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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
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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 and Photo Story in the Classroom
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 and Photo Story in the Classroom
Audacity Tutorial
Click the Red Circle to
RECORD
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Audacity Tutorial
Click the Gold Square to
STOP
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Audacity Tutorial
Click the Green Triangle to
LISTEN
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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 and Photo Story in the Classroom
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 and Photo Story in the Classroom
Audacity Teacher Examples
• Make-up work for absentees• Mini-lesson• Songs• Short Stories
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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.
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
Import Pictures
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
Some Pictures may need the black borders removed for
better transitions
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
Drag pictures into the order
you want them
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
You can record your narration
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
You can change the way the
pictures transition
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
You can select or create music for background
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
Photo Story 3 Tutorial
Finally, export it as a movie file!
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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!
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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/
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom
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.
Audacity and Photo Story in the Classroom