizes for completion.
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11. Beacons can provide
information on key
landmarks, trees in
an arboretum, or
museum artwork to
create augmented
spaces or extended
classrooms, when
students use their
smartphones closeby.
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Beacons can be used
to deliver electronic
agendas and meeting
materials to students
in the classroom.
14. Beacons can be used to
restrict device access at
locations. When a teacher
with a beacon enters the
classroom, all student
devices with Mobile Device
Management (MDM) are
restricted to textbook app
access only.
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15. Beacons provide directions and
rotating special content to students
within a museum or library, replacing
signs and printed programs.
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16. Mass-produced paper
programs are no longer
necessary at sporting
events, where beacons
enable virtual athletic
programs that describe
the players and activity.
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17. Beacons notify campus
administrators of the
accurate locations of
students during campus
emergencies, setting a new
standard in campus safety.
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18. Schools can use the
location-sensing ability
of beacons to better
understand the flow
of students and staff
throughout the campus.
This can help optimize
scheduling and campus
design, and remove
bottlenecks.
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