Classroom AV Systems in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Built for teaching spaces
Classroom AV systems that innovate and educate.
Whether it's a K-12 classroom, a university lecture hall, or a corporate training room, we design AV control systems that a teacher, professor, or facilitator can run without ever opening a manual. Our in-house programmers build every interface around how the room is actually used, ensuring streamlined operation for all your AV equipment.
- Wired touch panels that run video displays and audio systems from one panel
- Custom Crestron and QSC interfaces built by our own programmers, not templates
- Lecture capture, video conferencing, and wireless presentation in one system
- Integration with building automation, electric shades, and lighting wherever you need it
An AV design process built around free consultation.
We take one-to-two weeks to create a custom AV design that's built around your classroom at no extra cost.
Consultation
Your assigned AV team works with you to define what the space needs.
Design
We design the system around how your space is actually used.
Installation
Once you approve the design, we seamlessly install and program it.
Support
We maintain AV support for your system for as long as you own it.
Integrated classroom tech
One AV system that connects to everything else in the building.
A modern classroom AV system rarely stands alone. It has to work alongside a building's automation, scheduling software, and even electric shades or lighting, and our programmers build the tie-ins so a one-touch panel can run all of it.
Treat control as an afterthought and you end up with juggling between three remotes, two logins, and an AV setup that nobody wants to use. Thalner makes managing your classroom AV system simple, seamless, and streamlined, so you can stay focused on your educational tasks.
- Manage your audio, video, and lighting all from one source.
- Ensure easy access and control for anyone operating your system.
Don't let AV technology get in the way of teaching
It's safe to assume teachers and professors are probably not the most tech-savvy when it comes to managing every detail of your classroom AV setup. With Thalner designing and installing your control system, they don't have to be.
We design and install classroom AV systems for K-12 schools, university lecture halls, and corporate training rooms throughout Ann Arbor and surrounding areas, ensuring your classroom technology makes sense the moment someone walks in and touches the panel.
A facilities director or IT administrator managing a building full of classrooms doesn't have time to train every new instructor or rotating staff member on a complicated system. That's the problem we solve: we build the interface around the room's daily use, not the manufacturer's default layout, so the tech gets out of the way and the lesson can start.
Classroom AV systems designed to work together
Our classroom systems are built on Crestron, QSC, and Extron, and every interface is written in-house by our own programming team rather than pulled from a manufacturer's template. That matters because a good system is one nobody has to think about. We've built rooms where a rack full of equipment sits out of sight and the only thing an instructor ever touches is a single wired touch panel that runs the display, the audio, and the video conferencing platform together.
Before any of that gets specified, our AV design & engineering team walks the room, asks how it's actually used, and designs the AV control system around that answer rather than resorting to a spec sheet. We've tied classroom control into building automation before, from electric shades to lighting, and we'll do the same for a boardroom or lecture hall wherever it makes sense.
60+ years serving Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Lansing classrooms
We've been based in the same building in Ann Arbor for 60 years, and for nearly 30 of those years we've been a strategic AV partner to the University of Michigan, working in lecture halls, research auditoriums, and training rooms all across campus. We've also built classroom systems for community colleges and K-12 schools throughout the area, specializing in future-proof university and corporate classroom AV systems rather than settling for modest, run-of-the-mill setups.
Our service area runs all throughout and beyond Ann Arbor, which puts Detroit and Lansing well within our reach along with the smaller campuses and districts in between. Our close proximity to your learning facility allows our team to be on-site for an AV walkthrough without a multi-hour drive attached to the quote.
Your education AV support team for life
Every classroom system we install comes with a one-year warranty, and most of our education clients move into an ongoing maintenance contract after that, whether that means scheduled visits or a firmware and system check once or twice a year. We also take over classroom systems that another integrator installed and no longer supports, which happens more often than you'd think once a school district or university has been through a few vendors.
If you're managing classrooms across more than one campus or location, our membership in the PSNI Global Alliance gives us a network of vetted integrators we can call on so you get one point of contact even when the work is out of state. That, along with free design work up front and our own in-house engineers and programmers, is why schools and universities that start with one classroom tend to call us back for the next ten.
If you're planning a classroom technology refresh or building out new facilities, reach out to us today to schedule an on-site AV assessment.
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