3/11/2004
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Technology and Literacy (W3C) 
nSusan Schatz
Laurent Clerc National
n Deaf Education Center
Email: susan.schatz@gallaudet.edu
nFrancisca Rangel
Layce Reed

Wednesday, 6/25/03 -- 3:00 PM
Location: LBJ [060] 2590

Strand: Using Technology to Support Learning
Type: Formal    Audience: K-12

Summary:   This presentation will share how a team of teachers tackled the tough job of teaching multiple-meaning words by using technology. The teachers used a collaborative and integrated approach that allowed students to create interactive stories using presentation software and digital video.
This presentation will share how a team of teachers tackled the tough job of teaching multiple-meaning words by using technology. The teachers used a collaborative and integrated approach that allowed students to create interactive stories using presentation software and digital video.

"I was running a good race." "My nose is running." "Don't leave the water running." When reading these sentences, many deaf students will use the same sign for each sentence though they have very different meanings. This presentation will share how 4th-5th grade teachers use technology to teach difficult concepts such as multiple-meaning words to their students. The students work on teams of two and create stories that include a selected word and its various meanings. After consultation with the teacher to verify that the story has depth and meaning, the students videotape each other. These digital video stories are transformed into a student created interactive PowerPoint presentation in which the user can view the ASL and read the English. These stories are shared with other students to help them in their reading of multiple-meaning words. With the help of technology these students are learning how to bridge ASL to English, while improving their ASL skills, expanding their vocabulary, and enhancing their literacy skills.