Sound and music are known to be powerful tools for focusing attention and enhancing memory and learning. One of the reasons technology is so invaluable for educators is its ability to integrate media into lesson plans, but doing this often requires knowing how to prepare certain types of media for your software to use. That’s why I’ve created this tutorial. Whatever music or audio you wish to use, this short video will help you convert Continue…
Sometimes it pays to take a step back and really think about all the noise in a classroom. Is the heating or air conditioning loud? How about the dull drone coming from the classroom next door? Can you hear traffic from nearby roads? Many of these things may seem insignificant, or certainly quieter than your voice, but they can affect your ability to clearly hear and be heard. The severity of noise can be difficult Continue…
SMART Notebook 11 is scheduled to be released April 2012. There are too many new exciting features to cover in this post, so let’s take a look at one of my favorites. Sound Previous versions of Notebook software allowed mp3 sounds to be linked to objects, but if you wanted to record your own sounds you needed to look outside of Notebook software to accomplish that task. This led Windows users to programs like Audacity Continue…
Here is some basic instruction to use Garage Band to record your voice to put into your SMART Notebook lesson. Here is how you can convert a WAV file to an MP3 using Garage Band. Bob JackmanBob Jackman is a native of Utah. He graduated with a BA in Music Performance with a teaching certificate from Southern Utah University. Bob taught at Fort Herriman Middle School for four years teaching instrumental music. During that time Continue…
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