Audio+and+Video+Production

The use of audio and video in the classroom as a teaching tool is becoming more popular each year. The 21st century learner has grown up wired differently than when we (teachers) were students. These "digital natives" have been surrounded, most since birth, by computers, cell phones, the Internet, digital audio and video, iPods, and more. If we are going to effectively tap into their technological base, we can begin incorporating the use of audio and video as a teaching tool. These components will not replace subject materials currently taught, but will enhance it.

On this page is posted information from training sessions for Burrell School District staff during in-service training on November 10, 2008 and February 16, 2009. This includes session PowerPoint presentations along with many other supplementary materials, including tutorial videos and links to web site with a multitude of information. If you ever have any questions, don't hesitate to email me. I will post any questions submitted after the training session on this page with the best answer I can provide.

Best of luck in your new audio and video adventures!

__POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS USED DURING SESSIONS__
[|Click HERE for a .pdf version of the presentation]
 * __February 16, 2009 - Audio as a Teaching and Learning Tool__

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__November 10, 2008 - Audio/Video in the Classroom Click HERE for a .pdf version of the presentation__

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__**AUDIO RECORDING, PODCASTING, AND AUDACITY**__
> Be certain to download not only the Audacity software, but also the LAME encoder to save .mp3 files (both download links on the Audacity page)
 * * [|DOWNLOAD LINK FOR AUDACITY AUDIO RECORDING SOFTWARE]
 * [|Podcast Design Worksheet] || * [|Audacity Tutorials at audacityteam.org]
 * [|Audacity PowerPoint]
 * [|Powerpoint on Audacity and Podcasting]
 * [|Podcasting Basics (McGraw-Hill Teaching Today)]
 * [|Setting up a microphone (tips from Audacity Team)] ||

__**VIDEO AND WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER**__

 * * [|Microsoft PhotoStory - Download link]
 * [|Zamzar (video conversion site)]
 * [|FLIP Video Camera Product Information]
 * [|TeacherTube] || * [|Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Web Site]
 * [|Atomic Learning Free Movie Maker Tutorial]
 * '[|Teaching Matters' Movie Maker Tutorial]
 * [|University of Texas Lab Class - Movie Maker Step by Step] ||

__TUTORIAL VIDEOS__
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