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5002) Animals from A to Z
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Presents over 80 names of animals, birds, and insects and incorporates the habitats in which they live. The main objectives of the project are to build skills in fingerspelling and reading and for cuers, to build skills in phonics. Concepts can be fingerspelled or cued and all are presented within the framework of five scenarios/games: Petting Zoo, ABC See Me, Who Am I, Who Lives Here, and Animals at Home.
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Part of a series of curricular materials that are meant to teach interpreters for the deaf how to make a connection between the visual representation of reality and its linguistic expression. The entire curriculum consists of five units presented in multi-media formats and can be used as a complete entitiy for serveral semester of formalized insturction or lessons & activities can be pulled and used on an 'as need' basis.
5004) Sign find: vacations
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Focuses on vocabulary expansion in both American Sign Language and English. The project contains 14 pictures of vacations that a child might experience. Each picture has objects related to that vacation and as the mouse moves over the image, it will change to a paw every time the item is clickable. Once an item is clicked, a video appears with Paws the dog giving the sign for that item. The English word equivalent is displayed as well. There...
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Designed to guide interpreters for the deaf through the process of interpreting the booking process in a jail setting. Included are considerations on how to prepare for entering the facility and what to expect in the interpreting situation itself. The process is very standardized, so scenarios presented give individuals access to questions that will be asked and will convey a general sense of how the staff will realt to the inmate. Both consecutive...
5006) Match pix
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Provides signed videos, animated cues, and fingerspelling to assist in learning more than 150 words important to beginning readers. The first three games on the project -- Matchup, Tic Tac, Toe, & Bingo -- match the printed word with the picture. The other three games -- Sign the Words, Cue the Words, & Fingerspell the Words -- present words in the above listed modes.
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A resource designed to help with voter registration drives within the Deaf community. Includes a video narrated by Elise Knopf from the Minnesota Participation Project, explaining the basics of voter registration, video discussions by 20 Deaf individuals in Minnesota and in other states about the importance of voting, and ideas for interpreter education. Signed and with captioned version and written translations available.
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The story of a deaf man's experience adjusting from French to American deaf culture. CD features interactive introduction, ASL video, English captions, multimedia gossary, and content and vocabulary questions. This CD is a tool for teaching ASL and English literacy. Recommended for deaf students. Also useful for sign to voice interpreting practice.
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Pilot Paws explores the commonly seen but little understood world of clouds. He shares cloud and weather facts, offers opportunities to test the information presented, and rewards learning with games and chances to witness death-defying air escapes. American Sign Language videoclips and captions support all audio.
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This CD-ROM presents a lecture ont he cardiovascular system in ASL and in English. It is easily navigated and in addition to presenting subject area information, is a tool to help further the development of technical interpreting skills in a typical college setting. The following sections are included: Specialized vocabulary for the lectures; The Cardiovascular System, Warm-Up Lecture; The Cardiovascular System, Technical Lecture; Model Interpretations...
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Language Shape-Up is useful for deaf and hard of hearing students who are new to English language structure. Each of the four volumes stresses one particular aspect of the English language. Students interact with one of four games: Match-Mate; Paired Squared (concentration game); Spin Meister (timed response); and Pop Quiz (multiple chice activity)
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Presents in picture and animation information about cochlear implants, including what they are, the selection and evaluation process, sugery, post-surgery, hook-up and follow-up. An in-depth look at the anatomy and function of the ear is presented. A video section that presents discussion among parents, their Deaf mentor and hearing parent advisor is also included.
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