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For students who struggle with hearing impairments, representation of someone going through the exact same thing as them can make a huge difference. In this post, I’m going to make a list of books that could be used in the classroom to help students feel heard, supported, and included. El Deafo by Cece Bell This […]
Read more "Sign language and hearing impairment representation in books"Are cell phones bicycles for the minds or distractions? This is a very prominent question from elementary to University. I feel as though I have a look into how every level is affected, and this is because of my Link to Practice and my parents’ careers. My mom works in an elementary school, I spend […]
Read more "Week 11 Reflection"I decided to switch it up from documenting my progress this week to doing some research. I found several different games and activities that can incorporate or that revolve around signing in the classroom. The ideas for these games come from the website Start ASL. Telephone Have students sitting in a row with their eyes […]
Read more "ASL games and activities!"Coding and games for educational purposes With a wide variety of coding programs available, students are able to be creative and use their problem-solving skills to create a functioning game or animation. These games can be extremely simple for young learners, and can also be quite complex. Students learn the importance of needing to be […]
Read more "Weekly reflection 8"This week, I decided to watch a video about sentence structures of questions and answers in ASL. I chose to learn about this because I was feeling like that was the next step before I could have a conversation with someone. Something that I found to be confusing was that the sentence structures switch around. […]
Read more "7. Questions and Responses"The benefits of creating SketchNotes and visual learning Why sketchnote? The use of pictures, colour, and a variety of text sizes and fonts can go a long way when it comes to retention of notes and lessons. I continuously hear professors recommending note-taking to be on paper because it maximizes comprehension. This is for the […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection 7"At Thanksgiving this weekend, I was telling my grandparents about my experience learning ASL. They were very interested in why and how I was going about this, so I explained it to them, but I also decided to teach them some sign language. My family was very engaged in my presentation which I really appreciated. […]
Read more "Teaching my family!"If I am being honest, digital accessibility is not something that I often consider. That being said, our discussion this week was quite eye-opening to me, and I will now be making a better effort to create an accessible website. I found it very interesting to test the contrast of our website. I had 60+ […]
Read more "Weekly Reflection 6"Lauren C, Elena P, Jenna S, Lottie K. Can Kahoot be an effective formative and summative assessment tool? Kahoot is a tool often used in classrooms as an interactive game. It uses students’ critical thinking skills and is used to quiz students in a fun and informal way. It’s a kid-friendly and versatile tool that […]
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