Skip to main content
Add as a preferred source on Google


Companies Donate Headsets for Game-Based Learning to Schools

Two audio visual supply companies jointly gave 70 headsets to Denver area schools in an effort to boost the schools’ use of game-based learning.

The companies, Califone International and Encore Data Products, gave the headsets to Rangeview High School in Aurora, CO, and Indian Peaks Elementary School in Longmont, CO. The gifts were presented during the 2016 ISTE conference, which took place in Denver.

Rangeview received the GH507 gaming headset, which has a detachable microphone and inline controls that unclip in order to access audio on multiple devices. Indian Peaks got the GH131 gaming headset with a lightweight design for transportable gaming. Both models were customized with surround sound that enables 3D sound effects. Both were made by Califone.

Califone makes audio equipment, wireless systems and multimedia products, primarily for the education market.

"This donation is part of our continued efforts to place the power of game-based learning in the hands of educators and students," said Califone Marketing Manager Scott Evans. "With the new headsets, students will have an engaging and immersive educational-gaming experience."

Encore Data Products manufactures audio visual equipment and technology accessories.

"We value the opportunity to give back to the schools and classrooms working hard to prepare students for the future," said Encore Data Products Marketing Director Sabrina Manno. "The headsets will help Rangeview High School and Indian Peaks Elementary School put immersive game-based learning into practice."

About the Author

Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.

Featured

  • abstract smartphone translucent screen displaying AI interface

    Apple Unveils Redesigned Siri AI

    At its recent Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced Siri AI, a redesigned version of its voice assistant that Apple describes in its own announcement as "a profoundly more capable and personal assistant." The update is intended to make Siri more conversational, more context-aware, and more useful across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro.

  • AI artificial intelligence interface over laptop keyboard

    Microsoft Drafts AI Code of Conduct, Emphasizes Human Control

    Microsoft has published a draft code of conduct that lays out how its homegrown AI models should behave, with human control taking priority over model capability, autonomy, and even task completion.

  • Blurred silhouettes of business people in a modern office with a glowing blue network overlay

    Open Secure AI Alliance Moving Under Linux Foundation

    Governance of the Open Secure AI Alliance has moved to the Linux Foundation, giving the initiative what the organizations describe as a neutral home for developing open source tools, shared standards and defensive practices. The Alliance was launched by NVIDIA in July to develop open security technologies for AI systems and agents.

  • Neon email icon hangs from chain with fishing hook below.

    Report Emphasizes Importance of Building a Security Culture

    While security teams have invested heavily in e-mail protection, endpoint security, and identity controls, new research from Fortra suggests one challenge remains difficult to solve: users.