The Acoustical Society of America has issued a policy statement that advises schools not to use sound-amplification systems in their efforts to overcome noisy conditions in classrooms. The Acoustical ...

Classrooms can be noisy places. Any teacher who leaves work with a sore throat knows this, and research from audiologists and speech-language pathologists backs it up. But because people can’t see ...

The Calypso School First Foundation, the philanthropic arm of education technology developer Calypso Systems, has announced the recipients of the 2009-2010 Be Heard | School Grant. The Heard | School ...

Classroom sound amplification systems can make a difference in academic performance as well as the number of referrals to special education programs. There are many possible interventions that can ...

Corrected: The article should have said that Judy Johannes, the director of special education services for the Oconto Falls, Wis., schools, did not know exactly why special education referrals in her ...

Learning depends on listening. But classroom noise pollution is making hearing in the classroom harder. Finding simple and effective ways to dial down classroom noise levels can help increase focus ...

In the classroom, decibel levels can gradually increase without us realizing it, until they begin to affect the atmosphere: more difficult communication, nervous irritation, reduced concentration, etc ...

As schools and districts rush to “reopen” during the pandemic, one immediate goal is to equip classrooms with audio and wireless microphones for the teachers so students in class or attending remotely ...

Active-learning pedagogies have been repeatedly demonstrated to produce superior learning gains with large effect sizes compared with lecture-based pedagogies. Shifting large numbers of college ...

Surprise students with the clarity of the Sharp/NEC NP-M430WL M Series DLP classroom projector, built to last 15 years. Laser projectors are quickly becoming the norm in schools and boardrooms across ...