For communications teams
Create once, schedule ahead, and keep messages consistent across entrances, classrooms, cafeterias, libraries, athletics, and district offices.
K12Cast school digital signage
Digital signage
built for K–12 schools.
Create, schedule, govern, and deliver announcements, events, alerts, and live information to every school display from one beautifully focused workspace.
A complete visual communications platform
Familiar content in. Consistent experiences out.
Staff can keep working in Google Slides, Canva, and Microsoft 365—or create directly in K12Cast. Admins gain the delivery controls that presentation tools alone cannot provide.
School digital signage, explained
What is digital signage for schools?
School digital signage is a network of TVs, monitors, room panels, and other displays that authorized staff manage from one central platform. Instead of updating every screen by hand, schools can publish announcements, lunch menus, events, recognition, weather, schedules, and urgent alerts to the right locations at the right time.
K12Cast is purpose-built for that K–12 workflow. It combines easy content creation with district-level scheduling, permissions, health monitoring, and browser-based playback—without forcing schools to replace compatible equipment they already own.
See transparent school pricingFor school technology teams
Monitor player health, manage displays remotely, delegate safely, and use Chromebooks, Android devices, smart TVs, or other modern browsers.
For staff contributors
Keep using Google Slides, Canva, Microsoft 365, YouTube, and familiar media while administrators retain clear publishing controls.
For urgent communication
Temporarily override routine programming with authorized building or district alerts, then return every screen to its normal schedule.
Built for school IT
Know what every screen is doing.
See display health, current content, schedules, and player readiness from one operational view. Make a change once and deliver it where it belongs.
- Visible healthSpot offline or stale players before someone calls.
- Remote controlIdentify, reload, refresh, and troubleshoot without walking the building.
- Clear ownershipDelegate content safely while technology teams retain control.
01
Create
Design studio
Build multi-slide presentations with text, images, video, shapes, weather, news, transitions, and reusable templates.
WELCOME BACK
Make todayremarkable.
LAYERSHeadlinePhoto gridWeather
Google Slides & Canva
Connect or embed the presentation tools your staff already knows.
Media library
Organize uploads, cloud links, YouTube, Microsoft 365, Dropbox, and approved shared media.
02
Deliver
Playlists & scheduling
Sequence content, honor native timing, schedule by audience, and preview the final playback decision.
MONDAY PLAYLISTMorning welcome8:00Daily news8:15Lunch menu10:30
MAIN CONTENT
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Layouts & zones
Combine primary content with clocks, weather, news, tickers, and other supporting zones.
Live streams
Play M3U and M3U8 sources with HLS recovery, readiness checks, and player-friendly reconnection.
03
Operate
Display command center
See what controls each screen, inspect health, identify a display, reload its player, or clear its cache.
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Main entranceOnlineHigh school commonsOnlineDistrict officeOnlineGym lobbyChecking in
Synchronized groups
Keep slide transitions together or apply per-display offsets to selected playlist items.
Alerts & live sessions
Give urgent communications and authorized live sessions the priority they need.
04
Govern
Approvals
Create review paths before shared content reaches production displays.
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Delegated access
Grant whole-display controls or limit a person to a named supporting zone.
Ownership & sharing
Keep personal, campus, and district content clearly separated and intentionally shared.
K12Cast around campus
Useful wherever the school day happens.
From the first family through the front door to the last event of the evening, every display can serve the moment and the space around it.
Illustrative school scenarios featuring K12Cast-style screen content.
Works with your ecosystem
Connect content without rebuilding it.
Google Slides
Canva
Microsoft 365
Dropbox
YouTube
M3U / M3U8
Weather
News & RSS
Beyond digital signage
Turn a display into a useful campus experience.
Room schedule panels, touch booking, QR reservations, event check-in, recognition displays, and interactive campus experiences run on the same managed player foundation.
School signage questions
What schools ask before getting started.
Can K12Cast display Google Slides and Canva presentations?+
Yes. Schools can connect or embed Google Slides and Canva presentations, along with Microsoft 365, YouTube, Dropbox, live streams, uploaded media, and content created directly in K12Cast.
Do we need to buy a proprietary media player?+
No. K12Cast runs in a modern web browser, allowing schools to use compatible smart TVs, Android devices, Chromebooks, tablets, and other equipment they already own.
Can a district manage multiple schools from one place?+
Yes. Authorized teams can organize displays by building and group, schedule district-wide or local content, delegate responsibility, monitor player health, and send urgent alerts from one platform.
Does K12Cast support emergency and priority alerts?+
Yes. Authorized alerts can temporarily replace scheduled content on selected displays, buildings, or the district, then return screens to normal playback when the alert ends.
Start today
Ready to see K12Cast on your screens?
Start with one display, one building, or a complete district trial.