Chris Shamburg

Resources for Audio / PBS Webinar

March 11, 2009 on 6:06 pm | In Uncategorized | No Comments

If you want more info after the PBS Webinar, Remixing Shakespeare, you might want to look at the following resources.

Remixing Shakespeare–Tutorial with a video on creating audio plays with students from the Folger Shakespeare Library that focuses on Macbeth and foley techniques.

Cinna the Audio Play–Project with resources (including audio clips) and directions for students to make an audio play from a scene from Julius Caesar.

Podcourse–The fully online high school English course focusing on student podcasting. See examples and projects here..projects include historic interviews, audio plays, and student-created audio tours. This course was taught through NJeSchool, the largest online public high school in New Jersey.

National Educational Technology Standards for Students: Units for the English Language Arts (2008)–My ISTE book about technology and teaching English.

Online Graduate Program in Educational Technology–Fully online program in Educational Technology @ New Jersey City University. Special Summer Course Offering, Special Topics: Podcasting in Education.

Ideas for Foley Sound Effects

Marching army: boots on hard surface (repeated and looped)
Shovels: spoons in cups of sand or pebbles (change the pitch or speed)
Applause: 2–3 people clapping (repeated and looped)
Knocking on door: knocking on desk or wood
Time bomb ticking: clock ticking
Airplane engine: fan starting and running
Helicopter: opening and closing an umbrella very fast
Bones breaking: cracking celery or carrots
Knight moving in armor: set of keys jingling
Walking in snow: patting corn starch
Dinosaur, monster, or large animal eating: chewing watermelon or apple
Door, gate or elevator door closing: closing a desk drawer or filing cabinet
Boiling water: blowing bubbles in water with straw