Soundtrap for Education - FAQs

We understand you are trying to make the best, most effective choices for your Classrooms, School or District given the many options of ed-tech tools offered. If you’re not familiar with Soundtrap for Education, we’re answering the most commonly asked questions here. Soundtrap for Education is a mix of Music Production & Vocals that are designed and leveraged for the K-12 through higher-education markets.

Q: What is Soundtrap for Education?

A: Soundtrap for Education is a cloud-based, audio-creating platform that enables teachers to follow the latest STEAM curriculums and meet learning standards through music, podcasts, language, literacy training, and other sound recordings. Soundtrap for Education integrates seamlessly with Noteflight, Flat.io, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Schoology, and MusicFirst. Because it works across platforms and devices, students can collaborate on projects anywhere at any time. It is very easy to use, enabling learners to embrace the technology because it mirrors the intuitive nature of the other social and educational platforms they use daily.

Q: Why is Soundtrap for Education valuable for children?

A: Soundtrap for Education is a learning tool that fits beautifully in the digital environment that is second nature and expected from them. Soundtrap for Education’s intuitive platform works across all Wi-Fi-connected devices, giving learners the freedom to work on their projects outside of school, if necessary. Students have access to more than 4,000+ royalty-free quality loops, educationally vetted non-music sound effects, and 400+ instrument sounds, which allows them to create professional, polished projects regardless of their ages and ability levels.

Q: Why is Soundtrap’s education version appropriate for classrooms?

A: Soundtrap for Education is designed from the ground up for teachers. The platform allows educators to create an invite-only group in a secure, protected digital environment (we like to call it the “walled garden” of creativity). Teachers can check in remotely and create new assignments, comment on student progress, and check on project status. Unlike Soundtrap’s personal accounts, which is an open platform, the education version offers a walled environment in a protected online space. Only guests invited by teachers can join the project. Student safety and security is our number one priority at Soundtrap for Education

Q: Is Soundtrap for Education compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)?

A: We take children’s safety on the web very seriously. By default, Soundtrap for Education is designed to comply with COPPA, GDPR, FERPA standards and supports CIPA certification. All users are initially placed in a safe, protected environment where they can collaborate. Their profiles are not visible to the outside world and they cannot contact or be contacted by people outside of their group. A minimal profile allows only for the first name and last name to be stored in the profile. No profile picture, tags, locations or descriptions are stored.

Q: How come Classroom and School are different prices for the same number of seats?

This is a great question! The School plan offers more features including podcast tools, unlimited groups, more lesson plans, and rostering with Google Directory, Canvas or Schoology. This allows more teachers from all different subjects to incorporate creativity and collaboration in their classrooms!

Q: Which plan is right for me?

• The Classroom plan helps music teachers bring creative music experiences to their classrooms.
• The School plan supports multiple subjects with music and podcasting tools, unlimited groups, and the possibility to integrate Canvas, Schoology or use Google Directory rostering.
• The District plan scales Soundtrap across schools with all tools, LMS integrations, and premium support.

Read here for more information about our plans! 

Q: Can I buy the School or District account if I’m a teacher?

Yes! You can purchase any plan for any number of seats (minimum 50 seats), no matter your role. Here is a guide to the different types of plans and their most common use cases, but please make sure you select the plan that works best for your setting.

Q: Do you offer any free trial periods to evaluate the different licensing tiers?

You can try Soundtrap for Education for free for 30 days once you input your credit card information or fill out an order form within 5 days of your trial. You may cancel before your card is charged at any time. See www.soundtrap.com/pricing for more information about the different subscription plans.

To learn more, please visit our EDU Portal!