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In the education industry, failure is not an option. Teachers need to do all that is possible to ensure that students within the school are in a productive learning environment. Administrators need to do everything in their power to make sure that all aspects of the school are functioning the…

A synchronized clock system provides many advantages to virtually any industry. Tardiness becomes indefensible and productivity normally spikes tenfold. Education is an industry that can benefit largely from the usage of time uniformity, namely the elementary education sector. Let’s face it, it is common to see a high school student…

During my four years in high school, only one thing mattered to me, and that was wrestling. Being on a team that traveled all across the United States to find the best competition, I was in and out of my high school at very odd hours. Something that I had…

Time is something that many people stress over but do very little to manage. Some people push off assignments until they realize that they do not have enough time left to complete them. Others wait until the last minute to arrive for a departure time, only to notice that their…

The word master clock insinuates many things for an individual who has never heard of the device. For one, the fact that there is a “master” clock suggests that there is a clock more superior than the clock we all know that hangs on the walls of our building. The…

When schools decide that they need synchronized time within their building, many of those schools don’t stop at just the clocks. One of the greatest advantages of implementing Sapling’s Synchronized Clock System is having the ability to sync the bells that signal class changes with the accurate time of the…

If you already have a wired or wireless synchronized clock system installed in your facility, you are already receiving the benefits of synchronized time via a master clock. For those facilities that have chosen to install IP clocks, installing a master clock is an option for additional features. But what…

When you make the decision to install a synchronized clock system in your facility, you want to make sure you order the precise variety of clocks to suit your application. Due to the wide range of timekeeping needs we encounter, Sapling offers a variety of features regarding both function and…

In a rapidly evolving world, with new technology constantly emerging, it is imperative that schools, hospitals and other facilities remain as up to date as possible. One step that will help keep your facility from falling behind is the elapsed timer from Sapling for your digital clock. This simple device…

Those who grew up in the public school system probably remember the nervous excitement they felt every year that it was time to leave their lower school behind and move on to a new facility. School districts are often made up of three or more levels of schooling, each of…

When I was first introduced to the phrase “double mount housing” I was unfamiliar with its meaning and unsure of its function. If you are looking for a synchronized clock system, you may have come across these terms and have had similar doubts. Take a look at some of these…

Picture a typical middle school gym class. You might be envisioning kids running around, a lot of noise being made, and variety of sports balls and equipment flying through the air. In the excitement of a game of waffle ball, red rover or tag, the room often exemplifies chaos and…

For those of us in a four-season climate, winter happens. This year, for those of us on the east coast of the United States, winter happened much sooner than we could have expected. When I think of snow, I usually picture a mid-January, post-Christmas storm in which I am armed…

School clocks are a particularly funny situation. For a device that every single person within a school must look at more than ten times a day, they seem to go unnoticed for the most part. In fact, the only time the clocks seem to stand out to the teachers, students,…

During the years of elementary, middle, or high school, you may remember commonly looking up at a clock on the wall and seeing it was minutes or hours off. You might even remember seeing clocks that would not even move—stuck in time since the moment of their mechanical failure. These…

Using synchronized time in universities has become a standard in higher education for years. In fact, more and more school clock systems are being implemented within new construction or remodeling projects throughout the country and abroad. When it comes to getting what you need out of timekeeping, synchronized school clock…

When you think of a master clock, what may come to mind is the enormous, rack mounted server rooms full of highly accurate time distributing equipment that only a military or space station would find useful. You may ask yourself, who else would need such accurate time in their facility?…

If you currently have one of Sapling’s synchronized school clock systems installed in your educational facility, there is a possibility that the master clock you purchased with the system was an SMA-3000. This could be for many reasons. For instance, you may have desired the SMA-3000’s ability to perform countdowns…

The expansion of wireless solutions across the country in schools as well as hospitals is no coincidence. Because of their low cost and reliability, wireless products have reached a pinnacle in their application of these various facilities, and by no means is the wireless clock system left out of the…

Most of us can agree that checking the time becomes a rather mindless habit that comes as natural to us as tying our shoes or brushing our teeth in the morning. What we don’t stop to think about is just how much everything we do is determined by the alarm…

Synchronized time is, without a doubt, becoming a standard among schools kindergarten through 12th grade. Having extremely accurate time display throughout a school exponentially improves the operations that go on within and around the building. While making the upgrade to synchronized school clocks is always a worth-while endeavor, there are…

Due to the current economic climate, the State of Pennsylvania recently announced a significant budget cut for state school funding. This loss of funds, upon final approval, can seriously halter many of the plans that state colleges have in the works that require substantial sums of money and/or rely heavily…

Deciding when to use a single or double-sided school clock within a school building can be tedious. Making this decision not only depends on the exact role the clock is intended to take on, but on the design or layout of the school’s building. So when is the best time…

Does your educational facility struggle with the mundane task of scheduling bells to sound? Is there no easy system in place that does this for you? If so, your facility may be lacking an automated, synchronizing master clock system for scheduling period changes and passing time. Schools throughout the country…

With the many updates and innovations found in today’s systems integration, many businesses, schools, hospitals, and government organizations are making upgrades in their facility’s clock system. Synchronized clocks have become one of the most common choices to upgrade, mainly due to their reliability and accuracy. However, these clock systems are…