Audacity

Now that we know what a podcast is we are going to study how to create a podcast using the free download program Audacity. First we are going to go through the following tutorials:

1) A very simple way how to create Real Estate podcasts:

2) A general podcast creation tutorial:

3) How to record using Audacity:

4) How to edit using Audacity:

5) How to mix files using Audacity:



Good Luck!

Podcasting

Now that we have reviewed about creating nice, creative documents with Publisher we are going to investigate sounds and create a Newsletter to explain what we learn. We have already started this by summarizing the text pages on sound (pgs 62-67).

Next we will learn about Podcasts. Part of this will be to watch some videos:

1) An amusing Intro video to Podcasts



2) A good video to teach you the basics about Podcasting



After this we will look at creating our own Podcasts using the free software called Audacity!

Homework due for March 6, 2008

Read pages 70-73 and answer the following questions:

1. What are the two ways most current files transfer information (5 pts)?
2. Which is the most flexible? Why (3 pts)?
3. What is the most important things to consider when you prepare material in one program to be used in another (1 pt)?
4. What does file formatting mean and why is it such an important procedure (3 pts)?
5. What is Rich Text Format? Why was it introduced (5pts)?
6. Why are pictures more difficult than words to put into a suitable file formatting for inserting and importing (2 pts)?
7. What are 2 ways to import pictures into a DTP program (2 marks)?
8. Describe the difference between bitmap & vectors when you resize them (2 pts)?
9. What is a very important part of the design process (3 pts)?
   

Your homework is to read pages 74 & 75 and answer the following the questions:

1. What are the 4 steps in the design stage? (4 pts)
2. What are 4 ways to fit text into available space? (4 pts)
3. Explain what leading is. (2 pts)
4. What should you avoid doing in order to have a nice, professional looking page? (7 points)

Good Luck!