Too much of a good thing? Not when it comes to headphones. Having a variety of different headphones to choose from for your classroom needs couldn’t be more beneficial. (more…)

A hometown tradition established nearly fifty years ago, the Cloquet Baton Twirling Squad based out of the Cloquet school district has always enjoyed strong community support. (more…)

Children go through a number of years when their reading ability is lower than their intellectual capacity. During this time, it is particularly important to read aloud to children and expose them to audiobooks. There are a lot of benefits to listening to audiobooks, including: (more…)

Here are some fun ways to encourage students to read more: (more…)

There are a variety of things in this world that call for some sort of protection. Our cars, our home, ourselves – so when it comes to audio visual equipment should protection come to mind? Well if you’re thinking about using multimedia players that feature the latest in technology, you’d better. (more…)

10th in a series about Multimedia Player/Recorders

Just when you thought you knew all there was to know about how your multimedia player works and what it can do, you discover that you’ve been proven wrong. And that’s a good thing. (more…)

One of the most common pieces of audio gear in every PreK-6 classroom is the multimedia player / recorder. While lots has been written about individual products, this series of articles has focused instead on different features and how they can help you in the class or outdoors. Taken together, they’ll hopefully provide you with a more complete overview of what’s possible.

• Play MP3 CDs With Ease
• Searching for Specific Content
• Making Digital Recordings with a Boombox
• Using the Performer Plus as a PA
• Enhance Learning by Recording
• Wireless Learning with Infrared Boomboxes
• Speed Learning by Slowing Down
• The Exterior Matters
• Using Boombox Outputs
• A Warranty Like No Other
• Encoding Digital Music

For more reading, visit the Future of Audio Series

Emerging classroom technologies are increasingly integrating the use of audio to help students. This collection of articles covers some of the most visible trends within classroom audio, both hardware and software.

1. The Future of Audio
2. Digital Audio Formats
3. Varying The Speed of the Digital Age
4. SD Cards
5. USB Driving Boomboxes

For more information about classroom media players, visit our series “An Intro to Boomboxes“