Put today’s bell schedule where everyone can see it
Late starts, pep rallies and testing days each bring a different bell schedule, and the printed one by the door only shows the regular day. A screen can show the version that applies today and switch back on its own tomorrow.
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Why it matters
Odd schedule days leave everyone guessing
On a two-hour delay or assembly day, teachers project the schedule in class and students ask the office between periods. Substitutes have it worst, since they rarely get the email. One posted version in the hallway answers the question before it is asked.
Ideas for Bell Schedules
The regular daily schedule
Keep the standard period times on the timeline as the default, with large start and end times for each block.
Assembly and pep rally versions
Prepare the shortened schedule once and set it to play only on the day of the assembly.
Late-start and early-release days
Post the adjusted times the afternoon before, so students arriving the next morning already know the plan.
A/B or rotating day labels
If your school runs an A/B rotation, show which day it is at the top of the slide so students bring the right materials.
Lunch period assignments
List which grades or wings eat during each lunch block whenever a special schedule shifts lunch times.
The time right after it
Follow the schedule slide with the time slide, so students can work out how long is left in the period.
How it works with Digital Signage
Bell Schedules, step by step.
Three steps
Make each schedule once
Build the regular, assembly and late-start versions as slides, PDFs or a Google Slides deck, then keep the extras hidden until needed.
Set the date it applies
Give the special schedule a start and end on that day, and it comes off the screen when the day is over.
Unhide it on short notice
When the schedule changes the same morning, unhide the version you already made instead of building a new one.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Bell Schedules tips
Big times, few words
Period name, start and end. Students should be able to read a block from across the hall without stopping.
Label the day at the top
Say Assembly Schedule or Two-Hour Delay in the first line so no one mistakes it for a regular day.
Name each version clearly
Use plain item names in the editor, like Late Start Wednesday, so the next person finds the right one fast.
Check it from your desk
Before first bell, open the screen’s preview in the editor to confirm the right schedule is playing.
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Questions
Bell Schedules questions
You keep each bell schedule on the screen’s timeline and set the dates each one plays. A special schedule can start that morning and end that afternoon, so it is gone before the next regular day.
Yes. Staff update the timeline from a browser, and if the alternate schedule was made ahead of time and hidden, they only need to unhide it. Your demo shows how quickly an update reaches your screens.
Not always. Since each screen runs separate content, you might show the schedule in main hallways and the cafeteria and skip it in the gym lobby.
You need a screen in a busy hallway and the schedules you already use. Pricing is quoted for the screens and setup you choose, and we check whether your current TVs can run the Rocket app or a Rocket Signage Stick.
Your next step
Plan your Digital Signage.
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