Sometimes a product can seem so commonplace that we presume to understand all of its functions, only to learn that’s not necessarily the case. A classroom multimedia player might be one such product. (more…)
Lots of choices go into purchasing a car such as what you can afford, the gas mileage expected, two or four doors, and which safety features to include are just some of the considerations. Purchasing classroom or library audio equipment that’ll used by children similarly involves making choices, and looking at safety features should be some of them. (more…)
Added convenience in a product is certainly an appealing factor when deciding which media player to purchase for your classroom. Once you figure out what basic functions you need from a player that you can apply to your curriculum, the little ‘extras’ can make quite a difference in your school day as well as those of your students. You know that you can find a media player that can play cassettes, CDs and have AM/FM radio. What you need to ask yourself now is this: What more can my media player do for me? (more…)
Do you own a Global Positioning System - let along used one in class? If you don’t own one, you’ve probably heard of one benefit of it – to guide you to a specific location. Well, consider the tape counter an old school type of GPS that leads you to the exact spot you need to arrive at within the audio curriculum. (more…)
Posted on March 1st, 2010 and is filed under Media Players.
Weber School District Engages Students with Interactive Resources
The staff at Weber School District (WSD), located north of Salt Lake City in Ogden, Utah, takes pride in making technology and digital resources available to its students across the curriculum. Administrators are committed to providing educational experiences that prepare each student to enter the workforce with the skills they need and the motivation to become life-long learners....[more]
Teacher Reports
DVDs
I was very impressed with the Califone DVD-105. In my work, I am very hard on DVD players, expecting them to perform far beyond what the average consumer player can handle. The DVD-105 is rugged and capable of executing complex decodes that many players cannot accomplish. Further, the playback quality......[more]
Multimedia Players
We purchased the Music Maker Plus™ because some of the grade 10 English course materials are on tape or need to be taped....[more]
Multimedia Players
The Spirit™ media player is usually used by our 2nd graders as a Listening Center with earphones but sometimes is used to provide mood music for Writers' Workshop....[more]
Multimedia Players
Our high school Vocal classes needed multimedia players that include a full-function tape and CD player. The Music Maker Plus gives the flexibility and quality sound playback they need....[more]
Record Players
I can use all my old albums with the Califone 1005 record player. I home school my daughter and we are learning classical music....[more]
Blow Out Sale!
We are offering unprecedented bargains on limited quantities of these discontinued items. Available on a first come, first served basis...[view]