In a comparison between the Cornerstones approach--a literature-based, technology-infused literacy project--and an instructional method designated the Typical approach, a mixed method design was used to answer three research questions: (a) Will children who are deaf or hard of hearing demonstrate differences in beginning reading skills as measured…

Over time children's educational television has successfully modified programming to incorporate research-based strategies to facilitate learning and engagement during viewing. However, research has been limited on whether these same strategies would work with preschool deaf children viewing videos in American Sign Language. In a descriptive…

To be competitive in the workplace, deaf and hard of hearing students must not only possess basic computer literacy but also know how to use and care for personal assistive and listening technology. An instrument was developed and pilot-tested on 45 middle school and high school deaf and hard of hearing students in 5 public school programs, 4…

For more than 20 years, two courses, History, Education, and Guidance of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing and Introduction to Instructional Methods for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, have been taught at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania using a traditional lecture format. A state grant provided funding to explore the use of technology to teach online…

Hard of hearing students usually face more difficulties at school than other students. A classroom environment with wireless technology was implemented to explore whether wireless technology could enhance mathematics learning and teaching activities for a hearing teacher and her 7 hard of hearing students in a Taiwan junior high school.…

Electronic technology can be used to overcome many of the barriers and other factors that restrict delivery of services to rural schools; it can also expand the world of rural gifted students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Online college and high school Web sites that offer courses are listed, as well as a Web site for tutoring and one offering…

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.)…

Discusses a sociocultural model of a deaf child as a bilingual minority and examines its implications for deaf education. A case is made for recognizing ethnic diversity within the deaf community in implementing programs that strengthen the self-identities of children. The use of technology is addressed. (Author/CR)

Discusses findings of a study involving 202 secondary and postsecondary educational institutions with deaf programs that indicate that more than 70% have access to the Internet and World Wide Web. Innovative uses of the Internet are explored and examples of specific applications for students with deafness are provided. (Author/CR)

The article introduces a series of 28 presentations from the 1974 Symposium on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf (Lincoln, Nebraska). (LS)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the authors discuss the first 6 years of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in terms of its fundamental purposes and responsibilities and its role in media development. (LS)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author discusses developments in the use of television, computer technology, and individualized instruction at Gallaudet College, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School. (LS)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author examines several assumptions about the future of educational technology and education of the deaf. (LS)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author discusses trends in instructional technology and programs providing educational services for handicapped children, focusing on the new Learning Resource Center Network. (LS)