Audacity for Educators

Audacity for educators poster

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For my educational poster I chose the topic of Audacity. I had never heard of Audacity before this class. I think it can be a very useful resource to use in the classroom. As a foreign language teacher I feel that this program can be very beneficial to the students and to the teacher. They can record their voice speaking in the target language and see how they improve over time. The students can also practice their listening skills by listening to a conversation spoken in the target language and answering comprehension questions about it later.

Some of the learning theories that I incorporated in this poster are visual literacy and information processing.

Visual literacy has been included with the addition of the logo of Audacity. This way it can be easily recognized when they go to find the program and use it on their own.

Information processing was used with clear concise text formatted in a list or in bullets. The titles stand out due to the varying color and font. Key words are highlighted or underlined in the text. Different sections are put into separate boxes which is a part of chunking the information. Chunking is breaking the information into smaller parts so it can be more easily remembered. I used a consistent font in dark colors because I used a light background, which creates a contrast and can be easily read. I used a bright red color in back of the title to highlight the title and catch the viewer’s attention.