audacity and photo story in the classroom

Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom

PowerPoint created by: Tim Childers during a presentation at the TAMS Conference, Memphis, TN

Anne Marie Joyce

Music Teacher

Propel East


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



Some Pictures may need the black borders removed for

better transitions



Drag pictures into the order

you want them



You can record your narration



You can change the way the

pictures transition



You can select or create music for background



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.as

px• 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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