SOUNDING OFF IN CLASS

Have you ever wanted to:

• record a lecture for an absent student?
• capture an original song, chant, or cheer created by students?
• share a student interview with a famous visitor?
• narrate a book for students with learning difficulties?
• post a school recital online for parents?

All those and many more sound-related activities are available free (or for little cost) in just minutes with Audacity, a free, truly point-and-click, sound-editing program for PC, Mac, and Linux. Students as young as first grade can quickly learn and begin to use Audacity, not only for recording sound, but also for editing what they record.

Next: Installing Audacity.