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Bruce Bebb

About Bruce Bebb

Currently Bruce is the Marketing Resource Manager at Lightspeed Technologies. He has been with the classroom audio company for over 14 years in various capacities including Sales and Marketing Manager and Marketing Communications Director. He was born in 1950 and raised in Portland, Oregon. He experienced some plush duty assignments while an Air Traffic Controller in the Air Force form 1969 – 1972. After attending Seattle Bible College he became an associate pastor at Grace Community Church in Tualatin, Oregon. He was Principal of Community Christian Elementary School for eight years in the same city. Interests include, photography of classic cars, racquetball, golf and an occasional ‘old school’ rock & roll concert. He’s been married to Marda, his teenage sweetheart, for over 38 years and has two wonderful daughters. He spends much of his free time with four grand kids fishing, hiking, flying kites at the beach and exploring the Columbia River Gorge. Improving the listening/learning environment in classrooms is extremely important to Bruce. He believes that classroom audio technology, although simple in concept, can have a profound positive effect on the next generation.

Sometimes You Gotta Do The Research

Research is a big deal when considering adopting technology for the classroom. Decision makers must consider several factors before committing themselves and their dwindling technology funds. Manufacturer’s claims are always suspect. If you’re as cynical as I am, even the testimony of other educators can be twisted. So what’s an educator to do? Continue reading

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Hearing 75% Is Not Enough

Watching some football yesterday (go Packers!), I became frustrated with my cable company. Every few minutes the picture would go pixel on me. That’s not big deal as I could still make out what was happening. What annoyed me most … Continue reading

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Your Attention Please

I’ve been in hundreds of classrooms and observed a lot of good teachers. I’m always impressed by their determination to reach every student in spite of the challenges which may include the learning space itself. Most classrooms are far from … Continue reading

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Greetings from Bruce

I’ve never considered myself a blogger, but given the opportunity to interact with educators from around the world is an opportunity I can’t pass up. I’m looking forward to sharing some relevant experiences but more important to me is hearing from you. Your insights and opinions are important, especially as they impact the next generation. Continue reading

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