Audacity

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About Audacity
** Audacity for Beginners ** ==

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· Age/grade level · Limitations
 * == **﻿ Equipment Needed: ** ==
 * computer with internet access (to download Audacity only; do not need internet connection to run Audacity)
 * microphone and speakers/earphones
 * MP3 player ﻿ (optional)
 * Cost:
 * No cost to download Audacity!
 * Where to find more information :
 * Audacity How-To Guide
 * Audacity's Site
 * Audacity's Wiki Homepage
 * ALL grade levels! Voice recording across the curriculum for all sorts of activities!
 * 10 Great Ways to use Audacity with Your Students
 * Also, music mixing for various activities, from parent functions (background music), circuit training for P.E. Teachers/Coaches, etc.
 * takes some getting used to the layout of the program plus learning what all of the functions of the tools are.

**•In the Classroom …**

· How can I apply it for teaching? · How can it benefit my students? · Age/Grade Level
 * Any activity which would require or benefit from audio recording can be done using Audacity.
 * for example: podcasting of each student and then putting all audio files on one MP3 format file to be exported for class podcast
 * Mix voice with music, combine with pictures on Power Point for presentation
 * Science inclusive- Students see sound waves from voice/music
 * Students can have yet another platform with which to create alternative assessments using voice and music creatively, which can be applied to other creations via MP3 file.
 * ALL grade levels! Voice recording across the curriculum for all sorts of activities!
 * 10 Great Ways to use Audacity with Your Students
 * Also, music mixing for various activities, from parent functions (background music), circuit training for P.E. Teachers/Coaches, etc.
 * Effectiveness (is there any research?)
 * None found concerning the effectiveness of using Audacity in the classroom. Many blog entries concerning the use of it in classrooms, especially in ESOL classrooms.
 * Books about Audacity

** • Help, I’m Stuck … **
· Lesson Plan bank · How can I access
 * Using MP3s in the Classroom
 * Ways to Use Audio in the Classroom
 * Several Links of Using Audacity in the classroom
 * Once Audacity is downloaded to your computer from this website, no internet connection is needed to access. MP3 files created can be uploaded to various podcast hosting sites as well as ITunes and Audiogalazy Rhapsody libraries and MP3 players.

· Tutorials / support
 * Audacity tutorials
 * Audacity Tip Sheet
 * Step-by-Step Podcast With Music Creation

· Ease of use
 * The key to Audacity is fierce curiosity. The more you use it, the better you will get at navigation. If you get stuck, search for help in one of the many tutorial files/sites.

•Check it out …


 * Screencast 1: Mixing MP3 files on Audacity: This screencast will show you how to import audio files to Audacity, to mix the two files to be continuous, and to save as an MP3 files
 * Screencast 2: Recording and sequencing audio prompts: For those projects with music and voice, you must record the voice separately and then import into one file.
 * Screencast 3: Matching Audio Clips to Music and Creating Voice MP3: Creating a voice only MP3 file to match the timing of the music
 * ** Screencast 4: Mixing Voice with Music to Complete Project ** : Putting music and voice together


 * This wiki entry created by Patty F. Blanchard, Spring 2011**