The National School Supply & Equipment Association held its annual School Equipment and Supply conference in Phoenix, Nov 18-20th and Califone took the opportunity to connect with its partner resellers while showcasing new and upcoming products for the school and library markets. (more…)

Sometimes when you have equipment that you use on a daily basis, it can sometimes feel like a relief to know that it can do more than you had originally thought. Just like we as humans are able to multi-task, so can certain products. When audio visual products can add a benefit to a classroom environment and more specifically, to students with special needs, discovering how best to apply the newfound functions can be quite rewarding for all involved. (more…)

Teaching (younger) students about the importance of listening to headphones at appropriate volume levels helps them learn and establish lifelong listening habits. But if they’re still learning these habits while they’re using a listening center, why do some jackboxes have individual volume controls while others have a single control? (more…)

Everyone loves to hold onto treasured memories, whether it’s via video, pictures or audio recordings. But a recording is also a valued part of learning. Being able to record a student’s voice can provide an invaluable opportunity for them to catch up or excel in all kinds of activities. Using audio visual equipment to fulfill such a task can easily help them with language learning as well as help improve their reading skills. (more…)

10th in a series about classroom headphones and headsets.

The sense of hearing is used as much as if not more than any of the other senses by students to learn in school. But at the same time, it is also the one which students must be taught how to listen properly with headphones in order to avoid damaging their hearing. From a very young age, we are presented with multiple stimuli that could adversely affect our hearing and this continues throughout our entire lives. This could not be truer than in a classroom environment where audio equipment is within reach of students of any age. What can be done to protect children’s hearing as much as possible before it is too late? (more…)