How One IT Director Prepped His District for Years of Change

Bob Fishtrom used the downtime of COVID-19 to rethink the use of ed-tech tools across 230 classrooms. Now, as schools enter a new era of uncertainty, the district technology director shares how careful planning can pay off.

Innovative Solutions to Combat Chronic Absenteeism in Education: Insights from Lisa DeLapo

Innovative Solutions to Combat Chronic Absenteeism in Education: Insights from Lisa DeLapo In this podcast episode, Jeffrey Bradbury and Lisa DeLapo discuss chronic absenteeism and how Union School District uses instructional audio technology to improve student engagement and classroom communication. Their conversation covers the four Cs of education while emphasizing the importance of listening to […]

Designed for Learning, Built for Safety: Sneak Peek of Skye Ranch School Featuring Topcat

Skye Ranch School opens Aug 2025 with Topcat instructional audio, enhancing teacher communication, student safety, and emergency response in every classroom.

Lightspeed Launches Topcat Cascadia: Networked Audio Solution for Enhanced Classroom Safety and Communication

Lightspeed's latest innovation to instructional audio in the classroom adds networking capabilities to popular product, helping create inclusive, engaging, and safer learning environments for K-12 classrooms

50 Predictions About What 2025 Will Bring to Edtech, Innovation, and Everything in Between

As education leaders look ahead to 2025, they predict schools will focus on tools that serve clear purposes and show measurable impact. Technology that supports teaching while meeting school safety needs will be essential, particularly as budgets tighten and districts evaluate their tech investments. Instructional audio systems represent this shift, as highlighted in new predictions […]

Better Human Teaching Connection – The Learning Counsel Podcast

Remember your favorite teacher? The one whose voice carried wisdom, encouragement, and energy? Now imagine them having to strain that voice every day, turning to write on the board while still trying to keep students engaged. In our latest podcast with The Learning Counsel, Lightspeed Technologies’ Tony Zeikle talks about an often-missed piece of the […]

How Instructional Audio Technology Can Reach More Learners

How Instructional Audio Technology Can Reach More Learners In San Jose’s Union School District, instructional audio technology is helping students be heard and engaged, even in large classrooms. Lisa DeLapo, Director of Instructional Technology, explains how Lightspeed’s system supports clearer communication, especially for English language learners, and increases student participation. This technology has improved vocabulary […]

THE Journal Names Lightspeed’s Cascadia Classroom Audio Distribution/Sound Enhancement Product of the Year

THE Journal Names Lightspeed’s Cascadia Classroom Audio Distribution/Sound Enhancement Product of the Year Cascadia’s Recognition Highlights Innovation in Classroom Audio Solutions TUALATIN, Ore., Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Lightspeed, a leader in instructional audio solutions that create equal access to learning, is proud to announce Cascadia, the company’s networked instructional audio platform, has been named Classroom Audio Distribution Product of […]

South Bay School District Engages Students Through Assistive Technology

All classrooms in San Jose’s Union School District are equipped with Lightspeed Instructional Audio Solutions. Lisa DeLapo shares her thoughts behind investing in the assistive instructional technology system as a Director of Instructional Technology. Video originally shared on NBC Bay Area local news – November 27, 2024

How Instructional Audio Systems Can Enhance School Emergency Communications

Campus Safety reports how Hart Public Schools & Lightspeed audio systems transform emergency response through integrated classroom communication technology.