This is an exciting new project I’ve been working on to use off-the-shelf smart lightbulbs to make an inexpensive and automatic classroom management gadget. Using a bit of Node I was able to get the noise level of a classroom and translate it into a color for a connected smart lightbulb, from green to red as the classroom gets louder! Inspired by the ‘traffic light’ noise warning gadgets I see in classrooms, this one is fully automatic. There are no switches to throw- just set the maximum volume in the free software and the lightbulb will change color on its own!

The software can be downloaded for free for Windows PCs here!

Works with MagicHome brand smart lightbulbs, such as these which are known to work:

MagicLight WiFi Smart Light Bulb, 2nd Generation Dimmable Multicolor A19 E26 Household LED Bulb

MagicLight Smart WiFi Alexa Light Bulb, A19 7w (60w Equivalent)

As always, this program is open source! Click here to view the code on GitHub!