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=== Background ===
 
=== Background ===
IT for Change has been working with the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) and Government Colleges for Teacher Education (CTEs) to conduct workshops focusing on creating rich audio story-based resources by government higher primary school teachers. The volunteering work will involve creating additional high quality story-based audio resources in multiple languages. The first phase of engagement will focus on story narration and recording by the volunteers.
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IT for Change has been working with the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) and Government Colleges for Teacher Education (CTEs) to conduct workshops focusing on creating rich audio story-based resources by government higher primary school teachers. The volunteering work will involve creating additional high quality story-based audio resources in multiple languages. The project will focus on story narration and recording by the volunteers.
  
=== Objectives of the workshop ===
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=== Session Objectives ===
  
 
* Briefing volunteers about the program objectives and setting expectations
 
* Briefing volunteers about the program objectives and setting expectations
 
* Sharing story narration and recording guidelines
 
* Sharing story narration and recording guidelines
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* Discussing other project specifics
  
=== Volunteer Information form ===
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=== Session Agenda ===
[https://forms.gle/RQn5xF5XW8KswesK7 Click here] to fill the volunteer information form.
 
 
 
=== Agenda of the workshop ===
 
 
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!'''Session name'''
 
!'''Session name'''
 
!'''Time'''
 
!'''Time'''
 
!'''Session details'''
 
!'''Session details'''
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!'''Resources used'''
 
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|Inauguration and Introduction
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|Introduction
|10:00-11:30
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|14:30-14:40
|* Inauguration Ceremony
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|* Introducing IT for Change
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Overview of the Workshop Agenda and Objectives
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Brief overview of the project and session agenda
 
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Brief on the Previous Workshop (Resource Creation)
 
 
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Demo of Exemplar
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| colspan="1" |Project Specifics - I
|11:45-12:30
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|14:40-15:00
|* Playing Exemplar Audio
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|* Project Overview
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Discussion about the Audio with Teachers
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Story Selection Guidelines
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|12:30-1:00
 
|* Listening to Teachers' Recorded Audio Stories from the previous workshop
 
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|Introducing audio editing
 
|2:00-4:30
 
|* Creating the Main Resource Folder
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Importing first Audio as Project (for the practice)
 
 
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Saving the Project with Proper Naming
 
  
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Basic Editing Practice on the Audio
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Story Narration Guidelines
  
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Basic Interface of Application – menu, Zoom In/Out, Track
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Sample Story Narration
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|1. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m90BDIIz9ebTZ-F5hKzhpwnZAyAs7C6O/view?usp=sharing Volunteer Orientation Slide-deck]
  
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Understanding of basic functionalities
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2. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_kfvV9PPkmxKJm_hLqJfC9kQHtvNzodj/view?usp=sharing Story Selection Guidelines]
  
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Understanding Stereo and Mono tracks
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3. [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dbxjP3ff5uCsazI1bYle2rMQhhLPfNEq?usp=sharing Recording Exemplars (EN and KN)]
|Working with Audacity
 
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|Distributing audio files
 
|4:30-5:00
 
|* Assigning the stories to the teachers
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Listening to all the assigned audio stories and note the points on required modifications
 
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|Editing the audio
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|Project Specifics - II
|10:00-1:00
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|15:00-15:15
|* Exporting final version of 3rd audio with metadata
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|* Story Recording Guidelines
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|1. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NP7tW4xcMJ6PcMKzfYqsf7OOHhFVDPK7/view?usp=sharing Story Narration and Recording and Guidelines]
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2. [https://youtu.be/ztDMxDeglsk?feature=shared Guidelines for recording a good audio with minimal equipment] (video)
 
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|Exploring an application
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|Way Forward
|2:00-3:00
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|15:15 - 15:20
|* Learn page, tutorials
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|* Next steps in the process - Story for sample recording
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|1. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dWa081gCmMlaNq4uy4GGIg9IEO1TurhW/view?usp=sharing Sample Story PDF (English)]
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2. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bU7pX7y1NKIfjRwO-n4euQjWgIVuQT33/view?usp=sharing Sample Story PDF (Kannada)]
 
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| colspan="1" rowspan="3" |Way forward
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|Q&A and Closing
| colspan="1" rowspan="3" |3:00-4:00
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|15:20-15:30
|* Assignment
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|* Answering queries (if any) and closing
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|* Way forward
 
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|* Feedback
 
 
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!Purpose
 
!Purpose
 
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|Story Repository (Storyweaver)
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|Tape-a-Talk Voice Recorder
|Storyweaver
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.markus.droesser.tapeatalk&hl=en&gl=US Download Link] (Android), In-built Recorder App can be used for iOS
|One of the largest story repositories which allows anyone to download, translate and create stories
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|For recording stories through your smartphone
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|Audacity handout
 
|Audacity handout
 
|A detailed user manual page about audacity (by IT for Change)
 
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|Audacity video tutorials
 
|Tutorial videos
 
|Video tutorial series on variety of tools in Audacity (by IT for Change)
 
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|Audacity official site
 
|Audacity official manual
 
|Official site which keeps you updated on newer versions, tools and features
 
 
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Revision as of 11:14, 22 May 2024

Background

IT for Change has been working with the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT) and Government Colleges for Teacher Education (CTEs) to conduct workshops focusing on creating rich audio story-based resources by government higher primary school teachers. The volunteering work will involve creating additional high quality story-based audio resources in multiple languages. The project will focus on story narration and recording by the volunteers.

Session Objectives

  • Briefing volunteers about the program objectives and setting expectations
  • Sharing story narration and recording guidelines
  • Discussing other project specifics

Session Agenda

Session name Time Session details Resources used
Introduction 14:30-14:40 * Introducing IT for Change

* Brief overview of the project and session agenda

Project Specifics - I 14:40-15:00 * Project Overview

* Story Selection Guidelines

* Story Narration Guidelines

* Sample Story Narration

1. Volunteer Orientation Slide-deck

2. Story Selection Guidelines

3. Recording Exemplars (EN and KN)

Project Specifics - II 15:00-15:15 * Story Recording Guidelines 1. Story Narration and Recording and Guidelines

2. Guidelines for recording a good audio with minimal equipment (video)

Way Forward 15:15 - 15:20 * Next steps in the process - Story for sample recording 1. Sample Story PDF (English)

2. Sample Story PDF (Kannada)

Q&A and Closing 15:20-15:30 * Answering queries (if any) and closing

Resources

Technology Resources

Resource Link Purpose
Tape-a-Talk Voice Recorder Download Link (Android), In-built Recorder App can be used for iOS For recording stories through your smartphone