November 2015 RodCast Articles

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - 7:32am - Rod Library is actively fundraising to purchase a Microsoft Surface Hub, as a key component of the new Learning Commons collaborative workspace.     Why the Microsoft Surface Hub? The 55” Microsoft Surface Hub represents a new era in collaboration at Rod Library.   While we have a number of conferencing and collaboration tools (like webcams and shared screens) at Rod Library today, they exist separately and take a bit of know-how and prep time to sync up and activate. In contrast, the Surface Hub has been designed from the ground up as an intuitive online meeting facilitator.  Specific features include: Two webcams, mounted on each side of the device, for wide-angle... Read More