Audio system amplifies an elementary school’s transformation of traditional library into a makerspace WITH THE TOPCAT AUDIO SYSTEM, STUDENTS GAIN CONFIDENCE AND ENHANCE 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS The library at Mountain View Elementary School, home of Mountain View interactive technology (MViT), in Simi Valley, CA, looks much different than the traditional library. Instead of rows upon rows of books, desktop computers, and desks, the school has transformed the once individually focused workspace into a collaborative makerspace complete with materials as low-tech as cardboard and as high-tech as the Topcat audio system by Lightspeed Technologies. The environment is designed to encourage students to use their imagination to create new products, explore technology, and practice the 4 C’s o

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