Audacity And Photo Story In The Classroom

Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom Presented by: Tim Childers Lake Forest Middle School TAMS Conference, Memphis, TN

What Are They?
Audacity
A free download tool to record audio files (voice, music, or both)
Photo Story
A free download tool to create movies out of still pictures, text, and audio

Why Audacity?
It’s free and open source!
It’s available for both Mac and PC.
It’s fairly intuitive and doesn’t require a large investment of time to learn.
It will do 90% of what most people need.
Most of what you learn in Audacity can be applied to other audio editing programs.
Popular, updated frequently, and has good documentation and discussion boards online.

Audacity
Download at http://audacity.sourceforge.net
You will also need the LAME Encoder for MP3 at http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~raa110/audacity/lame.html
Click here if you have never used Audacity
Click here if you have used Audacity

Audacity Tutorial Click the Red Circle to RECORD

Audacity Tutorial Click the Gold Square to STOP

Audacity Tutorial Click the Green Triangle to LISTEN

Audacity Tutorial You can insert mp3 and wav song files You can narrate and insert sound clips (dogs barking, Jaws theme, etc) You can change your voice to sound like the opposite sex The ideas are limitless!

Audacity Teacher Ideas
Record make-up work for absentees
Record mini-lessons for students who need remediation
Record songs that emphasize skills or rules that need to be remembered
Record short stories for struggling readers
Record short segments for a Voki

Audacity Teacher Examples
Make-up work for absentees
Mini-lesson
Songs
Short Stories

Audacity Student Ideas
Record book or movie reviews
Practice reading and listening to one’s self for improvement
Tell personal or fictional stories written in class
“Teach” mini-lessons on topics they have mastered
Conduct interviews for assignments

Why Photo Story?
It’s free and open source!
It’s fairly intuitive and doesn’t require a large investment of time to learn.
It will do 90% of what most people need.
It is a simple drag-and-drop program
Popular, updated frequently, and is widely used by teachers in all grade levels.

Photo Story 3
Download at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Click here if you have never used Photo Story 3
Click here if you have used Photo Story 3

Photo Story 3 Tutorial Import Pictures

Photo Story 3 Tutorial Some Pictures may need the black borders removed for better transitions

Photo Story 3 Tutorial Drag pictures into the order you want them

Photo Story 3 Tutorial You can record your narration

Photo Story 3 Tutorial You can change the way the pictures transition

Photo Story 3 Tutorial You can select or create music for background

Photo Story 3 Tutorial Finally, export it as a movie file!

Photo Story 3 Teacher Ideas
Create visual mini-lessons
Create fun ways to teach objectives
Create music videos
Create short story or novel synopses
Create a movie to introduce yourself to the class
Create a movie to introduce your class on parents’ night

Photo Story 3 Student Ideas
Create visual book reports
Jp2kidcasts.blogspot.com
Create digital stories (fiction or non-fiction)
Create an introduction of the student to the class

Where Can I Get Audio?
http://www.garageband.com
http://www.freeplaymusic.com
http://ccmixter.org/
http://www.findsounds.com/
http://www.freeaudioclips.com/
http://www.webplaces.com/html/sounds.htm
http://www.soundamerica.com/
http:// music.download.com /
http://www.storycorps.net/
Be sure to check out copyright policies at each site!

Where Can I Get Photos?
http://www.flickr.com
http://www.piotrpix.com/free-image-gallery
http://photorack.net/
http://www.creatingonline.com/stock_photos/
http://www.sxc.hu/
http://www.freeimages.co.uk/
http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
http://gimp-savvy.com/
http://www.photo.net/
http://www.imageafter.com/

Where Can I Get Photos?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
http://www.soople.com/
Please be aware that not all gallery sites are appropriate for all age levels. Always look through a site before allowing your kids access.

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