2011 - SDA - Podcasting & Audacity Introduction Broadcasting SDA News

2011 - SDA - Podcasting & Audacity

Introduction

Broadcasting SDA News


Podcasting


Broadcast SDA News

Broadcasting


• PODCAST? A Podcast is a series of programs broadcasted on air (often like a live radio show, but can be recorded and listened to at any time).

• Sometimes these are uploaded on the Internet for the public.

Podcasting


• Create a 3-4 minute Podcast

• All of your broadcasts will make up your SDA’s radio show.

It’s all about sound!


Sample Podcast

Sample

Click on Box & Listen


Sample Podcast

Sample

https://moodle.pps.k12.pa.us/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=41502





Creating a podcast

• Do a story board to organize your topic in sections.

• Do Practice reading it out loud and decide which sections can be excluded to make it shorter.

• Don’t make it too long unless it has a purpose with instructions.

Do’s and Don’ts


It’s All There

• Let’s review the assignment, timeline, and rubric.

The Assignment?


Getting Organized


Selecting a Topic


Selecting a Topic

• Main Topic: Your topic will be related to SDA experiences both activities and academics.

• Subtopics: Topics related to main topic will be up to you.


Ideas for Subtopics• Activities that are fun and challenging.

• Academics: Interesting text you read that you would like to share with others.

• Projects that you completed and the process of working on the project, the completed project, and reflection on the work.

• Academics: Something you learned that will help you with the next school year to feel like you are ahead.


Motives


Motives

• Why are they listening?• What are their expectations of your

Podcast?• What will they like most about your

Podcast?• Are they listening for information

or pleasure?• What makes your Podcast unique?

Think Author’s Purpose and Text


Topic Flow Chart


Episode

Episode

Episode

Episode

Episode

Episode

Topic


Topic & Episodes

• Episode: An episode is like each “chapter” in your Podcast.

• Share: What are ways that you can break down your topic into parts? You don’t have to use all the Episode circles.


Format


Choices…


DEBATE

Record a debate about the best activities and academics related to SDA.


Storytelling

Record stories that you and your friends wrote about summer SDA.

At Summer Dreamer’s Academy…


Spelling Bee

Create a spelling bee that uses words that describe your SDA experience (use Word

Warrior Words!


Advertise SDA

Create an advertisement for next year’s SDA camp that persuades students to

want to attend SDA.


Recite Poetry

Record poetry about your SDA experiences that you and your friends have created.


Bring Text to Life

Give a report on an book you read during SDA.

Act it out.


Do Your Own Thing!

Make up a format of your own.


Scripting & Episode Planning


Locating Sources


Documenting Sources

You may be using sound clips for your Podcast. Be sure to write down the name of the clip and where you got it. All sources that you use that are not your own need to give credit to that source.


PPS Tech Tools

http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/143110127104733313/blank/browse.asp?a=383&bmdrn=2000&bcob=0&c=63506&143110127104733313nav=|&nodeid=5608#


Podcasting Using Audacity


To Open AudacityTo Open Audacity

• Go to the Audacity icon on your computer.

• Make sure you have a microphone or some other recording tool.


Rules of Audacity …

1. One clip per track 2. Audacity always records to a

new track3. Edit/Duplicate will not create a

new audio file


Recording SoundRecording Sound

Click on the buttons inside the red box to find out whatthey do.


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To begin recording ……

Click this button to record




The voice will be recorded if you see the lines moving up and down

The line should be moving up and down


Editing SoundEditing Sound

Click on the buttons inside the red box to find out whatthey do.

These tools are explained in more detail in the following slides.




Delete part of your audio

Go to the Edit menu highlight the part and scroll down to delete.




Silencing parts of an audio

• Click on the Edit Menu• Highlight the part you want to silence

Scroll down and click on Silence

or use

Shortcut by holding ctrl (control key) and the letter L.

Crtl+L


Selection ToolSelection Tool

• Make sure the Selection ToolSelection Tool is selected

• Use the Mouse and highlight the sound on the track you want to edit or delete

Highlighted Area


Zoom ToolZoom Tool

• Make sure the ZoomZoom tool is selected

• Keep clicking until you are zoomed in as close as you want to be

• Click on the track with the magnifying glass


Deleting SoundDeleting Sound

• Using the Selection ToolSelection Tool select the sound you want to delete

• Press the DeleteDelete key on your keyboard

Selected Area

that will be

deleted


Timeshift ToolTimeshift Tool

• The TimeshiftTimeshift tool is for when you have more than one trackmore than one track

• Move the track to where you want

• Make sure the Timeshift ToolTimeshift Tool is selected


Recording Some SoundRecording Some Sound

• Press RecordRecord – to start recording

• Press StopStop – to stop recording


Playing SoundPlaying Sound

• Click Skip to StartSkip to Start – to put the cursor at the beginning of the sound or clickclick where you want to start from

• Click PlayPlay


Importing SoundImporting Sound

• FileFile >

• Select the sound you want and OpenOpen

ImportImport > AudioAudio


Lets Have Some FunLets Have Some Fun

• To have fun with the sound, select EffectEffect

• Play around with the settings for each effect to see what they do

• Select an Effect from the menu




Saving the project

• First save project as draft and give it a name• When you are happy with the recording click save.


Moodle

• Uploading Scripts & Podcasts to Moodle

• See Moodle Cheat Sheet on Moodle.

Moodle


Sources

• by “Audacitydemo” This presentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

• ISTE Publications, Digital Citizenship in Schools by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey, copyright 2007, ISBN No: 978-1-56484-232-9

• Audacity download http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Tutorials

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/



http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html

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