1. Podcasting Using Audacity

2. What is a Podcast?
A podcast is an audio broadcast available for download from a website to a personal computer or other device .

3. To create a podcast, you need software which allows you to record and edit audio. Audacity is a free program you can download from the web which will permit you to do this.

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After downloading and installing Audacity, you will need to download the LAME MP3 encoder.

5. Uses in Education Class Radio Show Interviews for Projects
Serial Podcast Stories
Foreign Language Practice
Podcast Dramas
Today in History
Recording your lessons
Opinion news pieces
Study Guides

6. Resources YouTube Audacity Tutorial Podcasting in the Classroom Applications in Classroom Free Sounds/Music Open Source Audio

7. Adding an Audio Welcome Message to Your Blog
Plug in headphones
Select a music clip from my blog page
Right click on your music choice and “Save Target As” to save the file to your desktop
Open Audacity program
Select File, Open, and browse to music clip location

8. Select a place in the music clip to begin your welcome message
Record your message
When done, click File, Export As Mp3, My Documents, My Dropbox, Public, Save
Go to your Dashboard for your blog
Select the About Me page for your welcome message and click edit

9. Open My Documents, My Dropbox, Public
Right click on your file and select Dropbox, Copy Public Link
On the About Me page, place your cursor in the location you want your welcome message
Type [audio Ctrl V] to add your message
Save your edited page and view the result