With an fm system the teacher wears a microphone to capture their voice and the signal is then sent via the transmitter to the receiver which is placed either on the child s hearing aids or on an intermediate device.
Fm system for teachers.
The teacher s voice will sound the same no matter how far she is from your child.
Fm systems help your child in many ways including.
A microphone a transmitter a receiver learn more about connectline.
Letting him hear the teacher s voice.
As an itinerant teacher for students with hearing loss i often need a teacher friendly user guide to help my students teachers understand their fm system.
This transmission happens on reserved radio spectrum 216 217 mhz.
The use of wireless technology provides a multitude of benefits to students with and without hearing loss as well as to teachers but mastering the use of this technology takes some understanding and practice.
Fm listening systems let teachers talk into a hand held microphone which transmits the sound of the teacher s voice directly to a deaf or hard of hearing child s hearing aid.
The fm system comprises.
Hearing assistive technologies e g.
A transmitter microphone and a receiver.
Making the teacher s voice louder than other noises in the room.
Fm digital wireless and audio distribution systems are a means of addressing this issue.
Many retailers of products for deaf and hard of hearing people carry personal fm systems.
I created this one page guide which i give the teachers at the inservice at the beginning of the year.
The person speaking such as a teacher friend or family member wears the microphone portion of the fm system.
The receiver may be integrated into a pair of hearing aids or a set of headphones.
There are two basic components of a personal fm system.
Microphones for fm systems.