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GERM 202: Recording & Editing Software

This guide is intended to support the fourth and final class in your language learning sequence.

Google Earth

You can use Google Earth 5 and up on your computer to record a tour of the world that you can share with others.

  1. Open Google Earth.
  2. Click Add and then Tour, or, in the bar above the globe, click Record Record .
  3. To start recording, go to the lower left corner in the media player and click Record/Stop Record.
  4. To record audio, click Microphone Microphone.
  5. Navigate to each place you want to visit or go to the left-hand panel under "Places" and click a placemark to fly to that location.
  6. When you finish recording, click Record/Stop Record.
  7. In the lower right corner, a media player will appear and your tour will start playing.
  8. To save the tour, in the media player, click Save Save.
  9. In the box that opens, enter a title in the "Name" field.
  10. To add more info about the tour, use the Description and View tabs.
  11. Click OK.

Creating a Narrated Tour in Google Earth Desktop

Audacity

PowerPoint Slide Recording