Sony Virtuoso™ Instructional Control Software

Proven Digital Language Lab Technology

The Sony Virtuoso™ Instructional Control Software combined with the Soloist® Digital Comparative Recorder Software provides a fully digital software-based language learning solution. This technology is widely used with hundreds of systems in educational and government language programs across the United States. Virtuoso Software is the teacher’s interface in the Virtuoso/Soloist Language Learning System. The classroom layout and student positions are graphically represented. Intuitive on screen controls provide a smooth work flow enabling quick transition between activities to maximize class time and student learning.

Scalable Technology with Flexibility to Change as Your Needs Change

Virtuoso DE enables an instructor at one physical location to conduct a class in their Virtuoso digital language lab as well as connect to, control and interact with students in a Virtuoso lab at a separate location. This is a great option to share teaching resources and expand your language program offering across a campus, district, or anywhere! Virtuoso ASL adds another dimension, including video as well as audio communication between instructor and students. A great interactive tool for American Sign Language and Interpreter Training Programs, students can work together “visually” using high quality video cameras.

Virtuoso Major Represents the pinnacle in digital technology for language learning. It offers students so many options for learning with other students and independently, and provides optimum flexibility for the language teacher to guide students and share their expertise and knowledge. Flexibility in class organization and ways to group or pair students provides a real opportunity for collaboration. Text chat and text notes, as well as annotation using the built-in whiteboard further enhance the shared learning experience. Instructional control is optimized to help teachers work with their students most effectively. Teachers may launch files and programs for students; share keyboard and mouse; as well as monitor, and model student work as an example for the class. With a built-in internet browser, specific websites can be selected to keep students on task or allow flexibility for independent web exploration. Download Brochure

Virtuoso Minor

Virtuoso Minor adds even more flexibility to the interaction between students and teachers and provides additional classroom control to monitor and coach students as they work together or study independently. To maximize space and time, multiple classes may be taught simultaneously with students logging in to their assigned class. Class configuration preferences may be preset to more efficiently use class time.

Virtuoso Apprentice

Virtuoso Apprentice takes the next step in functionality. At this level, Sony Soloist Digital Comparative Recorder is used for student recordings. There are additional instructional control features and students now have the ability to work together in pairs.

Virtuoso APT

Virtuoso APT, our most basic suite, is optimized for speaking practice and all purpose oral testing with instructor control. The simple, teacher controlled, APT Digital Comparative Recorder is designed specifically for basic recording and saving student responses.