School personnel are overwhelmingly using multiple devices on the job, but the mix of devices and means of communication they’re actually using may surprise you. Internet and email are the primary form of communication. Two-way radios were the next most popular device, followed by cell phones and land line phones. In fact, the use of two-way radios in schools has tripled in the last 2 years.
Two-way radios are currently being used by a wide range of school personnel. Principals, office staff, and maintenance personnel are the most likely to employ them in order to accomplish their day-to-day responsibilities. District administrators, teachers, security, transportation employees, athletics personnel, operations staff, and safety teams also use radios in their everyday jobs.
While analog radios offer a high degree of reliability and have been used in schools for decades, today’s digital radios combine the reliability of analog with the best aspects of smartphones, so school employees have access to advanced safety features, a continuously expanding library of applications, and tools like text messaging, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS tracking, and Wi-Fi.
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