I had an absolute blast last night creating the little practice podcast. I freely admit that when Audacity first showed up on my monitor and I saw all of those sound waves and buttons, I started to panic a little bit. But the tutorial was well-written and easy to follow, and sitting with my group partner Patrick was a godsend. He claims to be a techno-phobe, but his instincts are much better than mine and together we muddled our way through it. Initially, I thought this would be a fun little exercise that I would never actually use, but now seeing how easy it really is, I can imagine offering this as a creative project option for my students. The one concern I have is how much time I would need to carve out of my English content to devote to software issues, and whether that would even be considered appropriate by watchful administrators in my pre-tenure years.
I am looking forward to creating our podcast and can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with as well. Great class last night!
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I agree I would be time consuming if it were a class project. But if you gave them time outside of class to do the project, like they could use the computers at the library or could come to use your computer during their lunch. The can use their time, but still be working on the class activity.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked Audacity. Sometimes it is very helpful to walk through it with someone. I think administrators may really appreciate you using the technology. I think you really need to set limits for the kids and make sure that you have your priorities clear about what you expect them to produce and how it is tied to the standards.
ReplyDeleteI am with you Jeanne. I had a lot of fun in class it is not too often that I get to say that. I appreciate your confidence in my technical insticts. I actually surprised myself. Im really loooking forward to this project and to future projects in the class.
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