Sound Editing and Podcasting,

INTC 2610Fall 2013

Been around a long time starting with the use of audio cassette players.

NO EDITING CAPABLITIES

Audio in the classroom

Podcasting - A podcast is a mp3 file that you can play either on your computer or any portable device like the Apple iPod, iPad or any player which plays MP3s. Podcasting refers to the entire process of creating the podcast [audio], editing and publishing to the web via RSS. Podcasting requires a microphone and audio editing software like Audacity or Adobe Audition.

ONLINE – Pod-O-Matic or PodBean

Podcasting

Becomes popular in 2005-2006 Early podcast play back devices –

iPods and MP3 players Now there is a wide range of

online voice and audio recording/ podcasting and publishing technologies available.

2013 - Smart phones – record and upload

Podcasting

Anytime/ anyplace access via mobile device Review and revision - material can be used as reference and

replayed as often as necessary Replacement for missed classes Appeals to audio/visual learners, literacy students or students

who are visually impaired English language models - NESB learners can play and replay

language in action Support for learners with reading and/or other learning difficulty Can be used to show pronouncation of difficult words Student voices can reach a global audience podcasts can be syndicated in multiple contexts using rss

embeds Give students a voice in a learning network

Benefits

ShareWare – FREE Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual

audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.

You can use Audacity to:◦ Record live audio. ◦ Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or

CDs. ◦ Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files. ◦ Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together. ◦ Change the speed or pitch of a recording. ◦ And more!

Audacity- Sound Editing

Make an audio/radio advertisement – ◦ A third grade class is using in to advertise products the

school produces to support service learning for their Advertising unit.

Promote language learning – ◦ Grade 4 - record kids speaking in one of their language

classes then upload to Voki to create speaking Avatars. ◦ Create Podcasts – limited only by your imagination. ◦ Celeste Hopkins and her Grade 2 students use Audacity

to create podcasts of book reviews, reports and poetry readings.

◦ Mr Balcom‘s students created music tracks for their video podcasts. Find a need and get podcasting!

10 Ways to use Audacity in the Classroom

Record speeches ◦ Grade 4 - to provide evidence of learning, and

upload to Glogster to share with a wider audience Promote reading development

◦ For emerging readers -- by recording kids reading books

Create sound stories ◦ for images using free sound effects websites for

various school events

10 Ways to use Audacity

Record sound for PowerPoint slides ◦ to enhance any presentation

Record comments/opinions ◦ to load to a Voicethread at a later stage. This can

be useful if there are problems with multiple users on a Voicethread or to save time.

Record compositions ◦ or class singing to share with others (e.g. parents).

Record soundtracks for animations ◦ Classroom project - animation project on the

systems of the human body.

10 Way to use Audacity in the Classroom

Video – Creating a Podcast in Podomatic.com◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZQblsah5Q

&feature=related Podomatic

◦ http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=zLOMw62KZmA

With an RSS feeder you can upload to itunes and go global.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdyJPsa4qe0&feature=relmfu

Video Resources