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Audacity

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Andrew

Ah, it must be Monday again and, ensconced in my comfy thinking chair, I thought it would be a good time to share a few practical tips on using audio in lessons.
Firstly, if you haven’t already done so, investigate the wonderful computer program, called Audacity. Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing [...]

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Starting over (and loving it)

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Andrew

Two weeks ago I began teaching in a new school. No big deal perhaps, I mean people swap jobs all the time. Well, yes, they do but this blog is all about effective teaching and I wanted therefore to share my experiences of starting over and in particular how that process might be made more [...]

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