Enhance the Learning Experience with Lightspeed Classroom Audio Technology
Hearing is the primary channel for learning. The more children hear the better they learn.
Classroom Audio Technology (CAT) has been employed for over 20 years to enhance listening and learning environments. This technology is designed to provide a high level of speech intelligibility and evenly distribute sound throughout the classroom, helping teachers and all students benefit from the amplified learning environment.
Lightspeed is a leader in this field, providing audio instructional solutions that strengthen the connection between teachers and students, enabling everyone to participate better in the learning experience. Teachers wear a lightweight, wireless microphone and can project with clarity through several Lightspeed devices. Communication Company is a proud Lightspeed partner, employing the latest innovations in sound reinforcement solutions.
The Goal of Lightspeed’s Classroom Audio Technology
Young children spend 75% of their school day involved in listening activities. Their primary channel for learning is hearing. For maximum learning to occur, the teacher’s voice must be highly intelligible to every child. Younger children’s lack of experience and knowledge of speech and language makes them very dependent on the soft, subtle consonant sounds that make up the critical elements of word recognition.
The goal of Lightspeed’s Classroom Audio Technology is to enable every child in a classroom to hear all the speech components of the teacher’s voice, no matter where a child is seated relative to the teacher’s position in the room. A teacher survey shows classroom audio systems are perceived to be more valuable than most traditional audio/visual equipment.
Research has also indicated much broader improvements due to Lightspeed’s CAT, including:
High ambient noise levels are easily overcome
30% of K–6 children hear their teacher significantly better
Attention and on-task time improve
Class interaction and participation increases
Classroom stress is lowered, and fewer behavior problems
Teacher absenteeism due to voice fatigue and throat illness is almost eliminated
Academic test scores improve
Children for whom English is a second language can experience over 30% improvement In word/sentence recognition
Children with other learning disorders can benefit
Learn About Lightspeed Products
One of the essential products offered by Lightspeed is Redcat, an easy-to-use, all-in-one classroom audio system with an integrated receiver, amplifier, and speaker. With Redcat, teachers can adjust volume levels using the intuitive interface and quickly switch between classrooms or multiple speakers without complex setup procedures. This type of system also provides superior sound quality for two-way learning, including remote applications, through its built-in amplifier and speaker array.
Topcat is an in-ceiling (or wall-mountable) sound system from Lightspeed that can help boost listening and learning experiences in classrooms. Topcat combines flat-panel technology for speech clarity with a cone speaker for full-range multimedia sound — with no long cable runs or ceiling clutter. Topcat also interfaces with various life safety solutions, including paging priority, fire alarms, and alert notifications, ensuring building-wide communication and triggering alert notifications directly from the teacher’s microphone when required.
The 975 system is one of the most powerful systems from Lightspeed. It offers superior sound quality with its two-way loudspeaker system and is available in multiple speaker configurations to accommodate a range of ceilings, room shapes, and sizes. The 975 provides a comprehensive wireless range with no audio dropout. Multiple audio inputs allow the 975 to integrate with laptops, mobile devices, interactive displays and panels, assistive learning devices, and remote learning applications. Similar to Topcat, the 975 also integrates with life safety solutions.
Activate and Pods allow teachers to listen to small group collaboration, revealing critical insights into instruction without interfering with the student-group dynamic. With real-time feedback in the learning process, teachers gain the insight needed to activate learning for every student. Teachers can monitor each group and reinforce and redirect when needed. For insightful moments, the teacher can capture video and high-quality audio for evidence of learning or instructional material. The Activate app overcomes a normal device’s ability to capture quality audio from a distance, making it was for teachers to record lessons and share techniques with peers.
Lightspeed Mobile PA is a portable, all-in-one instructional audio system that extends the learning environment beyond the classroom and engages students with exceptional audio quality and ease of use. Its potential for application is broad, including PE classes, bus boarding, field trips, lunchrooms, outdoor activities, parent meetings, and more.
T3 tap-to-talk student microphones make it easy for students to be heard by their peers and teachers, whether the learning environment is in-class, remote, or a hybrid of both. Students simply tap the button to talk, and they can be heard in the room through the classroom speaker and by their peers in remote locations when integrated with the teacher’s computer or interactive display.
Allow Communication Company to Help
Communication Company is a proud partner of Lightspeed, which has brought robust instructional audio solutions to K-12 classrooms worldwide for more than 30 years. Each product inspires communication and collaboration by delivering crystal-clear, low-volume, and highly intelligible sound.
Contact Communication Company today to learn more about our solutions for several learning environments, including whole-group and small-group instruction, and support for distance and hybrid classrooms!