Task 20: Create a Podcast Using Audacity! GUEST POST BY MS BONJA!

At Bat: Audacity!

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

Record live audio.
Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
Change the speed or pitch of a recording.

Free Download:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Link to a good tutorial on using Audacity:
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Audacity

Your Task This Week:

Record a podcast using Audacity.

In your podcast, introduce yourself and your period.

Tell me what your ideas are for your novel/short story series!

Be sure to say good bye!

Email the WAV file to me as an attachment!

Until next week... :)

Task 19: Creating a Blog Using Blogger

Your Task:

Create a blog for your 40 Book Challenge!

When done, go to the 40 Book Challenge page on our class wiki, and create a hyperlink that connects to your new blog!

Task 18: Creating a New Page to an Existing Blog Using Blogger

Your Task:

Create a page on your blog for our 40 Book Challenge!

When done, go to the 40 Book page on our class wiki and create a hyperlink that connects to your blog!

Task 17: Creating a Page on Wikispaces

Because we will be using Wikispaces on a regular basis in our classroom, each of you needs to learn how to contribute to the site by making pages, adding links, uploading files, and inserting pictures!

However, before we delve into using technology on a regular basis, we need to understand how to appropriately and professionally use these tools.

For this week's Techy Tuesday, you will be creating your very own Student Page on our class wiki that will focus on Acceptable Use of Technology.

On your page, please include the following items:

1. Five Acceptable Use rules you think should be included in our class policy

2. A brief explanation of each rule

3. Links to at least TWO websites where you found your information about these rules

4. An image that goes with each rule (a total of five images)

5. A resources we can use to better understand how to use appropriately use computers and the Internet

(A video, game, website, etc.)

Mr. Poole and I will choose the top ten Acceptable Use rules to create our own class policy!

Task 16: How To Become a Member of a Wiki on Wikispaces

This year, we will be using Wikispaces as our homebase for all of the technology stuff we will be doing in class! In order to contribute to our site, you will need to become a member of our class wiki.

Please go to our class website: http://msspiezio11.wikispaces.com

And follow the directions in the video below!

BE SURE your user name has an identifier in it! Your first name, last name, initials MUST BE IN YOUR USER NAME!

Become a member by Friday to earn your points for this week!

Task 15: Creating a GMail Account

Email is quickly becoming the most common form of communication used in the workplace, and is becoming the most common form of communication in our classroom!

Because we will be using the Google Applications in class, it is essential for each of you to have a GMail account.

NOTE: Your GMail account is to be used for school purposes only! The address itself should reflect this! Make a professional email address, one that represents you as a young adult!

This week, you will be creating your own GMail account. To earn points for this Techy Tuesday task, you must send me an email from your new account by FRIDAY!

Your subject should be.... "Your Name" Says Hi!

Inside the email, write me a short note about your experience using technology. Have you used it in class before? At home? For fun? What do you typically do on the computer?

Don't forget! It's due by Friday!

Enjoy your Techy Tuesday!

Creating a Google Form: Guest Post by Crystal from P1!