Author: Amanda McGarrigle

Computing Term 5
Producing a talking book.

Background Information
In this unit, the children create a talking book that they can share with others.
This unit will enable the children to:
use sound recording equipment to record sounds
develop skills in saving and storing sounds on the computer
develop collaboration skills as they work together in a group
understand how a talking book differs from a paper-based book
talk about and reflect on their use of ICT
share recordings with an audience.

In this unit the children will…
Listen to an audio book.
Plan an audio book.
Practise with a microphone/audio recorder.
Record sound effects.
Record the story.
Review the work.

By the end of this unit….
All children can:
Plan and rehearse the sound effects needed
in an audio book
Plan and rehearse the dialogue needed in
an audio book
Record sound effects using a digital audio
recorder (or software)
Record dialogue directly to a computer
Be able to retrieve previously saved work
Most children can: Review and improve sound effect recordings
Review and improve dialogue recordings
Organise sound effect recordings
Give constructive feedback to other pupils
Compare audio books with printed books
Some children will be able to:
Record high quality sound effects using a
digital audio recorder or software
Record high quality dialogue directly to a
computer
Combine sound effects with dialogue in
their recordings
Appreciate how audio recordings are stored
on a computer

Key Vocabulary
Radio, story, audio, record, microphone.