New Website: Knowledge Leader

Get answers to your most important questions! Well, your important questions regarding classroom amplification. The new lightspeed-tek.com has been restructured to better serve our customers and those seeking knowledge regarding classroom amplification technology. One enhancement we are particularly excited about is the new comment feature of the site. This great feature allows our visitors to comment on the short, easy to read knowledge offerings that are available in the resources and research section of the site. So stop by, download some of the new knowledge offerings and leave your 2 cents!

Whitepaper: ELL Students and Classroom Noise

English Language Learners make up a growing percentage of the U.S. student population. Many ELL students are not able to achieve their potential simply because they are unable to clearly hear key word sounds in the spoken instruction. Classroom amplification technology is an effective intervention strategy, improving word recognition by ELL children up to 30%.

Tips and Tricks: Buying Consortiums

Bid and contract specialists at LightSPEED continuously strive to provide competitive pricing to school districts. One way we achieve this goal is by partnering with national and regional buying consortiums. This allows schools to conveniently purchase classroom amplification and avoid the bid process altogether.

A few benefits of purchasing through a consortium:

• > Reduce the time, effort and cost of purchasing technology by eliminating the need to bid.


• > Buying consortiums require the awarded vendors to offer their lowest prices available under a comparable bid-protected purchasing contract.


• > LightSPEED shipping and handling charges are waived as part of the buying consortium contract.

Voice Amplification: A Big Hit!

Edin, Oklahoma
- It's time to say goodbye to one longtime classroom complaint. "‘I didn't hear you' I don't hear that anymore," Glenwood Elementary School kindergarten teacher Peggy Kenaga said. That's due to the small silver microphone, decorated with purple and clear rhinestones, hanging around her neck and it's been a big hit with both teachers and students. "It's like Surround Sound in the classroom," said Marilyn Mitchell, Glenwood third-grade teacher. Mitchell especially likes the fact her students can use the second microphone that came with the system. She uses it in daily class activities, like reading lessons. The student answering a question gets to speak into the mike, amplifying his or her voice so the entire class can hear.

LightSPEED Events: Tradeshows

LightSPEED Classroom Amplification Consultants would like to meet with you and answer your questions! Be sure to drop by our booth at one of these upcoming events and listen to the new all-in-one REDCAT, and learn how classroom amplification is improving reading skills and academic achievement in schools around the country.

National Tradeshows

• > February 14-17th AASA (American Association of School Administrators) Tampa, FL
• > February 22-24th NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals) San Antonio, TX