Hear Ye at Safe Volume Levels
There are some things we take for granted and our ability to hear can sometimes be one of them. Teaching your students the importance of protecting their own hearing while simultaneously protecting it for them is not only the safest approach, but will also help prevent possible future problems in class.
You might come across certain students who are struggling to pay attention or follow along with classroom instruction. The problem could be their inability to properly hear and might be reason to suggest their hearing be tested. Detecting the beginning stages of hearing loss can also help identify what course of action must be taken to avoid further disruption in their learning process. Another step that would benefit all students is to supply them with audio visual equipment which deliberately takes hearing safety into consideration while they’re listening to audio books, learning a new language or how to read, or creating podcasts.
The Califone MP3 personal media player/recorder is the ideal device to assist your students with accomplishing these types of tasks but it does a whole lot more than that. While the MP3 player enables students to record and playback vocal responses, it also allows two students to listen to an audio book at the same time, and of greater importance is ensuring the volume levels they are listening to are not harmful. So you know you have determined the problem. The MP3 player has a solution.
The 8101 has two headphone jacks so multiple listeners can participate.
The MP3 player is the only one of its kind to have Sentinel™ technology that restricts the volume level from extending above 85 decibels, the maximum safety level recommended by the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In keeping with the same concerns as ASHA with regards to potential hearing loss and how to help prevent it, Afton Central School in Afton, NY implemented the MP3 player for its special education program. Having this special feature in a media player provides some relief to parents and teachers alike who look out for the well-being of young learners, and seeing that translate to improved concentration in the classroom overall is without a doubt a sound investment.
In addition to the MP3 player, Califone also offers the Sound Alert headphones and jackbox which alerts listeners and staff when the volume level exceeds 85dB.
