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School district innovates across curriculum with game-based software platform

Minecraft: Education Edition from #Microsoft makes learning fun and improves students’ critical thinking. Pretty cool, right?

@CharlotteMecklenburgSchools deployed this learning game in classrooms as part of an initiative to engage students and ignite their passion for learning. This game-as-learning tool encourages students to work together to solve problems and places an emphasis on developing critical skills like math fluency and creativity.

Curious about how to make learning exciting for your students? Contact our team at FL Computer Tech to learn more.

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Intelligent environments: Purpose driven, accessible learning spaces

In addition to the latest education technology, students need learning spaces that support their posture and eyesight, and a classroom layout designed to let students move around freely. A healthy physical learning environment paired with #MicrosoftEducation tools like #SkypeintheClassroom and devices that support #mobilelearning, can help provide your students the ideal learning environment.

At FL Computer Tech, we want to help you give your students the resources they need to succeed. Contact us to get started.

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Customer story: How migrating to Azure is modernizing JB Hunt

Trucking company JB Hunt handles over 3.5 million trucks on the road each day. Customers want to know where their freight is in real time. That’s why JB Hunt built their tracking system on a traditional mainframe. But as the amount of data they collected increased, their old system couldn’t keep up. JB Hunt chose to migrate to Azure. With Azure, they migrated thousands of applications onto one platform.

At FL Computer Tech, we have the industry experience to help you find the right solution to meet your data needs. Contact us today to learn how we can help.

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Customer story: Rochester Institute of Technology levels the playing field with AI for students who are deaf

As the largest mainstream program in the world, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) serves as a beacon of hope and opportunity to those who have struggled against auditory barriers to learning.

But even at their current size and resources, NTID struggles to keep up with the demand for their services. To increase their reach and impact, NTID turned to Microsoft Translator. Using AI technology, Microsoft Translator can accurately process communication in real time and allow all students the same access to information, regardless of their hearing abilities.

Check out this video to learn more about their incredible journey and impact.

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Customer story: Federation Internationale de Volleyball uses Dynamics 365 to digitally transform consumer marketing

By the 2016 Rio Olympics, volleyball was cumulatively the most watched sport in the world, but the divided and localized nature of the content available kept that entire world of fans from having a united experience.

The Federation Internationale de Volleyball is working to solve this problem, both for the benefit of the fans and the sport. They’ve created a centralized user experience powered by Dynamics 365.

At FL Computer Tech, we can help you to get started using technology to enhance your position in the market, as well. Contact us to learn more.

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Customer story: City of Westminster College | What is voice?

At the City of Westminster College, Kabir is a student who is hard of hearing and communicates through an interpreter. The process is cumbersome. But when the school adopted Microsoft Teams, Kabir and his class started communicating effortlessly.

The modern workplace facilitates teamwork, and students like Kabir can now collaborate at levels not possible before. Your business can collaborate better by integrating similar tools. At FL Computer Tech, we have the experience to help you streamline the adoption of a new collaborative solution. Contact us today to learn more on how we can help.

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A Day in the Life – Compliance

With chat, files, meetings, voice, apps and social backed by enterprise-grade security and reliability, Teamwork powered by #Microsoft365 provides the tools employees need to collaborate any time, any place and on any device. Check out this infographic to see how Teamwork productivity and collaboration tools empower a compliance officer to achieve more and protect sensitive company data.

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