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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Smart Device Translates Sign Language to English

For Students 5th - 8th
Article reports on the development of a technology that translates American Sign Language, the language used by many deaf people to communicate. Includes video.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Health: American Sign Language

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of Q and A's, gain insight into American Sign Language (ASL) What is it? How did it originate? How does it compare to the spoken word? Is sign language the same around the world? Early introduction of ASL to hearing...
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Website
Other

Alaska State Library

For Students 9th - 10th
The library explains its resources and services. Residents of the state may ask for a password and gain access to the library's catalog of books, magazines, and newspapers.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 8 25 14: At 'Signs' Restaurant, Orders Fall on Deaf Ears

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about a restaurant in Toronto that is staffed entirely by deaf workers. Also learn some basic ASL communication that is used in restaurants. Includes video.
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Website
PBS

Through Deaf Eyes: The First Permanent School

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the history of American Sign Language and Thomas Gallaudet, for whom Gallaudet University was named.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Sound and Fury: Deaf and Diverse

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Identify beliefs, values and attitudes of deaf culture. Explore the causes and special communication needs of deafness, research the role that American Sign Language plays in forging a sense of community and create your own "sign name".
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Searchable database of the NIDCD, one of the Institutes of the National Institutes of Health (Federal Government). Covers a wide range of hearing related topics/research.
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Website
Other

Needs Outreach: United States History Vocabulary (In Asl)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection of American Sign Language vocabulary refers to American history. Includes a printable PDF vocabulary list. Requires Adobe Reader and Quicktime.
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Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Learn to Sign Letters of the Alphabet and Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a game that teaches the American Sign Language signs for letters and numbers.
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Professional Doc
Other

Download Braille and Asl Specialty Fonts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Helpful page serves as a resource of free fonts for both Braille and American Sign Language.
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Activity
Lesson Tutor

Lesson Tutor: Asl Picture Dictionary

For Students Pre-K - 1st
English vocabulary words are listed with a link to a picture illustrating how to sign them in ASL and SE(Signed English), including a brief written description.
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Activity
Other

An Overview of American Soccer History

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a detailed historical overview of United States soccer from its roots in the 19th century to the present day.