Audio+and+Podcasts

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 * [[image:wikis4library/Audacity_Logo.jpg width="201" height="142"]] || Audacity is free online open-source software that you can access at

Be sure to download both the software and the LAME file (for converting to mp3). Instructions below: . ||
 * [[file:Audio_Instructions_Audacity.docx]] || [[file:Audacity_at_Home.docx]] ||


 * Ways to Use Audacity in Library Class:**
 * Booktalks by librarian
 * Booktalks by Guests
 * Booktalks by the students themselves
 * Poetry Slam
 * younger children reading
 * Radio Show:
 * booktalks
 * Interview teachers: "What is Your Favorite Book?"
 * "interview" characters from books
 * music (our little kids have plenty of "library songs" that we sing)
 * music (compose something that represents a book or character.)
 * step-by-step directions for a substitute teacher to follow during classtime

Examples: media type="file" key="FavoriteBooks.mp3" width="240" height="20" ||  || Here's a sample worksheet for Book Radio Interviews: || media type="file" key="FramedKorman.mp3" width="240" height="20" || ||
 * Fourth Graders' Favorite Books
 * [[image:wikis4library/BonesBites.jpg width="118" height="176" align="right"]] || media type="file" key="BitesBones.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * Add your ideas and examples below: ||  ||
 * Add your ideas and examples below: ||  ||