Free software for recording and editing sound.
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:
- Record live audio.
- Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
- Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
- Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
- Change the speed or pitch of a recording
RadioAnywhere has some really useful tutorials for using Audacity.
You will find some sound files for the course at http://www.drop.io/visualliteracy
Password: vislit
We used audacity to record our class Diary Rap! Children really enjoyed it!
We use Audacity to record our school’s weekly radio show and then we upload it onto the Learning Platform! I use it a lot in my classroom for speaking and listening activities.
Pod-o-matic
Thinking about podcasting? This site makes it easy and opens up huge opportunities to support Literacy and the curriculum.
See an example from Teyfant Community School, Bristol
Looking for a specific sound? Try Findsounds with a good search facility and wide range of sounds.
New and traditional audio stories from Storynory.