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I used Audacity to create this intro.....enjoy!

After many trials, I finally recorded a fabulous conversation with Durff.  Had fun talking.  Editing was tricky as our voices were mixed together and I sound much louder than she but for my first attempt, I think it went well.  Enjoy!

A try at the introduction! Enjoy!

Today is day 5 of our Webcasting journey!  The informal networks are helping in bringing everything together.  I am networking with teachers all over the world.  My cohort includes Bee from Brazil, Robin from the East Coast and Jen and I are Southern California.  The bookmarking of the webcast academy serves as a quick way to communicate with fellow interns.  Email seems way to slow and complicated compared to Skype Chat. So today Robin caught me online. We recorded our conversation and like Jeff would say "Batta Bim Batta Bum" or something like that!

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Robin Ellis and I (Jose Rodriguez) spent a few minutes trouble shooting how to record two way audio using Audio Repeater and Audacity.  I go through the settings on a PC.  Have a listen as everything clicks into place!  

Let's try this again.

When I publish an audio comment to my blog, this is what it looks like. No flash. In order to publish, you would need to go to file attachments and browse your desktop find the file, then upload. Attach, wait a while as this happens, then submit, and wait while it uploads.

 

I made a little announcement. If I am in my account and I click onto create content, then select audio, I can type a short message, then go on to add my audio message. This way you can see the automatic flash player!

Great hearing from y'all.  Especially looking forward to the Webcasts coming out of this cohort.  Imagine the New Year's Webcastathon led by class of 2.2.  I can feel the energy and motivation generated by this online space and it's only week one!

This is a Skype conference call between myself, Cheryl Oakes, Robin Ellis, and Durff!

I have added the webcast academy group to my skype contacts, but is there a way for me to individuals from the group as well? I was looking for someone to try a skype call with but don't have names of contacts to try to call. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. I am robin.ellis1 on skype

Such struggles with recording a Skype call.  Spent hours yesterday with Maria, Alice, Durff, and Jeff all trying to help.  Thank you all.  Then my dear husband, my technical support, worked until 2AM  to get things working.  Got it going but nothing really sounded right. 

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I thoroughly enjoyed this task.  I tried to use VAC and Audacity first, having some success calling the Skype Test Call Lady (she's so patient and "there" if no one else is online).  Unfortunately her voice was not recording loud enough and I could not figure out how to make her louder.  My USB Mic is not due in the country until 5 August so I've been using a Mic and Headset but with two separate jacks.  Not entirely sure if that's the problem.  I had already downloaded powergramo

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 Recording a telephony call  using PowerGramo and Skype.  More details in my blog post.
Thanks Jason - you're an awesome partner!  And I'll let you have the vegemite! 

 Nicecast Screencast and Skype Preferences Screencast

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I had this up earlier, just tried to post it again after realizing everyone else had it in Introductions and I added it as a blog.  Don't know where it ended up the first time so here I go again.  I do love technology, I do love technology, I do, I do, I do love technology.

I spent four hours yesterday trying to get my computer to record sounds not going through my mic.  Finally gave up and went to bed.  My husband, who had been trying with me, kept at it and, at around 2 AM, woke me to tell me he was successful.  Now here I sit at 7 in the morning, waiting for him to wake up and tell me what he did.  I remember something about my not turning on the VAC and about using a different repeater but can't duplicate it myself. 

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Okay, I ran this through a great program called Levelator. This evens out volume levels. I think you can hear the difference.

Okay, when you have audio like on my last file, you try to locate the source, so I asked someone else if they would chat with me in Skype so I could record it. Sharon Peters pitched in. Still you can hear some significant volume issues. The weird background noise is gone though.

This is done in Audacity on a PC. 

Kids, don't try this at home! Lisa Parisi has been having significant audio issues, so when we went to record, this is what I got...