Linda+Kowalczyk

Most of my students, who are hearing impaired, are in regular ed classrooms. Although their teachers are notified about their hearing loss through the district, I feel it is important for the students to communicate their hearing loss to their teachers. Most of the students are reluctant to face their teachers to discuss their needs. Many of my students do not even know much about their hearing loss other than they "can't hear good". At the beginning of the school year, I have some of my students create a power point about their hearing loss and their accommodations and present it to one of their teachers. I've decided to use animoto to create a "prototype" of an animated presentation. My presentation depicts a student who explains her hearing loss to her intended audience - her teachers.

I intend to have my students create their own animoto presentation and email their presentations to their teachers at the beginning of the school year. By having the students present in this manner they are achieving two things. One, they are advocating for their needs. And two, they are learning about their hearing losses as they create their presentations.

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