Development of Audio and Video for teaching and learning

1. Developing Audio
and Video as
teaching Aids
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Ashish Kumar Awadhiya
Asst. Director
Inter University Consortium (IUC),

2. WHY TO USE SELF-MADE AUDIO/VIDEO?
 Teacher is the best judge of desired content
 Self-made audio/video gives freedom to
teacher
 Contextualization of content is key benefit
 Can be recorded anywhere/anytime
 Links teaching learning with daily
experiences
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3. DEVICES AT TEACHERS END
 Mobile with audio recording facility
 Mobile with video camera
 Digital camera
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4. MAJOR FORMATS OF AUDIO/VIDEO FOR
CLASSROOM PURPOSE
Video Audio
Interview
Clip on natural happening
Reportdescription
Live demo of event
Experiment
Process
Discussion
Lectures, etc.
Language/communication
skill development
Interview
Discussion
Lecture
Speech
Poem
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5. AUDACITY
 http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
 Audacity is a free, easy-to-use
 Recorder and Editor
 Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
 Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
 And more!
 installation…….. LAME MP3 (required to convert sound files in
MP3)
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6. HTTP://AUDACITY.SOURCEFORGE.NET/
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7. AUDACITY HOME PAGE
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8. EXERCISE 1
 Record
 Save as aup
 Export to mp3
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9. EXERCISE: 3
 Amplify
 Pitch
 Fade in
 Fade out
 Trim & Silence
 Change Tempo
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10. ANY VIDEO CONVERTER
 http://www.any-video-
converter.com/products/for_video_free/
 Any Video Converter is a free, easy-to-use
 Convert all videos to any video format
 Extract sound as MP3 from any video
http://www.any-video-converter.com/
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11. HTTP://WWW.ANY-VIDEO-CONVERTER.COM/
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12. HOW TO CONVERT PRE-RECORDED VIDEO
 Add video/ URL
 Select the desired format (Video/ MP3)
 Convert now
 Direct to file folder
 Use the file
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13. DESIRED VIDEO FORMAT AND THEIR USE
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Platform Supported format (Video)
Webpage (HTML) Flash Video Format (.flv),
AVI format (.avi)
Social Media Flash Video Format (.flv),
Windows Media Video (.wmv) , mp4 etc
Power Point Presentation Windows Media Video (.wmv)
Audio Video Player avi, mp4,
Desktop/ Laptop Any format depending upon supporting media
software
Mobile MPEG4,

14. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
 Select the application platform
 Identify supported media file format
 Convert your media file into desired format (if
required)
 Use short duration media files*
 (*Some platforms restrict file sizes to be uploaded)
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