Yacker Tracker

by Learning Advantage

Product Features

• high quality
• Special outlet purchase.
• Classic design.
• 17" tall. Shaped like a traffic light.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 5.9 x 5 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001AZ2O2Q
• Item model number: 3030
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,253 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #42 in Home Improvement > Lamps & Light Fixtures > Specialty Lighting > Novelty Lamps
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

A great self-monitoring traffic light sound meter! This unique 17 1/8" traffic light is perfect for teachers to monitor noise levels in the classroom. The Yacker Tracker looks like a genuine stoplight and can stand on its own or be wall mounted; it's computerized with an adjustable sound level meter (effective from 40 dB to 120dB). The teacher sets the sound level and the green light stays lit until noise in the room goes beyond the set level, then the green light goes off and the light flashes yellow. When the noise level reaches 20 dB above set level the red light and siren sound come on. The user has the option of turning the siren sound off, which also makes this a great visual aid for hearing impaired students. Drama departments can incorporate this unit as a quiet signal to alert backstage cast members of inappropriate off stage noise. Intended for adult use in K-12 grades.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yacker Tracker, October 24, 2007

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D. Laramie (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quiet!, February 13, 2008

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jlr "redrobin" (midwest) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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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!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Need to control noise???, February 12, 2009

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Marilyn Janis Anderson "MJ" (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yacker Tracker (Toy)

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.