Originally Posted by arch0nmyc0n
whilst I'm not well versed in this technology, I assume the teachers will be aware of this... will they be wearing a microphone? cause I'm just thinking the background noise would be quite immense if the microphone is located far away. Though the programs may compensate for this as we've all seen on CSI :P From a brief look at the websites provided I think most of the software is assuming the voice is near a microphone such as a phone... just thought I'd point that out...
While it may not be your department and perhaps this isn't quite the place to discuss it (or you don't want to hear it :), have you discussed the legal ethics of this? To my knowledge where I am, unless all parties are aware they are being recorded it is illegal to record the conversation. Plus if this is involving children the parents or guardians must sign off on it first... I have heard there are different precidences set concerning the difference between video and audio records, doing both I'd be sure the legal stuff is checked out first...