Educational Uses for Audacity
Audacity in Education
From: Audacity in Education: http://audacityined.wikispaces.com/education
Below is a basic list of inspirational ideas for using Audacity in education.
- Record student assessments or presentations.
- Record student performances, celebrations, and other events (including guest speakers).
- Record student interviews (such as oral histories, documentaries, reinactments, and "mockumentaries").
- Record course content (for just-in-time, on-demand learning).
- Record spoken language for English Language Development, Language Arts, or Foreign Language.
- Record exerpts from text books, novels, or poetry for language arts.
- Record weekly announcements, assignments, or "week in review" segments (including sub plans).
- Record multi-track soundtracks for Movie Maker projects.
- Record narrations for presentations (even PowerPoint).
- Record content for student radio stations or podcasts.
- Record instructions (or How-To's) for certain lessons.
- Record a field trip and bring it into the classroom... or more classrooms.
And more...
- Exercise Audio Tapes (For PE - or Square Dancing... it's a standard!)
- Students can write songs (or lyrics for existing songs... or singing existing songs)
- Welcome greetings (for open house etc... including student self-introductions)
- Student reading practice - or models
- Use for students with hearing impairments - to take notes
- Help primary students with their fluency... recording a script (for a puppet show)
- The Mother's Day Project - Record Kids Reading
- Remember you can add music to any of these recordings!
Mark Wagner - mark@edtechlife.com
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