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Enhanced Audio Helps Teachers & Students Alike

Studies about classroom acoustics have shown that excessive noise and reverberation can interfere with speech intelligibility, resulting in reduced understanding and therefore reduced learning. In many classrooms in the United States, the speech intelligibility rating is 75 percent or less, meaning that listeners with normal hearing can understand only 75 percent of the words read or spoken. (more…)

Increasing Headphone Safety

Slotted earcup baffles add to the durability and longevity. 2nd installment of a series on headphones and headsets.

Whether for a language learning exercise or a differentiated group read-along for beginning readers, if the headphone or headset isn’t working properly, then everyone loses. Lost time from down equipment can be frustrating, costly, and can even delay the timetable of scheduled learning activities. Before the buy decision is made, one detail to consider that will reduce the chance of a broken headphone are protective slotted earcup baffles. (more…)


 
 
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