In these recording and editing audio tutorials, instructors have a choice as to what specific software they would like to learn, depending on the operating system their computers utilize: Audacity or Garageband. These sessions focus on planning, producing, editing, and publishing a short podcast. (This is typically a two-day sequence)
New York Times: Teaching Podcasts
Sample podcasts to listen to (Tell students to bring a pair of headphones to our workshop(s), and listen to the first five minutes of the following podcast episodes.)
- 99% Invisible, “The Dollhouses of St. Louis” or “Flying Food”
- Lore, “All Fall Down”
- This Week in Google, “The Mortician’s Wife”
- The Sporkful, “Levar Burton’s Stolen Steaks”
Music Search Engines (Creative Commons-approved)
Audacity Tutorials
- Audacity Basics Tutorial (with Envelope tool!)
- Audacity Team Manual and Tutorials
- Audacity Tutorial (specifically for Mac)
- Basic Recording and Editing
Materials for Creating Podcasts with Audacity and Garageband