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Vocal Strain in Teachers Leads to Chronic Voice Disorders—But It’s Preventable

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Tue, Mar 25, 2025

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Teachers experience voice disorders at a significantly higher rate than the general public. In fact, they’re nearly twice as likely as non-teachers to suffer from chronic vocal issues.

  • More than 50% of teachers say they suffer from hoarseness or vocal fatigue every
  • Approximately 58% have developed a voice disorder during their career.
  • More than 20% of teachers with chronic voice disorders have left or considered leaving the profession due to vocal strain.

And it’s no wonder. Teachers spend four to six hours a day—50-75% of their workday—speaking loudly. This is triple the two hours a day that professionals in other fields spend speaking, on average. In addition, classroom noise and acoustics generally force teachers to speak 10-15 decibels louder than their normal conversational voice.

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Topics: Classroom Audio, teacher microphones

Is This Thing On? A Classroom Mic Check

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Thu, Mar 20, 2025

Not all microphones are designed for classrooms. If yours is losing connection mid-lesson, picking up rustling from your clothing, or dying before lunch, you’re well aware of that.

The best classroom microphones are the ones we don’t notice—the ones that work reliably in the background, actively preventing the pitfalls that get in the way of learning, such as…

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Topics: Classroom Audio, teacher microphones

Exciting News: Our Blog is Moving to a New URL!

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Wed, Mar 19, 2025

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We’re excited to share some big news with you — on March 20th our blog is moving to a new URL!

As part of our ongoing effort to improve your experience and make it easier for you to access our content, we’ve upgraded our site and given it a fresh new home. While the content you love will remain the same, the new URL will provide a smoother, more efficient browsing experience.

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Topics: Boxlight, ConnectWithBoxlight

GAP Funding Brief: Essential Information for Schools - March, 2025

Posted by Dr. Don Gemeinhardt on Tue, Mar 18, 2025

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Topics: Funding, education funding, grants, Grants Assistance Program

15% of Students Have Hearing Loss. Are Your Classrooms Equipped to Help?

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Thu, Mar 13, 2025

“When students can hear every word clearly, they engage more, retain more and ultimately succeed more,” said Jaime Mendez, Boxlight’s Regional Vice President and Application Engineer, during an Education Talk Radio podcast with Larry Jacobs. 

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Topics: Classroom Audio, Podcast, audio solution, accessibility, hearing

Classroom Audio May Impact More Than You Think

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Wed, Mar 5, 2025

When we talk about student achievement, we often focus on things like curriculum and teaching strategies, but there’s an important component that’s often overlooked: how well students can actually hear their teachers.

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Topics: Student Engagement, Classroom Audio, Juno

Celebrating The First American Women in District Leadership

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Sat, Mar 1, 2025

In 1980, 49 out of 50 school superintendents were men. That gap has since narrowed a bit, but the numbers are still rather lop-sided. Today, 77% of the teachers in American public schools are women, but only 30% of the districts are led by a female superintendent.

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Topics: Education Leaders

WEBINAR: Find, Design, and 3D Print— Creating your own Classroom Manipulatives

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Tue, Feb 25, 2025

Join us February 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM PT for our next STEM webinar.

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Leveraging Technology to Meet Title I Priorities

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Mon, Feb 24, 2025
With ESSER funding expiring, many districts stand to lose substantial one-time federal aid, putting essential programs and technology investments at risk—but there’s hope for schools in economically disadvantaged communities. Title I can help bridge that gap by funding a wide array of services and solutions that have been shown to improve learning outcomes.
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Topics: Funding, ESSER

Visual EdTech is a Game Changer for All Students

Posted by Demetrius Handelih on Mon, Feb 24, 2025

Since interactive flat panels (IFPs) started replacing traditional projectors and whiteboards, they’ve become a classroom staple. The bright, intuitive, responsive touchscreen technology makes lessons far more engaging and collaborative than ever before, but their value goes far beyond lesson delivery.

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Topics: Interactive Whiteboard, interactive displays

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