Session 1

In this session, you will learn all about tips, tools and techniques to use podcasting in your teaching.

Garage Band -> record greeting in garage band (listen) -> plan your first podcast lesson (see sample) -> download the student worksheet In this unit, we focus specifically on Audio Recording & Editing. Applying the knowledge of various audio techniques (Montage, Mixing, Mastering), you will make multiple uses of editing tools to your teaching (conversation/dialogue, spoken word, language learning, translation, podcasts etc). Using Audacity or Garage Band, you will edit pre-existing and produce your own original work. In this, you will learn to audibly structure narrative and metaphor, while developing basic terminology around audio and sound. Later, in our unit on Blogging, you will learn how to compress and present your recorded works online as well as CD. Please leave a comment on what you thought was interesting in our first session as well as your preliminary thoughts for integrating technology more into your teaching.