1. Transition Services Preparation & Training Technology Assessment of Deaf and hard of hearing students Dr. Pamela Luft Nichole K. Zirzow Mary Bonello Kent State University

2. Transition Services Preparation & Training Resources National Educational Technology Standards for Students- published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) NETS Project 2000. www.iste.org/standards/index.html Deaf adults Faculty in Instructional Technology Instructional Resource Center staff at Kent State University Faculty in deafness/special education Product catalogs for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals

3. Transition Services Preparation & Training Current and Future Applications Measure current level of mastery Plan future school curriculum Reassessment tool Means of accessing additional funding and technology for Deaf and hard of hearing students

4. Transition Services Preparation & Training Assessment Areas School-based Technology Basic computer functions General applications Internet skills Word Processing Presentation Software

5. Transition Services Preparation & Training Assistive Listening Technology Hearing aids Amplification/Recreation General Signal systems Telephone

6. Transition Services Preparation & Training Assessment Protocols Administered by Grant Students and Cooperating Teachers Students rate themselves given iconic levels of mastery Clarification of item vocabulary was provided to students when needed

7. Transition Services Preparation & Training Sample Items Signal Systems Telephone and Doorbell signal Flashing or vibrating alarm clock Home Fire Safety System Telephone Amplifier Telephone State and National Relay Service Numbers TTY Tactile Paging System

8. Transition Services Preparation & Training Pilot Demographics Forty Deaf and hard of hearing from two urban high schools and two urban middle schools in Northeast Ohio 55% use computers at school, 50% of pilot sample use computers in the home, 29% use computers at public library, 2% have no computer access The majority of students use IBM compatible computers Internet provider most familiar is Internet Explorer The majority of students report spending 1-2 hours per week on a computer

9. Transition Services Preparation & Training Pilot Results

10. Transition Services Preparation & Training Trends in Middle School Mastery

11. Transition Services Preparation & Training Trends in High School Mastery

12. Transition Services Preparation & Training Conclusions Challenges faced Making the assessment comprehensive, yet not too time consuming Assessment format clarity Language fluency of students

13. Transition Services Preparation & Training Original format

14. Transition Services Preparation & Training Improved future format

15. Transition Services Preparation & Training What’s Next? On-going project Verify validity Reliability testing Assess format clarity Addition of administration instruction page Administer to all d/hh students in the grant participating schools in Northeast Ohio, and perhaps future administration to OSD students.

16. Transition Services Preparation & Training Acknowledgements OSERS H325A010060 Meghan Erickson Kelly Huff Erika Kauffman John Krueger Leah Maxon Garrett Prom Catherine Sementi

17. Transition Services Preparation & Training Contact Information Grant Coordinator- Dr. Pamela Luft Pluft@kent.edu Assessment Development Team: Nichole K. Zirzow- Nzirzow@kent.eduNzirzow@kent.edu Mary Bonello- Mbonello@kent.eduMbonello@kent.edu

18. Transition Services Preparation & Training Suggestions & Comments