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SMART Announces Next Generation Classroom Amplification Systems
Published Jan 27, 2011
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SMART Technologies announces the SMART Audio 340 and 360 classroom amplification systems. With speakers installed throughout the classroom, the 340 and 360 systems amplify teacher and student voices, reducing teacher vocal strain, and ensuring that everyone can clearly hear what is being said from anywhere in the room. SMART Audio 340 features seamless integration with SMART Notebook collaborative learning software.
Touching the SMART Audio icon found in SMART Notebook software brings up an intuitive user interface that enables educators to control up to five separate audio inputs with the touch of a finger.
Adjusting the volume is quick and simple, saving valuable class time while maintaining lesson flow. SMART Audio 360 is designed for educators who do not currently use SMART Notebook software. The system includes a wall-mounted control unit that features an LCD screen and control dial that enables users to access and adjust settings.
Both the SMART Audio 340 and 360 classroom amplification systems are expected to begin shipping globally in the summer of 2011.
The 340 and 360 systems include a wireless infrared microphone that can be used by either the teacher or the students; four speakers; a control unit that provides a USB interface to the computer; and a room module that combines an amplifier and an infrared sensor.
Additional wireless infrared microphones are also available. Both classroom amplification systems integrate with existing school infrastructure, such as paging and intercom systems and room control systems. Paging input is built into the classroom amplification system’s room module, which enables school wide announcements to be broadcast through the system’s four ceiling or wall mounted speakers.
Many students struggle in the classroom simply because they cannot hear the teacher while teachers often struggle to speak above the normal classroom noise,” says Nancy Knowlton, SMART’s CEO. “The next generation of SMART Audio offers two alternatives each providing an easy to use solution for educators to improve student attentiveness and engagement and decrease teacher vocal chord strain.”
Pricing and availability:
The suggested list price for the SMART Audio 340 classroom amplification system with no speakers included is £799 in the United Kingdom and €875 in the rest of Europe. The suggested list price for the SMART Audio 340 amplification system is £899 in the United Kingdom and €999 in the rest of Europe. The suggested list price for the SMART Audio 360 classroom amplification system with no speakers included is £1,049 in the United Kingdom and €1,175 in the rest of Europe.
The suggested list price for the SMART Audio 360 amplification system is £1,149 in the United Kingdom and €1,299 in the rest of Europe. Prices outside the United Kingdom and Europe vary by country and may include applicable taxes, duties and import costs. Information on suggested list price and special pricing for education, where applicable, is available from local authorized SMART resellers.
Both the SMART Audio 340 and 360 classroom amplification systems are expected to begin shipping globally in the summer of 2011.
About SMART:
SMART Technologies is a leading provider of collaboration solutions that transform the way the world works and learns. We believe that collaboration and interaction should be easy. As the global leader in interactive whiteboards, we bring more than two decades of collaboration research and development to a broad range of easy to use, integrated solutions that free people from their desks and computer screens, so collaborating and learning with digital resources are more natural.
For more information:
Zaib Shadani
Consultant
The Portsmouth Group
M: 050 9116138
L: 04 3693571
E: zaib.shadani@theportsmouthgroup.com
Laurie Long
Senior Public Relations Specialist
SMART Technologies
T: +14034075085
E: LaurieLong@smarttech.com
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VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
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