Exploring Instructional and Access Technologies
Session Summary
(M11B)
Digital Magic: Video for Enhancing Literacy
Harley Hamilton
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This presentation will present signed video produced at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf Center for Accessibility in Sign (AASDCATS). These include the projects MySignTV, which provides over 50 signed versions of classic animated stories; MySignStoryTime, which provides signed versions of children's classic literature such as the Beatrix Potter stories with accompanying original illustrations; MySignBookWorm, which provides signed versions of more modern children's literature such as "Blueberries for Sal" and "The Snowy Day" with video linked to the pages of the books and the ability to see signs for individual words in the books . These resources are or will be available for free on the Internet. Also, signed video from Scholastic will be presented. These are signed videos of animated children's classic literature produced by Weston Woods and include such titles as "Corduroy" and "Danny and the Dinosaur". Finally, signed videos of guided readers from Sundance/Newbridge will be presented. These are available for free from Sundance/Newbridge with the purchase of the accompanying guided readers. |