Educators can choose from a variety of paid and free noise meter apps to help measure classroom sound levels and keep them in check. The visuals in the apps range from stoplights and bouncing balls to ...

Silent Light - Classroom Timer and Decibel Meter is a new app from the folks at Top Storey Apps. It was written by a pair of teachers for teachers to use in the classroom or homeschool environment.

In the classroom, decibel levels can gradually increase without us realizing it, until they begin to affect the atmosphere: more difficult communication, nervous irritation, reduced concentration, etc ...

Schools can be noisier than many think, but for those who struggle to hear, technology can help teachers communicate better and live healthier lives. Teachers are communicators. But they can’t ...

It’s easy to understand why learning may suffer when the teacher’s voice has to compete with a passing 747, but emerging research suggests that quieter noises can have varied effects on student ...

EINSTEIN THE SECOND: Taranaki young scientist Jamie Fenton, 16, has invented a traffic light device to help prevent preschoolers going deaf at child care. Photo: CHRIS HILLOCK / Taranaki Daily News A ...

A gadget that can prevent preschoolers from going deaf at child care, due to exposure to excessive noise, has vbeen developed by a 16-year-old Kiwi student. A gadget that can prevent preschoolers from ...

She studied the impact of noise on health and classroom learning and helped impose stricter regulations in New York City.

Learning depends on listening. But classroom noise pollution is making hearing in the classroom harder. Finding simple and effective ways to dial down classroom noise levels can help increase focus ...