Introduction to Digital Audio and
Introduction to Each Other
Digital audio works much like a tape
recorder. You have a record button, a pause button, a stop
button, and fast forward and rewind as well. But because you are
recording in a digital format, you can also edit the audio by
adding music and sound effects, or by deleting parts you don't
want. Podcasts are, basically, digital audio files posted to the
Internet for you to listen to online or to download to listen to
later. I create our class RoLO's this way.
For your first class activity, I want
you to create a digital audio file. Find a partner and interview
each other. Each of you will interview each other on your own
computer. Your interviews must cover these areas (even though
you could talk about other things):
- Your name and the name of the
person you are interviewing.
- Biographical information (such as
hometown, what their major is, what their favorite color is,
etc.) about the person you are interviewing.
- What would their dream classroom
look like?
* Will it have desks in rows or tables in circle?
* What kind of decorations would they use? Pictures of
authors? Bright colors? Lots of windows?
- What kind of teacher do they think
they will be?
* Funny?
* Friendly?
* Strict?
* Understanding?
* Rigorous?
- One question that you make up to
ask them.
Your interview of the person must
be at least one minute long (60 seconds), but no longer than one
and a half minutes (90 seconds). It must use a short (no longer
than 10 seconds) musical introduction.
Save your interview as an .mp3 file to
your Z drive with your first and last name. For example:
marshall_jones.mp3
I will show you how to turn this in.
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