AUDACITYYear Five

ICT TASK Four lessons First lesson will have students researching using tablets

and computers information about the sun’s interaction with either plants, animals or humans (each group will have a different topic)

Second lesson will have students creating a power point presentation to present the information they have researched

Third lesson will have the students create or edit images to go with their lesson using the program paint.NET

The fourth lesson will have students use the program Audacity to record and edit voice overs and music to accompany their power point presentation

CURRICULUM LINKS

Lesson sequence focuses on year 5 science (ACSSU078): The earth is part of a system of planets

orbiting around a star (the sun) See ‘teacher page’ on weebly to see links to general

capabilities (ICT)

OBJECTIVES OF THE LESSON

Identify important information from research conducted and present these pieces of information using an audio recording software (Audacity)

Edit recorded information using audacity so that there are no unwanted sections of recording and no long pauses.

Export audio files as MP3 format so that they can be imported into their power point presentations.

WHERE TO DOWNLOAD AUDACITY http://audacity.sourceforge.net Free and available for anyone to download

HOW TO USE AUDACITY

DISCUSSION

What are the benefits of using audacity in the classroom?

DISCUSSION

What are the benefits of using audacity in the classroom? Free download Re watch Easy to use Useful when assessing students Help students with speech difficulties Students who have literacy problems are able to speak

their ideas

DISCUSSION

What are the disadvantages of using this program?

DISCUSSION

What are the disadvantages of using this program? Time consuming to download Noise levels in classroom Teacher is unable to help all students at once

DISCUSSION

How did Audacity contribute to the learning?

DISCUSSION

How did Audacity contribute to the learning? Makes the power point more engaging Enables students to practice taking shorter

notes Helps students who have speech problems to

hear their own voices and recognize what mistakes they are making.

DISCUSSION

How can this program assist in the ICT Capabilities?

DISCUSSION

How can this program assist in the ICT Capabilities? Students can apply the program to other

lessons across a range of learning areas. Students are able to apply their knowledge of

Audacity to meet their learning needs regardless of learning area.

DISCUSSION

Are there any other programs that are similar to Audacity or have some similar features

DISCUSSION

Are there any other programs that are similar to Audacity or have some similar features Simple recording app on phones Garage band