[eMINTS] Free Programs for Teachers

[Julie Fessenden]

I used Audacity for the first time last week.  My husband uses it to convert sermons for our church website so he gave me a few tips, but it was amazingly easy to use.  I recorded my kids, deleted dead space, enhanced the quiet voices, exported as mp3 and then uploaded to my website.  I thought podcasts would be really hard, but this really changed my mind.  Since it is summer school my only goal was just recording the kids.  I'm hoping to do a lot more informational ones next year and want to add music to the next one.

Julie Fessenden
5th Grade
Oakwood Elementary

>>> "Josh Bennett" <JBennett at sparta.k12.mo.us> 06/11/08 9:50 AM >>>
I am like you, James... I just discovered PhotoStory and Movie Maker. I
also have seen people talk about Audacity, so I am going to experiment
with that over the summer and see how I can incorporate that into
instruction. 

I'm also looking for different widgets and other tools I can make
available to parents.

In regard to the Worldwide Telescope, have you looked at Stellarium?
It's an open-source program, and allows students to manipulate space to
see different stars, planets, etc.

Josh

Josh Bennett
4th Grade eMINTS
Sparta Elementary School
jbennett at sparta.k12.mo.us 

>>> HOSKINSJ at troy.k12.mo.us 6/10/2008 3:58 PM >>>
Just wondering if anyone has any cool new programs or "application"
sites that they are looking at using for next year.

I am going to be putting out picasa, google earth, photo story 3,
moviemaker and some free plugins etc...  
Maybe worldwide telescope - similar to google earth only for space
-made by microsoft.

Has anyone ever tried tuxpaint? or tried the student/teacher tools from
Microsoft called Learning Essentials?

Always welcome new ideas!

JJH

James Hoskins
Technology Specialist
Lincoln County R-III Schools
951 West College
Troy, MO 63379
636-462-6098  - 212


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