Technology in Educational Settings It May Already Be In Your Pocket or Purse
Dan Ostergren, Joseph Smaldino · 2012
Technology in Educational Settings is the theme for the Educational Audiology Association's Summer Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona in June, 2013. The program will be filled with valuable information, particularly because of the large increase in web- based tools that have been designed to address the needs of students, teachers, and educational audiologists. Yet, audiologists might be surprised to know that one of the most useful technology tools may already be in our possession: the smartphone or tablet computer, both of which have become ubiquitous in their penetration of the consumer technology market. Today, there are powerful applications (apps) for smartphones and tablets that address almost any task or query for information. This article will review the current ANSI Standard for classroom acoustics as well as focus on apps for smartphones and tablets designed for the measurement of classroom acoustics.