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With more schools and districts installing PAs to support streaming video, lcd projectors and connected computers, ISTE again turned to the leader of classroom audio amplification at its own conference, held this year in Philadelphia June 27-29th. (more…)

The movie industry celebrates its best and brightest this weekend, but we thought “why should they have all of the fun?” So cast your vote in the first annual “Oscarfone Awards”! (more…)

The annual National Title 1 Conference was held in Tampa, FL Jan 31 – Feb 3, 2011 and Califone was there to support it. (more…)

World Series for Educators

Bragging rights to determine who’s the best on the baseball field get under way Wednesday night. But we think educators should also receive  praise for what they do and have some fun at the same time, so here’s your own chance to vote for which team will win each game. (more…)

Ah, the wonders of technology. It’s funny now to think that picking up the phone to speak to someone seems like a lifetime ago. It wasn’t that long ago either that a certain phone company’s slogan was “Reach out and touch someone.” Fast forward to present day and technology is to today’s students what touch tone phones were to the rotary kind – innovative. (more…)

Wireless audio system allows teachers to tailor instruction for all students

Helping teachers to individualize instruction and meet the needs of all students, Califone International, Inc., launches its newest product designed specifically for use in educational settings, its Assistive Listening System. (more…)

The leading portable voice support for on-the-go presenters just got better.

Each version of the portable VoiceSaver has been upgraded with the new HBM319 microphone. The improved mic is lighter and more comfortable, has better sensitivity and enhanced frequency response, particularly in the range of the human voice. The result is better pick up and clarity, better for tour groups, extended presentations and classroom teachers. (more…)

1st in a series about new technologies for educational audio hardware

Technology. It’s ever improving and ever changing at an increasing rate of change and each generation has early, middle, and late adapters. This is just as true with audio-focused technologies used in schools. But regardless of how we’d classify ourselves on the spectrum, it’s no secret that the more we understand a technology and what it enables us to do, the more comfortable we become using it, which in this case means applying it to teaching. (more…)