Using Audacity in the Classroom

DeAnna Jackson StalnakerMelissa MaukChesapeake 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.

Quick Tutorial on Audacity

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)

Study Skills 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.

Cold War RAP

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.