Top 100 Products of 2008 Revealed by District Administration
District Administration magazine.

The Califone MP3 player has been selected for inclusion in the “2008 Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products” annual survey. Conducted by District Administration magazine, the 8101 was chosen for its ability as a solid resource that can further school district initiatives.

“This year we received a tremendous amount of product recommendations, making it very difficult to limit the list to just 100. The winning list contains products that our readers have successfully implemented at the district, school, and classroom levels. We hope that these products can help you manage your district,” says DA Editor Judy Faust Hartnett.

“We’re honored to learn the 8101 has been recognized by educators,” shares Califone VP of Marketing, Tim Ridgway. He continues, “Schools and districts across the country are looking for innovative ways to help burgeoning populations of ELL, ELD, and special needs students acquire literacy skills and we’re pleased the 8101 is helping them achieve their goals.” (more…)

Tabletop and Rolling Audio Pods™ offer all in one systems that help reduce classroom clutter.

Califone International, Inc., and Copernicus Educational Products, Inc., have partnered to provide teachers, media specialists, reading teachers, and school audiologists with two versions of customized tabletop and rolling carts for audio supplies. The Performer Plus™ Audio Pod and Spirit™ Audio Pods allow educators to organize listening center equipment, reading material and audio components in one convenient place. (more…)

Califone announced today it anticipates the use of classroom audio equipment to continue to grow. “Teachers and administrators have shared that they expect continued increases in the use of personal sound fields as well as classroom-wide audio amplification systems,” shared the company’s vice president of marketing, Tim Ridgway. Based in part on an online poll conducted for three months ending January, over 63.4% of respondents replied they expect the use of classroom audio-related technology to “increase significantly” from how much it’s being used currently. In addition, 18.3% of participants anticipate it to increase “only slightly,” while 11.8% expect it will stay “the same”. (more…)