Silent Light - Classroom Timer and Decibel Meter app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Top Storey Apps Limited
First release : 24 Jul 2013
App size: 16.11 Mb
“Fabulous classroom resource! Simple to use, subtle in the classroom- yet extremely effective. My class environment has changed dramatically since using it”
— Treena K. - Year 4 classroom teacher.
Maximise concentration and focus in your classroom. A silent ally in effective classroom management, Silent Light can create calm and clarity in your learning environment. An exciting addition to your teacher toolkit, Silent Light gives instantly accessible feedback on the noise level in your class with beautiful, clear artwork and subtle audio cues. Set optimum sound level goals together and help your students manage their own learning. Silent Light shows the decibel level in your learning space with an easy to understand traffic light system, which you can share on your projector or TV.
Research shows* that today’s children, because they are neurologically immature and lack the experience necessary to predict from context, are inefficient listeners who require optimal conditions in order to hear and understand. Those who continually miss key words, phrases and concepts because of poor listening conditions are significantly disadvantaged.
Silent Light uses your device’s microphone to monitor noise, signal trigger points and empower learners to manage their environment for optimum learning. Silent Light is intuitive, ignores extraneous sound and gives students useful feedback on how they’re working.
Silent Light is created by teachers who use it every day in their classrooms.
Download Silent Light today, forget about focussing on noise and concentrate on the business of teaching effectively.
- Share on your projector or T.V. through an Apple TV or connection kit
- Share your learning intention or class goal on screen
- Silent Light is a Universal App, so it will happily run on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad
* See http://www.oticon.org.nz/pdf/ClassroomAcousticsReportprintedversion.pdf
Latest reviews of Silent Light - Classroom Timer and Decibel Meter app for iPhone and iPad
The app and idea are great. It worked one time for me during centers, but when I went to use it today I kept getting an error message about the app accessing the microphone. I checked my settings and the microphone is allowed for this. I would like this to be fixed because I want to keep using it.
The noise monitor is great, but when you say timer, I think of a countdown timer, and with the numbers in the center, it makes it look like it could be that. If it had a countdown timer or the option for it it would be 5 stars.
I have a class of 24 second graders. This is the rowdiest group Ive ever taught in 15 years. I found this app and use the point system with my Dojo points. It is still a work in progress but I love this apps format. It is very user friendly. And worth the price.