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Audio recording devices

whsprojecttech — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:23:40 +0000

Last week, we demonstrated using some digital audio recorders (Olympus WS-100) that we now have, as well as the Apple ITalk, which the library has two of. The Italks record straight to an iPod, while the digital recorders record and then can be uploaded via a USB port.

Both are very user friendly for recording student podcasts, audio of students practicing foreign language assignments, recording guest speakers, etc.

We then shared the use of Audacity which is free software for recording audio straight to the computer (or cleaning up already recorded audio). Audacity and it’s companion piece (Lame –which allows you to convert a file to an mp3 file after recording) can be downloaded for free.

More tips on using audacity here at our Vietnam project site.

It’s the old technology(tape recorders) that is now digital, but think of ways you could use student recordings if you can bring them into projects digitally?

Sound tracks to Powerpoint? Student narrated slide shows? Students recording interviews they do and sharing them on your website?

Your ideas?

Runway “show” of projects

whsprojecttech — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:57:53 +0000

We’re playing “catch-up” on posting our lessons from our Wednesday Project Tech Workshops. This session was a runway show from January 10 that we shared, of projects using web 2.0 tools at other campuses.

Example projects from “in” and “out” of the district

–Photostory projects on Romanticism from Arapahoe High School, Colorado (scroll past the explanation for the actual projects—the first two and the last are especially nicely done)
–Wiki reading guide on young adult novel Hannalee from 5^th graders at
Woodward Academy, Georgia (Tips on software they used for the project are here . )
–Podcasts from Jamestown Elementary,Virginia
–Wiki class review from Westlake High School, Texas done with wetpaint.com

–Wiki Vietnam project from Westlake High School; see the sidebar for software tips for the project

Project Technology

whsprojecttech — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:30:21 +0000

We started out with the title “Brown Bag Wednesday”. Ugh! We wanted excitement. Carolyn and I were already watching Bravo’s Project Runway and we loved Tim Gunn’s expressions of “Carry on!” and “Make it work!”. So, we decided to call our Wednesday showcase Project: Technology using the same type of logos they use for the show. Our campus flyers have Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn on them and we use the phrases to make it fun.

Our staff may not watch the show so sometimes we start lessons with a brief Google or YouTube clip of the show just to open it up a bit. I have added the promo for season 3 that wrapped up this year for you to see on this post.

Our presentations aren’t training. We just showcase some tools that we have seen in action at conferences, on blogs, read on wikis, or viewed in pod/vodcasts. We use this to just whet the appetite for teachers to see some cool stuff out there, get them talking about it, and if they want to pursue more – get them some individual training and support.

So, make it work people! Let us know new ideas to add or your comments on what we’ve done!