Audacity


 * Resources/Links/Class Examples **

Audacity Tutorial Wiki Audacity Plug Ins and Libraries How to Use Audacity Video Audacity Tutorial for Podcasting Video Installing Audacity Instructional Video Audacity-Every Teacher Should Learn to Use Digital Audio Audacity Slide Share Tutorial


 * Strengths **
 * All projects autosaved
 * Open source, free
 * Easy learning curve
 * Community support continually working to make improvements/repairs
 * Can be run on both Mac and PC
 * Has its own page with tutorials
 * High quality output
 * Record live audio.
 * [|Record computer playback] on any Windows Vista or later machine.
 * Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
 * Edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files.
 * Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
 * Change the speed or pitch of a recording.


 * Weaknesses **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Program is not complete - you need to install some additional encoders (MP3), and plug ins separately
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Latest version in beta - not


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal;">Opportunities **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Record live audio
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cut, copy or splice sounds together
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Change the pitch or speed of a recording
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Threats **
 * There are no perceived threats from this tool

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Ideas for the Classroom **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Audacity to create podcasts of book reviews, reports and poetry readings
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Record compositions ** or class singing to share with others
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">** Create sound stories ** for images using free sound effects websites
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create resources to be used outside classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create student presentations – can be combined with visuals such as Photo Story, or Slide Share
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Use in a science class to teach properties of sound waves
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create mini-lessons for students needing remediation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create make-up work for absentees
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Create interviews for assignments
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">use the platform to introduce students to possible carreers in sound engineering. available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems
 * Can record band/orchestra/choir rehearsals for students to listen, review, and comment on
 * Create classroom radio/news shows recapping salient topics related to specific units.
 * Can be used as an audio journal for independent reading tasks
 * Can be used in Intensive Reading classes to assess and improve reading fluency