Thing 18: Podcast
July 28, 2009 by pmcewen
I really should have read all the directions first. However, I learn best by doing, and redoing, and redoing, so I’ve had a lot of practice.
At first I thought I would be able to use an experimental Jing video (Reading Levels in Surpass, see below) as my podcast. I managed to get it all together, and everything was fine until I realized it was an MP4 file. Back to the drawing board. I thought I’d try Audacity, because I have recently seen something about using Audacity for fluency practice, something all our students can use. I had a glitch, gave up last night, and went to school to work on it. After several recordings I finally figured out which volume property I needed to change and recorded a quick and boring blip about Google Image Search and uploaded it into Zamzar, no problem. However, we can’t download MP3 files at school, so finally I finished this at home again. <sigh>
I will probably use podcasts and Jing for commonly used directions, such as registering for netTrekker, as well as using recordings for previously mentioned fluency practice.
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Hey Patty,
I enjoyed reading your posts as they sort of gave me a heads up about coming “things.” I intend to go back through all your posts and follow up on the links to get in on all the advice and wisdom! Good luck this school year. I’ve really enjoyed our sharing.
Best,
Candace