A New Twist on an Old Idea: Audio Book Reports

Going Digital in the K-12 ClassroomAn Advancing Literacy Workshop

Technical Issues

• During the Wimba session we are limited in our ability to solve most technical problems. However, if you experience technical problems during this Wimba workshop, you can call:

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Introductions

• Brittany Osborne- 6th Grade Language Arts at James Martin Middle

• Kellie Radcliff- 6th Grade Language Arts at Lakeshore Middle School

• We are both currently M.Ed Reading students.

Agenda

Welcome to A New Twist on an Old Idea: Audio Book Reports .

Here’s what we are covering in this presentation:

• What is a Podcast?• What is Audacity and How to use it?• Independent Practice & Follow Up Discussion• Questions & Answers

Presentation Overview

• What is a Podcast?• What is Audacity?• Exemplar Example• How-To in Audacity• Question/Answer Session

What is a Podcast?

• A series of digital media files released as episodes that can be downloaded.

• You can listen to podcasts using ITunes

What is Audacity?

• Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

• Record live audio.• Convert tapes and records into digital

recordings or CDs.• Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound

files.• Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.• Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl

Common Core StandardsS.L. 6.1 (a): Come to discussions prepared, having

read or studied required material; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

W.6.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

*Click speaker to listen to a sample book review of James and the Giant Peach

How to- Audacity– Download Audacity by going to http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/– Download LAME mp3 encoder (follow screen directions)– Open Audacity– Make sure headphones are plugged in– Once you are ready to record press the red circle at the stop of the tool

bar – Use the other controls as needed– Saving:-First time only:

-Select “save project” (name it)-Select “export as a MP3” (under file)-Select “C drive: files then select “Lame for Audacity” (may be

somewhere else depending on where you saved LAME)-Select “open”

-Future saving:-Only have to save as name it then export as a MP3 and save

Materials

• Downloaded Audacity Software• Download Lame MP3 encoding Software• Headset and Microphone (USB microphone

preferred.)

The Process in Action

Resources

• Here are some helpful links about creating podcasts:– http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id

=3752278– http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/– http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resourc

es/printouts/podcasts-nuts-bolts-creating-30311.html

Questions & Answers

Next Steps

• Over the next two days try out some of the tools we’ve shared with you here and think about how you can use them in your classroom with your students.

Next Steps

• That discussion is at the Adolescent Literacy Ning at:http://adolescent-literacy.ning.com/group/advancingliteracy

• Scroll down the page to find the discussion forum for this presentation titled:

Presentation 1: Audio Book Reports (9 a.m. Tuesday session)

• Information about this is included in the workshop packet we sent out in an email.

For More Information

For more information about this workshop and others go to the Center for Adolescent Literacies website at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/

Presentation materials including this Power Point are posted at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/professional-development

Thank You!

Thank you for joining us today. In about a week, you will receive a short survey that helps us evaluate these workshops. Thanks in advance for filling that out.

For additional questions contact:Bruce Taylor

Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies at UNC Charlotte

bruce.taylor@uncc.edu