Audio+Highlights


 * Goal**: Create a **Financial Literacy Highlights Podcast for your Blog**


 * Instructions:**

"Hi, my name is xxxxxx and in this podcast, I want to share some of the highlights of my Financial Literacy studies. Two topics that were of particular interest to me were and . In the topic of, I learned . In the topic of , I learned ."
 * STEP 1 - CREATE YOUR AUDIO FILE**
 * 1) Open your **blog** and **Financial Literacy PowerPoint.**
 * 2) Pick** 2 topics and their highlights **to create a podcast on.
 * 3) Open up MS Word and type a script about w hat you learned in those topics and why they are important to you.
 * Suggested script: **
 * 1) Rehearse it in your mind.
 * 2) Now go to START and open up Audacity.
 * 3) Follow this video instruction on:How to record an audio file in Audacity
 * 4) **Record** your audio
 * 5) Remove the background noise with the **Noise Removal** tool. Watch this video on **Getting Started with Audacity and how to Enhance your Audio.** to do so.
 * 6) When done, go to: **File-->Export**
 * 7) Give it a name
 * 8) Make sure you save it in your folder
 * 9) Select **MP3** under **Save AsType**
 * 10) **SAVE**

When you get here, have a classmate listen to your recording and give your feedback on it.


 * STEP 2 - CREATE THE PODCAST**
 * 1) Go to **archive.org** and create an account OR logon if you already have one
 * 2) **Upload your MP3 f**ile & **complete required RED fields** in the form.
 * 3) Click **SHARE MY FILES** at the bottom
 * 4) On the next screen, you will see an audio player icon to the right, **click on the white Greek Revival building** icon. See example here[[image:http://archive.org/images/blank.gif]]
 * 5) that says **SHARE AND EMBED CODE**
 * 6) **COPY the embed code** that appears in the window


 * STEP 3 - CREATE THE BLOG POST**

TITLE: ** Financial Literacy Highlights **
 * 1) Click on the **HTML** button in the upper left.
 * 2) **Paste the code** in that blank window
 * 3) Save
 * 4) Publish
 * 5) View Blog to see it.