A mixed research design was used to examine how deaf students used the visual resources of a multimedia software package that was designed to support reading comprehension. The viewing behavior of 8 deaf students, ages 8-12 years, was recorded during their interaction with multimedia software that included narrative texts enriched with Greek Sign…

Teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students must serve as language models for their students. However, preservice deaf education teachers typically have at most only four semesters of American Sign Language (ASL) training. How can their limited ASL instructional time be used to increase their proficiency? Studies involving deaf and hard of…

A survey of 70 deaf education faculty and 50 administrators of programs serving students who are deaf of hard of hearing found 99 percent used computers and printers for instruction during class, 84 percent used VCRs for instruction during class, and 56 percent used video cameras for instruction during class. (Contains references.) (CR)

A survey of 79 teachers of Alaskan students with deafness found those who use instructional technology tended to be older, hold an advanced degree and secondary education certification, benefit from in-service training onsite, are connected to the Internet, and actively use the technology available at their schools. (Contains references.)…

Described is the methodological and technical background of a project dealing with computer-assisted instruction for deaf children, including computer hardware required and the procedures which will be followed. (BD)

Discussed is the application of the computer to instructional management with special emphasis on classroom management via computer-managed instruction of aurally handicapped children. (BD)

A project which combines television and the new technique of three-dimensional computer-generated animation to teach language to aurally handicapped children has been proposed. (BD)

The PLATO Computer-Based Education System allows pictorial displays, detailed teacher-prescribed assignments, automatic adjustment of lesson difficulty to individual student performance, and powerful methods of response-interpretation in the teaching of aurally handicapped students. (Author)

Described are efforts of 15 schools for the deaf to continue for their 2000 students (after federal project funding termination) the computer assisted instruction program transmitted through telephone lines between 1971 and 1973 from the Institute for Mathematical Studies in Social Sciences, Stanford University. (Author/MC)

The paper describes a 15-hour workshop designed for special and regular educators with little or no previous computer experience. The workshop is intended to provide participants with a wide range of experience in the use of microcomputers in the classroom and to develop a general understanding of the value of computers in working with children in…

The paper provides an overview of the uses of software for teaching language arts, mathematics and thinking skills to hearing impaired students. Content area programs are listed with descriptive information, price, and developer name. (Author/CL)

The paper describes Computer-Assisted Video Instruction (CAVI) programs developed for use with young adult hearing-impaired students. The programs provide individualized instruction in vocabulary, activities, and concepts for specific areas of study (accounting and shop safety). The program provides visual examples of vocabulary, activities, and…

An interactive video social skills training program resulted in significantly higher peer acceptance of mildly handicapped elementary students in experimental group rather than in control group. (CL)

The paper explains how interactive video can be used to create a special type of software that combines the best features of videotape (motion and color) and computer-assisted instruction. A rationale for interactive video is provided, and a sample lesson described. (Author/CL)

The evolution of the computer program at the New York School for the Deaf is traced from initial investigation of student needs, development of a proposal, further planning, staff training and inservice, implementation, and its eventual student and administrative use. (CL)