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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: Deaf Interactivate: Tools (With Text and Asl)

For Students 1st - 9th
This collection of computational science resources discusses a variety of topics, from fractions to telling time to conducting scientific experiments. Videos provide narration in ASL. Requires Quicktime.
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Other

Government of Canada: Senate of Canada Educational Videos

For Students 9th - 10th
The Senate of Canada offers educational videos in video formats for persons who are deaf or are hard of hearing -- American Sign Language (ASL) and Quebec Sign Language (LSQ)'. Nine video clips provide an overview of the Senate, its role...
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Other

Deafblind.com: American Sign Language Alphabet

For Students 9th - 10th
View animations of each of the ASL alphabet letters, followed by a text based description of how each letter is formed.
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Professional Doc
Other

Sign Writing Site

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dynamic site that incorporates sign language into a wide variety of uses. There are downloadable books, fonts,information about products and services using sign language,lesson plans,dictionaries and research! If you want to know about...
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Professional Doc
Other

Sign Writing Site

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Dynamic site that incorporates sign language into a wide variety of uses. There are downloadable books, fonts,information about products and services using sign language,lesson plans,dictionaries and research! If you want to know about...
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Other

Signwriting: Sign Writing Children's Stories

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A wonderful collection of over twenty famous children's stories, each written in Sign Writing, a way to transcribing the features of American Sign Language with accompanying text below! Stories and workbooks can be downloaded or read...
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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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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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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Gallery Talks

For Students 9th - 10th
This national museum offers several videos of gallery talks given in American Sign Language.
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Other

Needs Outreach: American Sign Language for Mathematics: Secondary

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of videos demonstates ASL vocabulary for a wide variety of secondary mathematics terms. Includes vocabulary PDFs in both English and Spanish. Requires Quicktime and Adobe Reader.
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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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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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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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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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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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CommonLit

Common Lit: How Human Should a Gorilla Be?

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "How Human Should a Gorilla Be?" by Barbara J. King, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Koko's Kitten by Dr. Francine Patterson

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
After reading Koko's Kitten, students will use the koko.org website to learn more about Koko the gorilla, send an email message to Koko, see Koko use sign language and learn from Koko how to sign three words.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Theories of the Early Stages of Language Acquisition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Language is the primary method of human communication, but there are also other ways to communicate without the use of language. Language in its most complex form is unique to humans, although some animals have been found to have basic...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Tickle Me Nim. Do Primates Speak Language?

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the information about Nim, a male chimpanzee who lived in a human environment, was taught American sign language. Then complete the 5-question quiz concerning Do Primates Speak Language?
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Language Location in the Brain Asl

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice questions over language location in the brain in regards to ASL.
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Boston University

Sign Stream: American Sign Language Linguistic Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Interesting research project that provides a database tool for analysis of linguistic data captured on video. There is a free downlad available which may be used with possible upgrades available for purchase.
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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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EL Education

El Education: Asl Ab Cs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
5th and 6th graders from the Santa Fe School for the arts created this Alphabet Book as a way to introduce younger audiences to American Sign Language (ASL). Students created this book as a demonstration of their learning. In this book...
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EL Education

El Education: Autumn Helena Washington Hawn

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This Character File (CF) was created by a 5th/6th grade student in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, as part of a learning expedition on Deaf Culture. Students did fieldwork at four schools for the Deaf, including overnight exchange visits; all...