Problem & Idea

Teachers frequently struggle to keep classroom (or specific-student) voice levels under control, especially for students with sensory or self-regulation needs (IEP/504). The proposed product is a hybrid mobile “Student Noise Coach” that lets a teacher set target dB ranges per activity; the student’s device gives real-time haptic / visual feedback and logs incidents for reports.

Evidence of Pain

• Reddit post r/Teachers (link the user provided) – teacher explicitly asks, “Is there an app to help a student self-monitor?” with multiple replies saying they couldn’t find any, or are using whole-class meters such as TooNoisy, BouncyBalls, ClassroomScreen but those don’t work for individual students.
• Numerous forum / blog threads where teachers share DIY hacks (e.g. tape an Apple Watch with noise alerts, build Arduino meters, use coloured cards). DIY = pain.

Keyword Demand

We pulled keyword data (volume / KD from API):

• “classroom noise monitor” – 1 900 searches / month, KD 10 (excellent)
• “online noise meter for classroom” – 480 searches / month, KD 17
• “classroom noise level” – 480 / KD 3 These are all > 500 collectively and KD < 30, meeting the handboo...