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The 8100 is the only MP3 player which meets ASHA suggested listening levels
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Our MP3 player hosts an industry-first dual headphone jacks, making it ideal for learning centers, language labs and libraries because two students can share one device.
Its ambient noise-reducing headphone and volume limiting playback features meet standards recommended by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Unlike products purchased from consumer electronics stores, all Califone products come with our unique warranty, covering school, early childhood center and library uses.
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8101 MP3 Player/Recorder
Your Students Can Become Podcasters!
What would you say to a new MP3 player that has all the standard features you expect combined with several classroom specific elements and the rugged, classroom-ready construction and hearing safety protection you expect from Califone? Protecting students from dangerous hearing loss is important to us, so we are proud to announce the Califone model has
been designed as the first MP3 player/recorder with its playback volume not to exceed the 85dB recommendation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Our MP3 player comes with a built-in microphone, enabling student-created podcasting. Podcasting meets technology standards in many states giving students a new technology outlet to collaborate, publish, and communicate their ideas and projects. Students will have fun creating vocal recordings that can then be used to track their language and reading progress over time. The MP3 player is also ideal for nurturing language learning, working with belowgrade readers and listening to recorded books and music. Teachers are actively finding additional uses for MP3 players inside and outside the classroom.
Our 8100 is particularly helpful with special-needs students and with ELL/ELD students as it provides a personal and portable way to fast-track language acquisition or other necessary learning. An LCD screen displays the current track status, track number, total tracks, and track time allowing both instructors and students to stay on task. And with an eye to stretching your technology dollars, our MP3 player connects to
two headphones at one time so that students can partner with peers or parents for listening or recording projects. Another prominent safety feature is in its accompanying headphone, whose ambient noise-reducing earcups reduce distracting noise, therefore lessening the need to increase the volume. Not only does its mini USB connection allow quick transfers of digital files to and from a computer, the MP3 player automatically recharges the internal battery in 5 hours while it is connected
to the computer.
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Advocates for Safe
Listening Practices
Hearing loss can lead to numerous problems in school, such as difficulty with academic achievement in language arts, vocabulary, arithmetic, and problem solving. Califone believes part of its duty includes helping educators inform their students on how to responsibly use audio technology. Hearing loss can be caused by many factors, but one that has caught the attention of safe hearing advocates (with the recent rise in popularity of personal MP3 players) is Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. This condition results from listening for too long to audio that is amplified beyond decibel levels considered safe. Every day, students put their hearing at risk, often listening to audio above 85 decibels, which is the level hearing experts recommend not to be exceeded for prolonged periods. The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) recently found that 40 percent of students reported they set their music players’ volume too loud. All Califone headphones and headsets incorporate ambient noise-reducing earcups, which block external noise more effectively than the ear bud design, eliminating the need
to raise the volume. Califone designed its 8100 MP3 player to meet the ASHA recommended decibel level — the only manufacturer to do so
— through its innovative Sentinel™ technology. The company’s goal in creating the MP3 Player is to provide educators with an accessible technology that enhances instruction and prepares students for the 21st century. Students are increasingly comfortable with the technology of personal audio players, and Califone wants to ensure its MP3 player and headphones continue to set the education industry standard for technical innovation and student safety. To learn how to prevent NoiseInduced Hearing Loss & about ASHA’s safe hearing campaign, visit www.listentoyourbuds.org.
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Multimedia | Media Players
The Music Maker™ series is also available in learning center packages
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Media Players
Enhance the Sound of Active Learning — Safely!
From our flagship Performer Plus™, to the next-generation Music Maker™ USB, to personal
MP3 and CD players, Califone® has the media players that educators need to incorporate sound technology into the classroom and meet the differentiated learning styles of their students.
Designed specifically for school use, our media players — like all Califone products — are rugged, durable
and easy-to-operate, even for the littlest hands. Built beyond the industry’s most rigorous standards, our steel grille coverings protect the recessed speakers from damage. The tough ABS plastic exterior withstands inevitable impacts.
The Music Maker™ USB
Our new digital media player truly does it all. It supports the most popular audio media (CD/CD-R/CD-RW, MP3) and can play, record, or store to its 512 MB flash memory or to an SD card (not included). Giving educators a wealth of flexibility in how they use audio to support language acquisition, the Music Maker™ USB can be utilized by individual students working at classroom learning centers or as part of a presentation to as many as 75 people. The resulting digital file can be transferred through the mini USB port to a computer or media player and become part of a student’s formative assessments or even emailed home to their parents. Its built-in variable speed playback gives teachers the opportunity to slow down the audio playback so that students can distinguish tricky letter and word combinations. Whether they are native English speakers learning to read or ELL/ELD students mastering English, the ability to slow the delivery speed and repeat as often as necessary is a compelling feature of this digital wonder.
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