We regularly measure particulate matter in the air at our school. Particularly between February and May the values here in South-East Asia are very high, because it hardly rains during this time, it is very dry and hot and many meadows and fields are burned down. All this has a Read more…
Baseline Setting up a computer lab can quickly become very expensive. Computers, monitors, keyboards, cables, switches, etc. need to be purchased in order to have a reliable computer room that is often used later on. Especially small schools and clubs, which only have small budgets, are barely or poorly equipped Read more…
Digital signage offers new possibilities for schools. What used to be solved with posters on so-called “bulletin boards” or information boards is now increasingly being taken over by screens. Whether information about upcoming events, substitution plans, room signage or other important information – you can display many things more flexibly Read more…
At our school there are always power outages. Sometimes they last only a few seconds, sometimes several hours. To ensure that our IT infrastructure does not suffer from this, we have installed a UPS for our servers and network devices. These help to bridge short power outages (up to 1 Read more…
About a year ago I wrote about how to measure the air quality with a Raspberry Pi and a cheap sensor. Make sure to read that article first! We’ve been using this setup in our school and privately for a few years now. However, this project has one disadvantage: it Read more…