Audio-recording

= = = = = AUDIO RECORDING =

How can I use audio recording software in my classroom?

 * Students record themselves reading and play it back to reflect on their fluency
 * Students record themselves reflecting on their work in any subject, to embed in their digital portfolios
 * Hand students a microphone during 'Show and tell' or 'Share Time' to more accurately assess their progression in Speaking & Listening
 * Record oral presentations to allow revisiting for assessment purposes (teacher assessment, peer-assessment or student self-assessment)
 * Create listening comprehension activities for students to use over the web or at a listening post (connected to your laptop or an mp3 player)
 * Record guest speakers who visit the classroom to provide a resource for future reference
 * Students create ‘Who/What am I?’ tracks, using information about topics they have learnt about (can disguise their voice using ‘Change Pitch’)
 * Use the 'Change Tempo' function to slow down a news piece which might be too fast for students to catch the meaning.
 * Allow students to present their understandings in the form of a song, and record their vocal track over the backing track
 * Remove vocals from songs to create karaoke versions, so that students’ own voices can be heard better in performances.
 * Slow down a song to practice initially, then speed it up once the class are comfortable with the lyrics.
 * Transfer old cassette tape recordings onto CDs, dividing them into individual tracks for convenience.
 * Create podcasts to share with others on the web

Where can I listen to some examples?

 * [|Skype conference with an astronomer]
 * [|'Ode to Pluto']: part of a student's project on 'Space'
 * [|'7 things that are special to me']: student presentation
 * [|Student Advertisement] - on ePotential

How can I get started?
Audacity is FREE software which allows you to: 
 * [[image:audacity.jpg width="178" height="141"]] || You don't need a digital voice recorder to create digital audio.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Record audio tracks from your PC, using a microphone
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Delete sections
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Amplify or deamplify
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Change tempo
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Change pitch
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remove background noise
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remove vocals (on some tracks)

[|Video tutorials]
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