Expanded Uses for the Spirit™
Listening Center Use
Your Spirit™ can also be used as part of a classroom or
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Classroom-wide Applications
Schools are confronted with multiple audio issues affecting their teachers and students. A 1995 study by the General Accounting Office (GAO) found noise to be the single most prevalent problem in American schools. The Centers for Disease Control estimates up to 15% of the school age population have permanent hearing loss. As administrators strive to meet NCLB goals, they must also address groups with diverse needs such as ELL, ESL and
students with special needs. Teachers need to convey audio information to students in all of these groups in a clear, concise manner. Given that children have not yet cultivated listening skills like adults have such as blocking out background noise, they require a better
Our Classroom Infrared Audio System can help teachers teach and how students learn through two key features. Califone has eliminated interference and enhanced reception by doubling the amount of ceiling sensors found in a traditionally sized classroom. Twice the number of sensors as other systems means better audio coverage from the wireless mic. The second enhancement is the introduction of “array” speaker technology to classroom audio. Array speakers (such as what’s seen in concert halls) produce a different sound pattern than traditional ceiling speakers.
Instead of their broad indiscriminate pattern, Califone array speakers create a narrow band of sound that is focused directly at the students. By not bouncing random and confusing sound off the walls and windows, the array sound pattern improves the critical
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