AUDACITY Year Five

ICT TASK  Four lessons  First lesson will have students researching using tablets and computers information about the sun’s interaction with either plants, animals or humans (each group will have a different topic)  Second lesson will have students creating a power point presentation to present the information they have researched  Third lesson will have the students create or edit images to go with their lesson using the program paint.NET  The fourth lesson will have students use the program Audacity to record and edit voice overs and music to accompany their power point presentation

CURRICULUM LINKS  Lesson sequence focuses on year 5 science  (ACSSU078): The earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun)  See ‘teacher page’ on weebly to see links to general capabilities (ICT)

OBJECTIVES OF THE LESSON  Identify important information from research conducted and present these pieces of information using an audio recording software (Audacity)  Edit recorded information using audacity so that there are no unwanted sections of recording and no long pauses.  Export audio files as MP3 format so that they can be imported into their power point presentations.

WHERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDACITY   Free and available for anyone to download

HOW TO USE AUDACITY

DISCUSSION  What are the benefits of using audacity in the classroom?

DISCUSSION  What are the benefits of using audacity in the classroom?  Free download  Re watch  Easy to use  Useful when assessing students  Help students with speech difficulties  Students who have literacy problems are able to speak their ideas

DISCUSSION  What are the disadvantages of using this program?

DISCUSSION  What are the disadvantages of using this program?  Time consuming to download  Noise levels in classroom  Teacher is unable to help all students at once

DISCUSSION  How did Audacity contribute to the learning?

DISCUSSION  How did Audacity contribute to the learning?  Makes the power point more engaging  Enables students to practice taking shorter notes  Helps students who have speech problems to hear their own voices and recognize what mistakes they are making.

DISCUSSION  How can this program assist in the ICT Capabilities?

DISCUSSION  How can this program assist in the ICT Capabilities?  Students can apply the program to other lessons across a range of learning areas.  Students are able to apply their knowledge of Audacity to meet their learning needs regardless of learning area.

DISCUSSION  Are there any other programs that are similar to Audacity or have some similar features

DISCUSSION  Are there any other programs that are similar to Audacity or have some similar features  Simple recording app on phones  Garage band