1. Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf Workshop - June 29, 2001 Using Technology to Teach Deaf Students English Kathleen Eilers crandall & John Panara

2. Using Technology to Teach Deaf Students Workshop Schedule 9:00Introduction Using Technology in English – LBJ 2470 Group A – LBJ-2470; Group B – LBJ-2500 10:30 Refreshments LBJ-2400 & Room Change 10:45Using Technology in English Group B – LBJ-2470; Group A – LBJ-2500 12:00Lunch – Dinning Commons 1:00Introduction Using Technology in Science – LBJ 2420

3. The Smart …. ? Teacher Assists students in learning a particular body of knowledge Assists students in learning a particular body of knowledge Maximizes the teaching time Maximizes the teaching time Is a subject expert, not a technician Is a subject expert, not a technician Prepares students for independent learning Prepares students for independent learning

4. The Smart …. ? Classroom Assists teachers Is reliable Does not consume teaching time Does not distract the students and teachers

5. Why Use Technology? Your reason must meet the test of logic Technology should Provide instructional elements that are Provide instructional elements that are necessary components of good instruction and necessary components of good instruction and not otherwise possible not otherwise possible

6. Basic Needs for Learning English Perception Students must see the target language in use. Students must see the target language in use.Comprehension Students must have ready access to meaning in the target language. Students must have ready access to meaning in the target language.Practice Students must have meaningful opportunities to use the target language. Students must have meaningful opportunities to use the target language.

7. Technology: Possible or Promising 1.Fast and on-demand information access to aid comprehension 2.Feedback for academic written language to support practice 3.Automatic speech recognition (ASR) to aid perception

8. Fast Information Access Electronic High speed internet connection High speed internet connection Offline storage Offline storage Hard drive CD / DVD Hard copy

9. Activity: Information Access Babylon BabylonBabylon Dictionary Dictionary Glossaries Glossaries Concise Encyclopedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Britannica Other features Other features Access available both offline and online Access available both offline and online Personal list of words for study Personal list of words for study Conversions for currency, measurement, time ASL Glossary ASL GlossaryASL GlossaryASL Glossary Online access Online access Requires fast internet connection Requires fast internet connection CD ROM CD ROM

10. Practice in Target Language Chat rooms, Message boards, E- Conferencing Document sharing and feedback for an academic essay Current practice – hard copy sharing Current practice – hard copy sharing Electronic sharing Electronic sharing

11. Activity: Electronic Essay Sharing Possible at various stages in the writing process Example of first paragraph of an essay in draft stage draft stage draft stage With text comments plus corrections With text comments plus correctionstext comments correctionstext comments corrections Can also include hyperlink, picture or video in comment balloons

12. ASR Sci Fi or Reality George Orwell’s novel, 1984 Written 52 years ago, 1949 Written 52 years ago, 1949 “speak-write machine” “speak-write machine” Automatic Speech Recognition Today 1984 + 17 = 2001 1984 + 17 = 2001 More than 30 years of work on speech recognition More than 30 years of work on speech recognition Current state of technology Current state of technology

13. Automatic Speech Recognition Requirements - Hardware/Software computer system computer system software software headset microphone headset microphoneEnvironment relatively quiet relatively quiet speech that has “written language” qualities speech that has “written language” qualities

14. Activity: ASR Examples Open Word 2002 Show basic controls Select profile, adjust microphone

15. Questions/Comments Handouts Workshop Schedule Workshop Schedule Workshop home Workshop home