OVERVIEW

2 Hour Session: What is Audacity? A free podcasting tool that can be downloaded from the internet. Audacity can be used for a simple sound recording, or a more sophisticated mixing of several sound tracks. Once you have created your podcast in Audacity, this tool allows you to export it as an MP3 file, which is a standard sound file compatable with most web 2.0 tools. __ Learning Objectives: __ 1. Participants will be able to download the Audacity software and Lame files to their computer. 2. Participants will be able to use the basic features of Audacity to create a podcast with voice and music. 3. Participants will understand the various uses of the Audacity program.

How do I set this up at my school? Problems/troubleshooting || as an Audacity project. || Export final project as a .mp3 file. ||
 * Time || Task ||
 * 10 min. || Introductions, Session Objectives ||
 * 15 min. || Download Software and LAME plug-in;
 * 10 min. || Project examples--how can I effectively use this software? ||
 * 20 min. || Learn Audacity software (tool bar, features, basic troubleshooting) ||
 * 15 min. || Work Session--make a voice sound recording in Audacity and save
 * 15 min. || Find and save music/sound effects and learn how to import into Audacity; ||
 * 20 min. || Work session--add music/sound effects to voice recording using Audacity tools;
 * 5 min. || Questions and Wrap-up ||

= Did you know... =
 * You do not need an iPod to create or view podcasts.
 * Podcasts can be either audio, audio with still images (enhanced podcast), video (vodcast) or .pdf document formats. As the technology evolves, other formats may be added.
 * Podcasting works like a magazine subscription. You subscribe to a podcast and the latest episode is sent directly to iTunes or your podcast program of choice. Instead of having to go out and seek updated content, your podcast aggregator (e.g. iTunes) checks for you and you can automatically receive the latest episode of the podcast as it is published.
 * Many times you can obtain past episodes of podcasts through programs like iTunes or Democracy.
 * If you choose to use an iPod to view podcasts, your iPod will automatically sync to the latest episodes of the podcasts you subscribe when you connect the iPod to your computer (if you use iTunes, you can actually change this so that you only sync what you want to sync).