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Califone announced results from two online surveys addressing the use of multimedia players in schools and libraries. A mainstay for classroom language learning, listening to audio books, story time and differentiated group activities, multimedia players are often called on to perform a number of additional tasks. (more…)

Smart document camera is the first of its kind with image recognition capabilities and integrates sound and links multimedia files for easy classroom use

Allowing educators and students to create and view full multimedia presentations, the Diggiditto Smart Document Camera from Califone International, Inc., delivers features ideal for classroom and school use. (more…)

Partnership with Twin Sisters Productions puts award-winning children’s music on the portable Califone device for educational use

Califone International, Inc., has partnered with Twin Sisters Productions, LLC, the leader in children’s educational music, to provide educators, reading specialists, speech pathologists, and students with access to award-winning children’s songs by preloading them on the Califone MP3 Player. (more…)

Califone offers its congratulations to School Aids, which announced the opening of their seventh location on July 13th. (more…)

18th in a series about portable PA gear and how to use them.

There are bigger, heavier speakers and there are lightweight hip-worn ones. Whether you’re in a classroom or guiding students on a field trip, a larger portable speaker can be too limiting or inconvenient. In each case, obtaining and keeping your audience’s attention is what is most important and can mean the difference between a mediocre or superior presentation. So what can you do? (more…)

17th in a series of articles about portable PA gear and how to operate them.

Quality presentation audio comes from quality portable PA systems. But beyond the capabilities of the system itself, is there anything presenters can do to further enhance the sound? Yes. There is a simple tip to better project the sound to an audience. The magic word is “tripod”. (more…)

Supports Launch by AV Cart Manufacturers Bretford & Copernicus

The use of learning centers, particularly in pre-k through early primary grades, has long been encouraged by teachers, reading coaches, principals, ELL & ESL professionals. Used as both a tool for socialization and for differentiated learning, Califone continues to work with an expanding number of influential manufacturers to launch additional learning centers which better support teachers and inspire creative student-based learning opportunities. (more…)

When Bretford launched its latest AV cart at Infocomm ’09, the PAL Presenter’s Assistant, its goal was to offer one of the first fully integrated carts supporting classroom multimedia presentations. The Deluxe version includes a 10-outlet electrical outlet, a TCDPT data pass through plate, and an industry first in an audio amplification component – the Califone PI30 Field Array Speaker. (more…)