Audacity

I have used the program Audacity before to create podcasts. But I haven't recorded a lecture or a lesson. I have mostly used it to record audiobooks for my listening library. It's nice to be able to transform the books in my classroom library to an audio version for the listening center. I then create a list of comprehension questions to test their listening skills.

For this project, I wrote up a small lesson on the water cycle. It covers Virgina Standard of Learning (SOL) 3.9. I added the sound effect of water dripping at the end.

I like Audacity because you can go back and cut out small sections if you make a mistake or other noises unexpectedly interfere with your recording. (like your dog barking in the middle of it!)

As a teacher, you could use Audacity for lectures like this, to assist students who were absent and missed instruction, to create audiobooks, and to record student reading. Listen to my podcast below. My script is also linked as a Word Document.


The Water Cycle Listen Now