Audacity



 [|Audacity] is a free, easy to use audio editor and recorder. It can also convert tapes and video into digital recordings. The tools include cutting, copying and slicing sounds together. It can change the pitch or speed of the recording. Lastly it can dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.

Positives
 * All projects autosaved
 * Open source, free
 * Easy learning curve
 * Community support continually working to make improvements/repairs
 * Can be run on both Mac and PC
 * Has its own page with tutorials

**Negatives**
 * Program is not complete - you need to install some additional encoders (MP3), and plug ins separately

__**In Education:** __


 * Audacity can create podcasts of book reviews, reports and poetry readings
 * Record compositions or class singing to share with others
 * Create sound stories for images using free sound effects websites
 * Create resources to be used outside classroom
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Create student presentations
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Create make-up work for absentees
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">It is often used to edit podcasts

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">How to use:

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<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Slideshow how to use in the classroom]

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">This is an example of my Podcast I created using Audacity within my Podcasting in the classroom presentation.

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