day2

=Multi-Media Certification - Day 2: Audio and Podcasting=

Activity (Time Permitting):

 * Decide on a focus topic (that you are likely to teach this coming year).
 * Locate relevant audio online - or on CD. (See "Links to Music and Sound Effects" on the Audacity page.)
 * Import the audio into iTunes.
 * Organize the audio into playlists (in a way that might be useful to you or your students).
 * Edit the meta data to improve the searchability of the audio - or to add supplemental material.
 * Share your playlist with a colleague.

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Audacity in Education

 * Activity** **(Time Permitting):**
 * Decide on a focus topic that you are likely to teach this coming year. (This can be the same topic you chose above... or a new one.)
 * Record yourself interviewing a colleague about this topic. (Remember this can be a rough prototype!)
 * Edit the recordings to improve their effectiveness or impact.
 * Add effects, other sounds, or a soundtrack as appropriate.
 * Export the audio and share it with a colleague.

LUNCH

Online Audio 
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 * Podcasting
 * Adding audio to your blog.
 * Adding audio to your wiki. (See adding photos to your wiki.)
 * Cool Tools: [|GCast] and [|Jott] - Use students' cell phones for school! (Don't miss [|Polleverywhere.com] either... it's SMS, not audio, but it's awesome!)

Activity **(Time Permitting):**

 * If you haven't already, complete the activity for Audacity above.
 * Convert your exported Audio to MP3 using iTunes (see the expert tip on the iTunes page).
 * Upload your MP3 file as an episode on Podomatic.
 * Share your new podcast with a colleague. Add a link to your podcast below:
 * Your Name - Link to your podcast
 * Your Name - Link to your podcast

BREAK

Proof-of-Concept Projects

 * First, return to and complete any of the above activities that you weren't able to complete earlier in the day.
 * Then, consider which of these tools you might want to use as part of your final Proof-of-Concept project.
 * Use any remaining time for create a quick prototype for your final project.
 * Ideally, each activity you complete throughout the workshop might play a roll in your final project.

[|Online Evaluation]
This wiki and the summer institute were originally developed by: [|Mark Wagner, Ph.D.] President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation