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The options on this page are subject to further development. Under some approaches I’ve included links to samples from previous students in my WRTG 3020 classes. Current students should keep …

Overview After you’ve developed a written rough draft of the essay you plan to record, you should make a trial recording of it, even though you will continue to revise …

FROM STUDENTS Nancy Hightower’s WRTG 1150 “This I Believe” audio essays: Gender in Media, Tech Nation: An Introspective Wiki on Technology and Education, What Do You Know About Graffiti, Rap, …

If you’re using Audacity for Windows to record an audio file and can’t get the Export as MP3 option to work, there are two possibilities. Either you didn’t follow the …

The audio recording application most recommended in educational contexts is Audacity, which is a free application that is available for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, but you will need to …

This screencast tutorial demonstrates the basics of using Audacity to record an audio essay and export it as an mp3 file. The tutorial shows the Mac version of Audacity, but …

This screencast tutorial gives you an overview of how to use GarageBand ’09 to record an audio essay and how to export the file as an mp3. GarageBand comes free …

If you make your audio essay in GarageBand, you will need to export it as an mp3 file. Follow these steps after you’re finished editing your essay: (1) Go to …

Overview After you’ve made a trial recording of your audio essay, you will work on further developing, organizing, and improving the text of your essay, in response to feedback from …

I originally wrote this handout for my WRTG 2090 class web site. The material on this handout will help you as you expand and develop your audio essay. Characteristics of …

I wrote this handout for students in my 2010 sections of WRTG 1150 as well as my Spring 2011 section of WRTG 2090.

The gallery below shows the most recent entries on on my Share Your Digital Literacy Stories Vimeo channel. Read the companion web site for details.

Overview In order to create an audio essay, or to create the audio portion of a photo essay, you will first need to make sure that your computer has an …