York Region District School Board

1,300+ Airtame devices deployed across 210 schools
130,000 students supported daily with seamless screen sharing
Drastic reduction in IT workload — “15 minutes a week” to maintain the entire Airtame fleet
Now using Airtame for screen sharing, digital signage, and emergency alerts

Challenge

With more than 130,000 students and over 210 schools, York Region District School Board (YRDSB) needed a consistent and reliable way for teachers and students to present and collaborate in classrooms of every size.

Before Airtame, screen sharing was entirely wired. Teachers relied on cables running through ceilings, outdated VGA/HDMI adapters, and fragile connections that often broke or failed mid-lesson. These technical frustrations had a direct impact on classroom management and student engagement.

“Before Airtame, there was never a guarantee a teacher could get a good session to present. Incompatibility was a big issue — it was unreliable and expensive to fix.”

Rob Cover

Assistant Manager, School Technology Operations

YRDSB

Solution

YRDSB standardized Airtame across its district as part of a broader initiative to define a “technology blueprint” for every classroom.

Each room now features Airtame as a standard display option, alongside projectors, iPads, and Chromebooks — giving teachers and students the flexibility to share any device, wirelessly and instantly.

Universal screen sharing: Airtame’s device-agnostic design lets teachers and students display from iPads, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs without adapters.
Digital signage: YRDSB’s district-wide signage solution now runs on Airtame using Google Slides for school communications.
Emergency alerts: Select schools are testing Airtame’s emergency alert functionality to support campus safety.
Centralized management: With more than 1,300 Airtame 2s and 70 Hubs, the IT team uses Airtame Cloud to organize devices by location, apply naming conventions, and manage them remotely.

“Teachers loved it. It just made life so much easier. You have an app, you follow what the screen says, and you’re connected — easy peasy.”

Rob Cover

Assistant Manager, School Technology Operations

YRDSB

Results

Airtame has transformed classroom presentation and communication across York Region’s schools.

Simplified teaching: Teachers can now focus on students, not cables or compatibility issues.
Improved collaboration: Students share their screens to present work, fostering more interactive lessons.
Virtually zero IT burden: The district’s 1,300+ devices are so stable that IT spends “maybe 15 minutes a week” managing them.
Scalable, future-ready tech: New Airtame features — like improved signage, alerts, and PoE support — continue to enhance classroom and meeting spaces.

“Teachers loved it. It just made life so much easier. You have an app, you follow what the screen says, and you’re connected — easy peasy.”

Rob Cover

Assistant Manager, School Technology Operations

YRDSB

Looking ahead

YRDSB continues to expand its Airtame use — integrating Canva for educational videos, emergency messaging, and interactive digital signage to enrich curriculum delivery.

Rob Cover is also enthusiastic about Airtame 3’s potential to make every conference room video-ready, praising its compact design, dual HDMI outputs, and built-in PoE:

“I believe you have a hard winner here. I think you’ve got a rock-solid product, and I would have no hesitation recommending Airtame in any educational environment.”

Rob Cover

Assistant Manager, School Technology Operations

YRDSB

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