Shintaro Lightweight Headphones & Headsets
from $10.86 ex GST
($11.95 inc GST)
Lightweight classroom headphones and headsets at a price that works when you're buying for a whole room. Light enough for young students to wear through a full session, simple enough that there's nothing to explain, and available with or without a microphone so one product line covers your listening stations and your speaking tasks.
Choose your combination:
Listening only — for listening posts, reading corners and independent work
Boom arm microphone — an adjustable arm that sits near the mouth, best for recording and assessment
In-line microphone — built into the cord, less to break in shared use
3.5mm or USB-C — 3.5mm for older laptops and audio players, USB-C for newer Chromebooks, iPads and Windows devices
Across the range:
Volume control on every model
Adjustable flexible headband sized from lower primary upwards
Stereo sound suited to literacy, phonics and language activities
One note on connectors: the 3.5mm boom-mic model uses two separate plugs, one for audio and one for the microphone, so it suits older desktops with two sockets. The 3.5mm in-line model uses a single combo plug that works with modern laptops and tablets. Class quantities available on a school purchase order.
Shintaro Noise-Cancelling Mic Headset — 3.5mm
$22.68 ex GST
($24.95 inc GST)
A classroom headset with a noise-cancelling microphone — built to pick up one student's voice clearly while filtering out the twenty-four others in the room. That matters most during speaking assessments, oral language tasks and EAL/D recording, where background noise on a recording can cost a student marks that have nothing to do with their speaking.
What's included:
Over-ear stereo headset with in-line noise-cancelling microphone
Single 3.5mm combo jack — works with modern laptops, Chromebooks and tablets that have one headphone socket
In-line volume control within reach mid-task
40mm drivers and an adjustable headband
Where it earns its place:
Speaking and listening assessment
Language recording and pronunciation practice
Online lessons, video calls and library workstations
One thing to be clear about: the noise cancelling is on the microphone, not the earcups. It cleans up what the student sends, not what they hear. If you need quiet for the listener, look at a listening-only model in a quieter corner of the room instead. Class quantities available on a school purchase order.
Shintaro USB-C Headset with In-Line Mic
$29.95 ex GST
($32.95 inc GST)
A USB-C headset with an in-line microphone, supplied with a USB-C to USB-A adaptor — so the same headset works on newer Chromebooks and iPads and on older lab desktops. For a school running a mixed device fleet, that adaptor is the difference between one order and two.
What's included:
Over-ear USB-C headset with in-line microphone
USB-C to USB-A adaptor for laptops and desktop PCs
In-line controls within easy reach mid-task
What it's for:
Oral language tasks, EAL/D recording and speaking assessments
Online lessons and video calls where a clear microphone matters
Shared computer labs and one-to-one device programs
USB-C carries audio digitally rather than through the device's headphone circuitry, which usually means a cleaner recording — worth having where student speech is being assessed. Class quantities available on a school purchase order.