Many of you have used cassette tapes to record audio of a lesson, or audio of an oral report or presentation. In today world, cassette players are being replaced by MP3 players. Audacity allows you to create MP3 files for download to either a computer, MP3 player, or the web for access from anywhere with an Internet connection. Audacity is pre-loaded on CFF laptops and is also available as a free download from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Audacity provides the user with tools which were never available using cassettes tapes. You can record multiple tracks, fade-in, fade-out, add white noise, cut out unwanted pauses or background noise, and amplify if your recording is too soft. The list goes on and on.
Interested in using Audacity in your classroom? Contact your CFF coach for more details.