"This Yacker Tracker is not being used as a toy but as
a tool in assisting classroom management in a kindergarten classroom. It does
everything I had hoped it would. When the red light goes off and the siren
sounds because the classroom is too loud, I don't have to say a thing. I would
suggest that some kind of consequence be associated with it, however. After
keeping it for a week for the children to get used to, I added a consequence
for each time the siren went off. If there is no consequence, it can become a
toy and the children will intentionally speak loudly to get it to go off
(especially when the siren is not on). I've found it a great help and no longer
have to have it on all the time."
D. Laramie
"This is really a great device for monitoring noise in
any environment. We are using it in a hospital setting to inform staff and
visitors when the noise level is too high. It is big enough to be seen and
small enough to move around. There is no argument about what is too loud and it
becomes the nagging nanny instead of some concerned person.
In conclusion, if you need to control noise levels and
constant reminders don't seem to work, give this thing a try. It doesn't care
if you give it a dirty look, it still flashes red and it won't go away."
Marilyn Janis Anderson
"The class loves the traffic light! They are always
asking to have it on. This lets the children monitor their own noise level. It
keeps me (the teacher) from saying "I think you are too loud" and
worrying that maybe I am in a glunky mood and a little more sensitive that day.
Now it is the traffic light that lets the kids know they are too loud. They
know that the yellow is a warning. If it goes to red they lose some recess
time. We brought this light up to the lunch room and all the teachers couldn't
believe how quiet the lunch room was. Both the young eaters and the older
grades were much more aware of their own noise. I recommend it to schools!"
jlr
"The Yakker Trakker takes the work out of quieting a
classroom. I teach high school math. When I first turned the machine on I
thought the siren was too soft but the kids absolutely hate it. If you set it
to 50 or 60 decibels it does go off with even a slight bit of noise. I use this
mode for a penalty. If the kids are being loud I set it to 60 for 2 minutes.
The yakker trakker will go off a lot in those two minutes but you will be
shocked at how quiet your class becomes after those 2 minutes. Classroom
talking is definitely a snowball effect. If you stop the momentum with the
yakker trakker it will soon die out. I do wish they made a 65 dB level because
I find that 60 is too sensitive and 70 is not sensitive enough. Other than that
I must say that I LOVE the yakker trakker. It has really changed my life!!! I
no longer find myself yelling at my period 5 class. If they are talking all I
have to do is start tracking the yacking. Thanks Yakker Trakker."
Jeremy
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