There’s something to be said about having freedom and independence in our general lives but applying it to your classroom can be something quite special. No matter the quantity of students present in your class, the important thing is to educate them to the best of your abilities, albeit with some help here and there now and again. (more…)

The recent initiative of the “Listen to Your Buds” campaign was held in Washington, DC area school systems, and Califone was there supporting it. (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…)

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

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