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Deaf
People and the Hearing Sense How
do
Deaf people adjust to life without hearing? |
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Instructional
Topic Websites
 Fun Activity
to learn and guess which letter is fingerspelled!
 Learn about types of hearing loss and the causes. Click above to find out!   HandSpeak for Kids These are wonderful video clips that children can watch and learn!  American Sign Language - Sign Language Teacher This handy application tests your finger spelling skills. You can easily learn how to finger spell with this. Happy Fingerspelling!  This online dictionary of letters and words was created by Communications Technology Laboratory of Michigan State University. Each word is illustrated with a Quick Time movie, so it is fun to learn signs!!  Interesting Facts About Taking Care of Your Ears! |
Do
You Have Any Idea How Sounds Reach Your Ear?
1. Primary Learning Outcomes: The student will understand and be able to label parts of the ear and explain how the ear functions. 2. Integration: This activity is designed to integrate Technology into Science. 3. Web Site and any other materials:
* Ask students, "What do our ears do for us?" * Once each student replies, write down their responses on the posterboard. * Explain what the sense of sound is. Blow the whistle or play the musical instrument. Explain that they heard that noise and that they hear all noises with their ears using their sense of sound or hearing. Shouting, whispering, singing, laughing, lions roaring, frogs croaking, all animal noises, noises in the city, noises in the country, and all noises are heard through these sense of hearing. * Have students explore on the website, Let's Hear It For The Ear! and find the information about the three components of the ear and how parts of the ear work together in order to send a signal to the brain so we could hear. * Pass out ear worksheet to label as a group and have them label ear worksheet together. * Quickly review main parts of the ear. * Then have them work together in a group of three and do PowerPoint presentation their own version about the ears, what they did not know to share and what things they learned after exploring the website. 5. Product: The students will create PowerPoint presentation to explain the functions of the ear and what they have learned. |
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1. Primary Learning Outcomes: The student will learn about the causes of hearing loss, the importance of protecting their ears from loud music and job-related noises, and understand that these loud sounds are damaging to the ear. 2. Integration: This activity is designed to integrate Technology into Science. 3. Web Site and any other materials:
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How
Do Deaf People Listen to Music and Communicate?
1. Primary Learning Outcomes: The student will understand the importance of protecting their ears from 2. Integration: This activity is designed to integrate Technology into Science. 3. Web Site and any other materials: 4. Procedures * * * * * 5. Product: |
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Software Reviews
Published
by: Tom
Snyder Productions
The Scholastic Keys software is child-friendly and easy to use for elementary school children. It contains Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. Word can be used to type reports on how hearing loss occurs and students can use them to present in class. PowerPoint can be used to create group presentations in relation to the Deaf people and their hearing loss. Evaluation: Typing might be time-consuming for those who are not familiar with the placement of letters on the keyboard. #2 - Title of Software program: MS Paint  Published by: Microsoft Corporation MS Paint is a fun-filled drawing tool that everyone will enjoy. Once the students learn the basics of the software, they can illustrate the ear to show their understanding. Evaluation: Making straight lines takes a lot of practice but the program is very simple to use and easy to learn. #3 - Title of Software program: Basic Signs for Schools  Published by: Palatine 101 Basic Signs for Schools is an easy-to-use software to learn basic American Sign Language vocabularies. It is to introduce students to American Sign Language and increase their understanding of the use of the language by using interactive and hands-on activities. Evaluation: While it is a wonderful opportunity to expose students to how deaf people communicate in sign language, the teacher has to know how to model all signs appropriately. #4 - Title of Software program: Sound Hearing - Understanding Hearing Loss  Published by: Garlic Press Sound Hearing - Understanding Hearing Loss provides listening samples to help students understand how people hear various sounds. Students will also learn how sounds are heard by people with hearing loss by listening to a story that stimulates hearing loss. Evaluation: While I do not forsee any problem, the teacher may need to explain how to use this software thus using up more time in class. #5 - Title of Software program: I Love Science!  Published by: DK Multimedia I Love Science! is a software that elementary children will get a lot out of, learning about science that is more fun and stimulating. Evaluation: Some students may not be receptive to the main characters; however, most activities are well-liked. |
Resources for Parents and the Students |
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Global Diversity Page Exploring the World through Literature |
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