Key Considerations When Sanitizing Your Classroom Technology

Key Considerations When Sanitizing Your Classroom Technology A critical element in any effort to minimize the spread of germs is cleaning and disinfecting shared items regularly. In schools, electronics are some of the most shared objects. Here are some key considerations and recommendations for sanitizing your electronic devices.  First, be aware of the difference between “cleaning” […]

The 4 P’s of Presenting

The 4 P’s of Presenting Being an effective speaker is much more than flipping through a fancy PowerPoint filled with facts and figures. Good presenters are engaging, exciting, and connect with the audience while getting their point across. Whether you’re a traveling presenter who speaks at many conferences a year or someone who has does […]

How to Fund Your Classroom Audio Project

How to Fund Your Classroom Audio Project Finding funding for classroom technology or any initiative is challenging. As you’re looking to help students achieve academic success and develop a collaborative learning environment with classroom audio, here are some ideas on how to locate funds for your immediate needs, for the next school year, and beyond.  School District Funding  […]

Simi Valley School District shares the tremendous benefit to all students through instructional audio

Simi Valley School District shares the tremendous benefit to all students through instructional audio Communication between teachers and students has become more complicated, yet more important than ever. School districts across the country are reimagining the classroom environment during COVID and beyond. In this web series, administrators and educators from around the country share how teachers […]

Resources for Discussing Classroom Audio Benefits

Resources for Discussing Classroom Audio Benefits Bringing new technology into a classroom is rarely a simple process. Often, educators must work with administrative groups or other authority figures to get approval before equipment is even purchased. But before school leaders commit time, resources, and funding for new technology, they have to determine if it:  – […]

Breaking Down Invisible Barriers to Learning

Breaking Down Invisible Barriers to Learning The primary channel for learning is something that can’t be seen: listening.   In fact, children spend 75% of their school day listening. But research has verified that thousands of children are at risk academically from classroom audio inequality created by mild hearing loss, distance, and noise.  Mild hearing loss […]

Podcast: How to Enhance Listening in the Classroom and Why It’s Crucial to Student Success

Podcast: How to Enhance Listening in the Classroom and Why It’s Crucial to Student Success Technology is evolving at a more rapid pace than ever, but even in today’s digitally connected classroom, the primary way students learn is still through listening. However, this fundamental component of student engagement is often frequently overlooked. In a recent podcast […]

The Key Component That Might Be Missing From Your ELL Instruction

The Key Component That Might Be Missing From Your ELL Instruction Many English language instruction programs focus on tools for vocabulary and repetition and adaptation of standard EdTech tools to help support students who are non-native English speakers. They ensure the inclusion of both visuals and auditory tools so students are exposed to the language in multiple ways to […]

Helping Teachers Find Their Voice

Helping Teachers Find Their Voice Students spend the majority of their time listening–three-quarters of their day, in fact!–which makes it their primary channel for learning. But there are a range of issues that can interfere with that channel, from student hearing impairments to background noise that makes it difficult to understand even the speech they […]

Looking Back at Our 10 Top Blogs for Future Inspiration

Looking Back at Our 10 Top Blogs for Future Inspiration The new year brings fresh hope for the opportunities to come, along with the resolve to tackle challenges old and not yet accepted. This is especially true of educators, whose vocation is inherently focused on the promise of what’s to come. But a new year […]