I was asked
to create a review on an open source software. That software is called
Audacity. However before I get started I thought I should find a definition for
what an open source software is. Here is what Wikipedia states as the
definition of an open source software: "Open-source
software is a computer
software with its source code made available and licensed with a license in
which the copyright holder
provides the rights to study, change and distribute the software to anyone and
for any purpose."
Audacity is a free open source digital audio editor and recording computer software application. In addition, to recording audio from multiple sources, it
can be used to add effects to all types of media including podcasts. Some
of those effects could be normalization, trimming, and fading the sounds in and
out.
There are several ways that
an elementary teacher could incorporate this
into their classroom. Older grade levels could use it to create an
audio advertisement for a business/ advertising unit.
It could be used to record speeches or songs that could later be shared with
parents or administration. In younger grade levels, it could be used to
record a child reading for a running record.
I felt this software was confusing and hard to use.
It was easy to record yourself speaking but it was not easy to figure
out how to edit the clip. I had to read and then reread the
user manual to figure what to do. As far as
other commercial software is concerned, I found a few but I needed
pay for the software in order to use it. So i can't effective compare
this software to another that is similar.
I might use
this in my classroom to record the students singing a song or reciting
something we had learned but I would need more time with the program to figure
it out.
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