Audio

=Audacity=

Tutorials
[|Audio Master] YouTube tutorial video s on Audacity [|Mastering Audacity in Simple Steps] - Useful screencasts of tips and techniques of using Audacity to create mp3 audio files [|QuickToots Audacity Tutorial] - Step-by-step tutorial with screenshots Audacity Training Zone - Series of seven 3-4 minute videos going through the steps of using Audacity - setup, recording, editing, adding music, and exporting [|YouTube tutorial video on Audacity]- to improve fluency, speed, and intonation

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Workshop Training
Katie Christo's [|Audio in Education] workshop Twenty Interesting Ways to use Audio in Education - Slideshow of ideas contributed by teachers

Public Domain Sounds Resources
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[|__MusOpen__] offers free mp3 files of classical instrumental and vocal music. Definitely bookmark this one. Supporting units: // music, composers, history, and background sounds for multimedia projects // [|__PublicDomain4U__] is full of vintage recordings. Supporting units: // jazz, blues, country, folk songs, World War I // [|__Sound Jay__] has become very popular in our district this spring for our video and podcast projects. With a well designed layout and excellent choices of sound and music, you can’t go wrong. Supporting Units: // weather, business, FACS, and backgrounds for podcast projects // [|__Soungle__] has an amazing amount of sound effects for student projects. These save as .wav files, which work great in most audio and video softwares such as Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Audacity, and Garage Band. Supporting units: // weather, emotions, dance, animals, water, and special effect sounds for podcasts. //

Digital Resources - covers some sites where you can find Creative Commons licensed images and audio. Use Vidgod to convert any YouTube video into an mp3 file. Great for getting the audio portion of a speech