Ways to Use Audacity

There are many different ways that Audacity can be used in the classroom. 

• Students can record stories that they have written and then publish them for others to enjoy.
• Create radio spots that are service announcements for the school or district.
• Students in foreign language classes can record their voices to hear how well they are speaking the language.
• Students can record speeches or debates.  Our high school students competed in a "Voice of Democracy" speech contest and used Audacity to make the recordings.
• Create podcasts for a variety of reasons:  book reviews, poetry recitations, reports, etc.
• Record the commentary for PowerPoint presentations.  For example, a TechSteps project on digital storytelling requires students to bring in pictures or other artifacts and then narrate a story to go along with the artifacts.
• Record a class lecture for students who are absent.
• Record a song or musical selection to use as the background music in a multimedia presentation.
• Record a guest speaker's presentation if he/she has given permission, and then post the speech for people who were not able to attend.
• Record news announcements for parents and post them on Edline or another place that parents can check.