Recording and Preserving Family Stories Using Your Hand-held IPad, IPhone, IPod, or Android Devices

Date:

Saturday, Mar 23

Time:

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Room:

155B

Session ID:

B36

Type:

Presentation

Difficulty:

All

Track:

Getting Started

Syllabi:

Recording-iOS_Android_kitchens (PDF)
Recording-iOS_Android_kitchens (DOC)

Description

Capture family history interviews using your iPhone, iPod, iPad or Android device as an audio field recorder. This session covers the entire process. Includes an evaluation of software and hardware options, the best audio recording apps, built-in and external microphones. View a demonstration of the recording process. See how to transfer the recording to your computer, and techniques for preservation and sharing of your recording. Also: a few essentials about digital audio.

Presenters

Susan A. Kitchens

Susan A. Kitchens is Computer Press Award winning how-to book author and digital renaissance woman. Her website, Family Oral History Using Digital Tools, is devoted to tools and techniques for recording, processing and preserving the stories that matter the most.