Empowering Deaf Students through Advanced Technology Integration Projects

1. Empowering Deaf Students through Advanced Technology Integration Projects Session emphasis: Practical lesson plan examples to infuse technology concepts into learning activities for Deaf students. Don’t just read about technology – use it! NECC 2004 Becky Sue Parton

2. What Technology Concepts? • File Management • Keyboarding • Media Recognition (file types) • Operation of equipment (video cameras, scanners, digital cameras, etc) • Software Packages! • Programming • Plus Ethics, Culture, Language & core Subjects Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

3. “Kodak Moments Gone Wrong” Summary: Using a combination of Deafness related photographs taken by the student and retrieved from the Internet, each learner will use digital manipulation to alter the photos to present the subject in an unbecoming manner leading to a discussion of ethics & Deaf culture. Portfolio project can be published on the web. Needs: Photoshop (or similar) software at minimum Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

4. “Kodak Moments Gone Wrong” (2) Process: • Review digital photography / imaging software • Identify a Deaf culture element to use: ex. Interpreting, hearing-ear dogs, TTY relay, etc. • Use info on topic to choose a concept to illustrate correctly and incorrectly in a photo. Ex. For interpreters – choice of clothing. • Take or find photos. Use Photoshop to manipulate the good image. Ex …. Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

5. “Kodak Moments Gone Wrong” (3) • Make a poster (or web presentation for older ones) to share with other students. Clearly label the photos as “Kodak Moment” and “Kodak Moment Gone Wrong” along with the Deaf culture info. • Discuss with class the ethical implications of modifying photos & Fair Use laws. Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

6. “Hearing People Read Captions Too!” Summary:Students will make a digital video of themselves telling a story in American Sign Language about a famous Deaf person. They will then use captioning software and appropriate captioning protocols to add the English text to the videos and share the results with hearing students. (Alternatively, ESL students could make a video in their native language & add English captions to share about a famous person from their home country.) Needs: Video camera and capture software; QuickTime Pro; Magpie (free) Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

7. “Hearing People Read Captions Too (2)” Process: • Take digital video & capture to the computer. • Install Magpie & discuss file types, directory trees, naming conventions, etc. • Make the timecode file & add the captions to the videos. (See Handout or separate power point for exact steps.) Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

8. “Hearing People Read Captions Too (3)” Why caption? • To make videos accessible to students! • To learn general technology skills and concepts! • To practice the formal analysis of English, ASL, etc! • To enhance the self-esteem of Deaf (or ESL) students! • To introduce television captioning history & current issues. • To promote cultural exchange & peer collaboration! Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

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10. “Student Created Interactive Exhibits” Summary: • Using a barcode scanner and basic programing skills, students will pick a content area to categorize and display as an interactive exhibit like one sees at a museum. More advanced students can also create a database and use dynamic web page building skills to track data. Needs: Barcode software (free trials), scanner, programming tool (javascript, Director’s Lingo, coldfusion, ASP etc) Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

11. “Student Created Interactive Exhibits” (2) Process: • Choose a topic (our ex will be identifying leaves from various trees) and gather physical items. • Prepare the matching information – it could be just a text document; a photo; etc. (an oak leaf, a maple leaf, ex. + facts) • Install barcode software and make a label for each item which will be placed on or near it. Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

12. “Student Created Interactive Exhibits” (3) Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

13. “Student Created Interactive Exhibits” (4) Process: • Program an interface to accept the bar code # and branch appropriately. This can be accomplished with a simple HTML web page with java scripting to go to various hyperlinks. You could also use Director (with Lingo code). Advanced students cold use Cold Fusion (or equivalent) to make a data-base driven web site that not only looks up the #s, but also tracks how many times that leaf has been viewed, etc. Students could then graph results, make the database content modifiable by the users too! Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

14. “Student Created Interactive Exhibits” (5) • Apple trees bear fruit usually 2-3 years after planting. Their leaves and flowers appear first in early spring …. (Could also have linked to a sign video clip etc,) Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

15. “Student Mentors Create Power Point E-books” Summary: • Older students are paired with a younger buddy for whom they will develop an e-book based on a traditional children’s book. The students will incorporate graphics, text, & video. (Plus learn good design techniques!) The Producer software is free. Students will also be working on their English and ASL language skills. Alternatively, foreign language classes could do a similar activity. Needs: Video Camera, Power Point & Producer software. Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

16. “Student Mentors Create Power Point E-books”(2) Process: • Create power point illustrating story w/ English words. • Make & capture video of the story in ASL. • Watch video & note times where you want the next power point slide to appear. • Use Microsoft Producer for Power Point to synch all the media elements. • Have the older student present the e-books to their partner. Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

17. “Student Mentors Create Power Point E-books”(3) Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

18. More Ideas- Requires purchases! • “Broadcast News Like the Pros”- Students will prepare a news story on a subject of interest within a given content domain (I.e. for science the student might choose weather.) Using the Visual Communicator Software from Serious Magic, they will write, rehearse, and record their commentary with the tele-prompting tool. Lesson is good for practicing public presentation skills, journalism, and specialized video techniques (like blue screen effect). See their booth here at NECC for a demo.There is also a free storyboarding program that is a good planning tool (link provided on website). • “Student Produced Handouts”- This idea would be for younger kids & is simple, but fun and provides computer exposure. Use the “Clip and Create” software to let students make coloring pages, bingo sheets, and crosswords using a combination of sign drawings, pictures, and words. Becky Sue Parton – 2004 – NECC – New Orleans

19. Contact Information • www.casadecritters.com/becky • 940-565-3889 UNT • Parton@cc.admin.unt.edu • Power Point and material will also be posted to the NECC website soon.