1. Digital Storytelling-Audacity

2. What is Audacity? Audacity
A free download tool to record audio files (voice, music, or both)

3. Why Audacity? It’s free and open source!
It’s available for both Mac and PC.
It’s fairly intuitive and doesn’t require a large investment of time to learn.
It will do 90% of what most people need.
Most of what you learn in Audacity can be applied to other audio editing programs.
Popular, updated frequently, and has good documentation and discussion boards online.

4. Audacity
Today you should download Audacity at
You will also need the LAME Encoder for MP3 at
Click here if you have never used Audacity
Click here if you have used Audacity

5. Click the Red Circle to RECORD
Audacity Tutorial
Click the Red Circle to RECORD

6. Click the Gold Square to STOP
Audacity Tutorial
Click the Gold Square to STOP

7. Click the Green Triangle to LISTEN
Audacity Tutorial
Click the Green Triangle to LISTEN

8. Audacity Tutorial You can insert mp3 and wav song files
You can narrate and insert sound clips (dogs barking, Jaws theme, etc)
You can change your voice to sound like the opposite sex
The ideas are limitless!

9. Audacity- Let’s start
Activity: Your task is to find two different products sold online that you would like to purchase. Find out similarities and differences and make a podcast (use Audacity) describing these two products and deciding at the end what kind of product you would purchase and why. Be able to compare and contrast your chosen product. Maybe you want to indicate on what basis you compare and contrast your products.
Do not forget to save your recorded file ( mp3 format or wav.format)and deliver it on ITSL.
Good luck!
Barbara