Week #6 - Audacity & Zamzar

Today we had the opportunity to learn of a tool that we can use to record the narration and music for our digital stories. It is called Audacity. Although I haven't yet played with it, I did read the tutorial and it seems really user-friendly. I love the idea that you can use this program to record voice over background music. This is what we will be doing for our digital story. I also learned of a tool called Zamzar that allows you to convert files for free online. I am not exactly sure about all the details of the program, but from what I understand, if I find a video from YouTube or TeacherTube I can enter the URL for that video and then choose the conversion format (ex. MP3) and then receive an email with that coverted music file. It seems like a wonderful tool that will hopefully benefit Marla and I as we search for music and add it to our storyboard. I am so thrilled that through this class I am getting the opportunity and experience to discover tools and resources such as Zambar and Audacity. We will be using Photo Story to put our digital stories together. This too is a program I haven't used before but am looking forward to learning and using for this project, for future assignments and for my future classroom.