School signage gives announcements and school activities a place in the corridors, cafeteria, and reception area. A common-area TV can introduce clubs and upcoming performances. The cafeteria can show the prepared menu, while a visitor-facing screen can explain check-in and directions to a public event.
Better Signage runs your images and silent videos on physical Apple TVs connected to landscape HDMI displays. Manage the playlists in your browser and select the school TVs that should receive them. Standard plans include unlimited screens, so a cafeteria menu and a reception welcome can use different playlists.
Club announcements and school activities
A club notice can explain what members do, where the group meets, and how a student can ask about joining. A photograph of a robotics project or a poster for a drama production supplies context that a club name alone cannot. Prepare each invitation as its own image.
Use the common-area loop to introduce opportunities such as a library reading group, a student performance, or an approved school volunteer activity. Give the audience the participation route and meeting location. The TV can introduce the opportunity while the school's normal resources hold fuller instructions.
Cafeteria menus and dining information
Prepare menu images using information supplied by the school's dining team. Give the meal options their own space so students can identify them while waiting. A separate slide can explain meal service locations or a special dining event rather than crowding that information into the menu.
The cafeteria loop can combine the menu with school announcements suited to that area. For example, follow the meal board with a library activity and a performance invitation. Staff prepare and review the displayed food information; Better Signage plays the uploaded menu rather than connecting to a food service system.
Student projects, exhibitions, and school performances
A school screen can present work in a form people can understand without a teacher narrating it. An approved art image can include the project theme and medium. A captioned clip can show a model or finished design, with a short explanation of the assignment. Use material cleared for the audience who sees the TV.
An exhibition or performance notice can show what is being presented, its location, and the school's attendance instructions. A reception playlist might introduce the event before giving directions to the hall. Keep individual grades and student records in the school's private systems.
Visitor directions and prepared classroom materials
A reception display can explain the school's check-in process and show a map to a public meeting or performance. Use building and room names that visitors can match to the signs. During an open house, a prepared route diagram can identify the public destinations included in the program.
A classroom TV can have a separate playlist of teacher-prepared diagrams, opening prompts, or silent visual clips. A sequence of images could present examples for observation or discussion. Choose the order and durations for that activity; the playlist is a prepared loop rather than an interactive teaching tool.
Manage school displays with prepared files
Export bulletin artwork, menus, and diagrams as JPEG or PNG images. Upload school videos with visible captions; Better Signage converts video to H.264 MP4 and mutes playback. Finished files let the school use its own visual identity and approved wording.
Create the relevant playlist, select its paired Apple TVs, and choose Play to publish. You can send a school announcement to several displays or keep a classroom activity on its own TV. Each display needs compatible physical Apple TV hardware, and installation eligibility should be checked before a hardware purchase.
What to put on your screen
Common-area bulletin loop
A sample loop could combine a club introduction, a library activity, a performance invitation, and an approved student project. Give each activity its meeting or participation information.
Cafeteria menu sequence
Show the dining team's prepared meal options, then a separate image for service information or a school dining event. Use the cafeteria playlist for that location rather than placing the menu on every school TV.
Club project introduction
Use an approved project photograph with the club name and an explanation of its activities. Include where a student can ask about joining so the work has a clear connection to the invitation.
Student art display
Present an approved image of the work with its theme and medium. Group several related projects into separate images so the display explains the assignment without reproducing a classroom worksheet.
Open-house arrival board
Combine the school's public check-in instructions with a map of the program destinations. Follow it with room-specific notices when the event spans several spaces.
Classroom observation loop
A teacher could prepare a sequence of diagrams or captioned clips for a planned discussion. Set the item order and duration for that activity and send it only to the intended classroom display.
Set up your signage on Apple TV
Connect a compatible Apple TV to your landscape TV over HDMI. Install Better Signage, open the app, and enter its pairing code in your web dashboard. Give each screen a name that tells you where it is.
- Upload your finished JPEG or PNG slides and videos. Video conversion runs on our servers, and signage videos play silently.
- Arrange the files in a playlist and choose how long each item stays on screen. Build text and logos into your artwork, with room around the edges for the default crop-to-fill display.
- Select the Apple TVs you want to update and choose Play. The players download and check the media before starting the playlist. Send it again with Play whenever your content changes.
You need physical Apple TV hardware eligible to install Better Signage, running tvOS 26.5 or later. Internet is required for setup, downloads, and new publishes. Keep the app open on each player while it runs your signage.
Check the hardware and media requirements · Follow the Apple TV installation guide · Apple's HDMI setup guide
Common questions about schools
What is school digital signage used for?
Prepared bulletins, cafeteria menus, club introductions, event information, visitor maps, and approved student work displays. With Better Signage, these are image and video files you choose for each school screen.
Can cafeteria and reception TVs show different messages?
Yes. Build separate playlists and publish them to the selected Apple TVs. You can keep dining information in the cafeteria while reception shows the welcome and visitor directions. Standard plans include unlimited screens.
What hardware does a school display need?
A physical Apple TV on tvOS 26.5 or later that can install Better Signage from its App Store listing, plus a landscape HDMI display. You supply the hardware and internet for setup, downloads, and new publishes.
How much does school signage cost?
Free provides 50 MB of storage and unlimited screens at $0 per month. Standard paid plans start at $4.99 per month for 250 MB and also include unlimited screens. Apple TV and display purchases are separate.
Does it connect to student systems or automatic menu feeds?
No. Upload prepared public content and revise the files when information changes. Choose Play to publish the new playlist. Better Signage does not read student records, food service feeds, or school calendars.
Can it deliver school emergency alerts?
Better Signage has no alarm integration or emergency delivery guarantee. Use the school's established emergency communication channels. The signage playlist is for prepared images and silent videos.
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The Free plan is $0/month with 50 MB of media storage and unlimited screens. Paid plans add storage as your library grows. You supply the displays and Apple TVs.