Learning a click away in Danville High School class
Read this article about the use of clicker or student response systems in the News-Gazette:
By Noelle McGee, The News-Gazette
February 14, 2009

Delivers mobility and used across the entire line of Califone UHF PAs

Califone announced upgrades to its two wireless microphones. Both the handheld wireless mic (Q319) and hands-free M319 beltpack transmitter have redesigned channel selector buttons and now include a screen so users can read which channel has been selected.

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One of the fastest growing aspects of 21st century education is the dramatic rise of distance learning. One recently released report estimated that more than 1 million students are now taking classes online – a 47% increase from the Sloan Consortium’s original K-12 study done two years earlier. “K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators” finds the vast majority of American school districts are providing some form of online learning and even more plan to do so within the next three years.

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Califone announced the launch of a new line of protective gear for students, educators, and professionals in industrial arts classes and other loud areas.

Promoting safe hearing practices in school and business environments, Califone International, Inc., announces a line of specially designed protection gear.  Ideal for school industrial art classes, such as metals or woodshop courses, each product is designed to block out potentially damaging noises. The line comprises two product categories, providing educators, students and professionals with a safety tool for managing listening habits. (more…)

Hardware Winners: Presenting Information More Effectively
By Angela Pascopella, districtadministration.com
January 2009

Comprehensive System Helps Administer Student Reading Activities

Read Right is launching a comprehensive (software and hardware) package to help administer its reading intervention program. Designed for teachers and reading instructors, the system helps manage student reading assignments as well as the downloading of reading materials and activities in up to twenty Califone MP3 Player/Recorders at one time for teacher convenience. In about a minute all of the students in a class period can have the unique book that they are reading written to the MP3 player so they can begin tutoring.

The MP3 system will directly upload the activity data (Student Tutoring time, Independent Reading time, and Critical Thinking time) that are tracked for each student for every class period during the day to an online monthly reporting application. The data can also be backed up to a flash drive and uploaded using a Read Right web form.

Read Right announced last year of its decision to integrate the Califone MP3 player into its innovative methodology for teaching reading. Based in part on the successful roll out of the award winning digital media player/recorder into its program, the development of theMP3 Systemwas a natural extension. The decision by Read Right last year to include the 8101 was the first by a supplemental publisher to fully integrate the digital media player as part of its program and offerings.