deanna jackson stalnaker melissa mauk chesapeake bay middle school
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Using Audacity in the Classroom
DeAnna Jackson Stalnaker
Melissa Mauk
Chesapeake Bay Middle School
What is Audacity? It’s FREE
It’s AACPS APPROVED
It’s an audio recorder that allows you to record, mix, change, and manipulative audio files.
Classroom Ideas-All Subjects
Create Podcast
Record multi-track soundtracks for Windows Movie Maker Projects (Ex. Steps to using Audacity)
Record Data
Create a student radio station
Record students reading for Mother’s/Father’s Day project.
Record narration for student presentations
Write and record songs or raps on various topics. (Ex. Test Rap)
More Classroom Ideas-Language Arts
Teach Fluency
Read with Expression
Record Children’s Book (Ex. To Give a Mouse a Cookie)
Read their writing and have another student critique
Create an old time radio broadcast
Teaches imagery, mood, and expression
Create Podcast-
Book Reviews
Book Talks
More Classroom Ideas-Social Studies Record student interviews
Oral histories
Documentaries
Reenactments
Create song or rap to remember and explain important historical events. (Ex. Cold War Rap)
Record background audio for a historical picture.
More Classroom Ideas- Math Science
Record statistical data
Verbalize concepts
Record procedure for solving problem
Write and record songs to remember mathematical concepts
Record data from experiments
Explain science projects
Record lab directions
Write and record songs to remember science concepts.
More Classroom Ideas-Foreign Language and ELL
Record oral language test
Read and record story or conversation
Use to self evaluate or critique as class.
Record vocabulary words and meanings.
Music Record students practicing music
Self evaluate and critique
Record students as solos and mix to create a chorus
Record performances
Classroom Ideas-Teacher Use
Create Tutorials (ex. Citation Maker tutorial)
Record Student Assessments or Presentations
Record excerpts from text books, novels, or poetry for language arts.
Record narration for presentations
Create class and/or school announcements
Help sessions for absent students
Record guest speakers
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Bibliography Audacity in Education. Wikispaces.
http://audacityined.wikispaces.com/.
Boyd, Sheila. Awesome Audacity for Aspiring Authors. Everett Area Elementary. http://bedfordcountysummertechdays.wikispaces.com/file/view/Audacity.pptx.
John. Audacity Tip Sheet. Classroom in the Cloud. http://www.classroominthecloud.net/2010/03/audacity-tip-sheet-for-students.html.
Jackson County School District. Audacity: More than just Copying Tapes to CD. http://www.eaglepnt.k12.or.us/page.asp?navid=1688.