Day+6

**Title: Recording Audio using Audacity** **Instructor:** Matthew Beall
 * Technology Workshop Lesson**

Students will begin to record audio using audacity, a freeware audio recording software. For this course, students will record audio commentary, edit, filter, and export the file to an mp3 or other digital file. Students will then take this audio and upload it to a Voki character. Students will be able to create a character, upload their created audio file, and embed their character to a web page or other html source.
 * Content Overview:**


 * Prerequisites:**
 * 1) Basic digital music controls (itunes, WIndows media player)

At the end of this course, students will be able to
 * Objectives:**
 * 1) Record, edit, cut, filter, and save audio
 * 2) Export audio and transfer to other audio
 * 3) Create a Voki character, including uploading audio and embedding into a different


 * Activities:**
 * Opening**
 * Students will watch the overview video for audacity
 * Students will also watch a Voki character in action


 * Work Period**
 * Students will begin to record a one minute audio segment listed on the audacity tutorial page. Students will focus on controlling feedback, establishing mic level, and filter effects like noise removal and equalization
 * Students will export their files as WAV and save them to the desktop
 * Students will create a school appropriate voki character and upload the audio component
 * Closing**
 * Participants will embed their Voki on the wiki below (inactive)


 * Resources:**

www.audacity.com www.voki.com