A welcome screen that greets everyone at your front door
The main entrance is the first thing visitors see and the last thing students pass each afternoon. A welcome screen there can greet tonight’s concert crowd, share the week’s highlights and show off the people who make your school what it is.
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Why it matters
The front entrance says nothing about your school
Most entrances have a trophy case, a sign-in sheet and a few faded posters. Families arriving for a meeting see nothing about this week, and students walk past the same display every day. A screen gives the front door something current to say.
Ideas for Welcome Screen
Event-specific welcomes
Welcome the Northwood Band Boosters or tonight’s eighth-grade families with a slide set to play only that evening.
This week at a glance
Three or four highlights, from the food drive to Friday’s game, so families see what is going on.
Recognition from your Rocket site
Play a folder from your recognition site, such as this year’s inductees, with their photos and descriptions.
Time and forecast for waiting rides
Visitors waiting for a ride glance at the time and forecast and catch the next message while they are looking.
A QR code to read more
Guests can scan a QR code slide to open the screen on their phone and read at their own pace.
Student work and photos
Mix in art, science fair projects and photos from the week so the welcome feels like your school.
How it works with Digital Signage
Welcome Screen, step by step.
Three steps
Build a default welcome
Create a standing welcome with your logo, a campus photo and a recognition folder from your Rocket site, with no end date.
Layer in event greetings
Add a welcome for tonight’s event with a start and end time, and drag it to the front of the timeline.
Check it before guests arrive
Look at the screen’s preview in the editor, or copy the preview link and send it to the event host.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Welcome Screen tips
Put the greeting first
Visitors decide in a few seconds whether a screen is for them. Lead with the welcome and the event name.
Use the school’s own photos
Real students and real events beat stock images. Pull photos from your media library with permission.
Mind the glass doors
Ask facilities to check for glare from the entrance before mounting, since a washed-out screen gets skipped.
Refresh the default each season
Swap the standing slides in fall, winter and spring so regular visitors see something new.
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Questions
Welcome Screen questions
The entrance screen has a timeline of its own, so you can keep a standing welcome and add event greetings that start and end when you choose. It can play recognition folders from your Rocket site, photos, video, Google Slides and quick announcements.
Possibly. Send us the make and model of the TV and any player attached to it. We check whether it can run the Rocket app or take a Rocket Signage Stick in its HDMI port before you buy anything new.
No. A welcome screen shows messages to people walking past. If you want visitors to tap through profiles and records, History Showcase is the interactive option.
We quote it for the screen and setup you choose. A single entrance screen is a natural place to start, and your demo shows how a welcome goes on and comes off.
Your next step
Plan your Digital Signage.
We'll show how an announcement gets on screen and comes off again when the moment has passed.
