Multimedia Storybooks

ASL Multimedia StorybooksHigh Impact/Low Cost Differentiated Vocabulary InstructionEmily Whiteside

This session is Multimedia Storybooks: High Impact/Low Cost Differentiated Vocabulary Instruction.

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ContextSpeech/Language Pathologist With an interest in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students

Instructional Technologist Seeking to design, develop, implement, and research a technology solution for vocabulary improvement

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I am Emily Whiteside

Speech/Language Pathologist for Muscogee County Schools here in Columbus.

I work primarily with deaf/hard of hearing elementary students for 23 years.

Recently graduated from Valdosta State Universitys EdS in Instructional Technology Program.

This presentation is derived from an Action Research Project that I completed while a student there.

Credits:Drs. Zahner, Hinkle, Deese, Wiley, Schmertzing, Brovey, Leader

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Perspective designing a solutionvocabulary3

Why Vocabulary?

As I see it, Vocabulary is the commonality between problem and solution.

As a Speech Pathologist language acquisition is a major concern. Vocabulary is one of 5 major components of language.

As an Instructional Technologist, of course I am interested in technology as a solution to learning problems.

All hearing impairment, and most especially early onset deafness, substantially effects language acquisition ,

Delays in Language Acquisition also delay reading, and writing.

Computer Assisted Learning has been used successfully for teaching vocabulary words to second language learners.3

PerspectiveSLP/ Graduate StudentDeafnessLanguage CompetenceLiteracyAccessTechnologyTeachers, Media Specialists, & Instructional TechnologistsLiteratureAccess & EquityDifferentiated InstructionResponse to InterventionLiteracyTechnologyStudentsRich & RelevantInteractiveAccessControlTechnology4

Perspective - Mine - So that is my perspective,

YoursBut why should Media Specialists and Instructional Technologists be interested?Achievement in any academic area depends upon access to the curriculum,

Access depends upon language competence and literacy,,

connection between childrens early and frequent exposure to literature and their eventual reading success.

imperative for classroom teachers to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of the diversity of students in classrooms todayTheirsSo much of what defines language competence is mastery of an extensive vocabulary, so they need the instruction.

But traditionsl vocabulary instruction word lists with assignments to use the word in a sentence - has little meaning for the students I have described-- or for most students in actuality.

We know that students learn best when the material is rich and relevant, when it is interactive and dynamic, and when it is student directed.

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ASL Multimedia Storybooks are Hyperlinked, digital learning environments with

animated videos of published books, multimedia instructional activities and games,live-action video sign language interpretation.

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I use the term American Sign Language Multimedia Storybooks

to mean:

hyperlinked, digital learning environments with:Commercially produced animated videosLive-action video sign language interpretation.Multimedia activities and games

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Limited access to language of home or schoolLimited incidental vocabulary acquisitionDelayed language development Poor reading comprehension skillsSocial isolation

Research Context: Often, Significant Hearing Loss Is Associated with6

Context my hard of hearing students enter kindergarten with language age equivalents of 1 to 2 years.

continue to lag 3 or 4 years behind peers in receptive vocabulary skills throughout elementary school.

Receptive vocabulary = spoken or signed vocabulary words a student understands. Presently, only 1 of 15 reads on grade level.

My students do not know the meanings of many of the words that they encounter in books, and thus, derive little meaning from what they read. Hard of hearing students do not typically learn vocabulary words incidentally, as hearing students do, because they do not have clear and consistent access to a first language, either spoken or signed.

90% of hard of hearing children live with hearing families who do not know sign language.

vocabulary achievement effectively predicted reading comprehension in deaf students. explicit vocabulary instruction is important to reading comprehension for HOH students.well-designed multimedia materials may be effective in improving the vocabulary skills of hard of hearing students.

should elaborate word meaning and explicitly support complex linguistic structures in an interactive child-directed, rich, relevant context. Such multimedia should be American Sign Language (ASL) accessible and repetitive,). 6

The selected technology for the intervention was multimedia storybooks with American Sign Language interpretation and accompanying multimedia vocabulary instructional activities.15 sessions/student 10.5 hours90 instructor sessions 60 hours5 weeks; 5 books; 5 activities25 targeted vocabulary wordsIntervention

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Selected Technology: multimedia storybooks with American Sign Language interpretation5 week intervention period students attended 3 speech therapy sessions per week, total of 15 sessions/ student. Small group sessionsIndividusal student interaction with the storybooks varied between 10 and 11 hours, with a mean contact time of 10.5 hours. 5 multimedia storybooks built in Microsoft PowerPoint. I introduced them to 1 book & 5vocabulary words for each week of the intervention. Each storybook included 5 components: an animated video with ASL interpretation, 3 instructional activities, and a game.Also worked with the print booksstudents shared 1 desktop computer, equipped with a large, flat screen monitor and mouse input device. They could navigate the storybooks independently had on-screen access to user controls for all multimedia activities. This allowed them to repeat activities and videos or stop videos to ask questions or make comments. Multimedia content included United Streaming animated videos of childrens picture books, live action video sign language interpretation, captured illustrations from the animations, as well as static and animated graphics, photographs, text, music, and voice.

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Tips and Basics:How to Create Multimedia Storybooks with PowerPoint

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AnalyzeConsider :

AudienceConstraints Media

Think about what you want to do and think about it again.

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Analyze Beginning point of designing the storybooks

Consider

Audience (the learners): What are their needs? What are their characteristics?Constraints: Consider your constraints: budget/time/skillsBudget: mostly free if access to hardware (camera/DVD authoring/computer)Time depends on how detailed and how motivated you are.a lot of time.Skills let this be the last considerationyou can find someone who will teach you

Media Choice: Web-based, PowerPoint, other software programs I chose PowerPoint because it is: ubiquitous, portable, simple, versatile, familiar, hypermediabut is not as powerful or versatile as a Web platform.9

DesignNow plan : Its all in the details.Goals and ObjectivesInstructional StrategyProduct

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DESIGN Establish Goals and ObjectivesDecide upon Activities and Strategies, that you will use to address goals and objectivesDesign the product to include the activities and strategies for meeting the goals and objectives.Use a flow chart for overall activities this is the general frameworkCreate a Storyboard this is the detail can be simple, but must be detailed enough to implement - content of each slide words, pictures, icons, menus,Design of each slide (colors/fonts/formatting)Navigational Links page title and card numberCreated my Storyboard on paper: 3X5 cards used 1 card/slide; laid out on floor and dared anyone to breathe on it. There are better and more professional ways to accomplish this, but this is what worked for me with my limited time. I would do this differently now (PPT storyboard/template).

Use the storyboard as your blueprint or design document to guide you in creating a PowerPoint page for each storyboard card that you designed. Use the name on the storyboard card as the title of the PPT page. When you add content, you will change the title.If you decide to create multiple storybooks, this PPT Storyboard can serve as a template.

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DevelopFinally. . . . the fun part

PowerPointMovie Maker Discovery Education Streaming CamStudio PicasaFlickr Audacity

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PowerPoint - shellMovie Maker - create videoDiscovery Education Streaming - content - animated story, images, soundCamStudio - capture screen action use to demonstrate and instruct

Picasa photo editor and photosPicnic photo editorFlickr - photo contentAudacity capture and edit audio11

PowerPoint . . .a Shell for:MediaInstructionInteractivity

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Create SlidesManually Use existing document (Outline view; New Slide arrow)Flow chart is blueprintSave as template before adding content13

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Create Navigational IconsLogicalSimpleDescriptive

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Create Content

Images: clip art, photos, scanned Video: commercial or user createdAudio: commercial or user createdScript: definitions, prompts, games, simpler storyline

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Grab ImagesFor navigational icons and contentFlikrWikipediaPicasaPowerPoint ClipartWindows Movie Maker

Create File; Save; Stay Put!

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Use iImages for icons, definitions, games backgrounds, videos, simpler story narrative

Look for:Creative Commons Licensing

Use: creative search terms naming convention organization create, save, stay put16

Grab an Animated StoryDiscovery Learning

Fair Use for classRestrictions applyNeed a password and username (GPB)Download onlineImport into Windows Movie Maker

Create File; Save; Stay Put!

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Write an engaging scriptChild-friendly definitions

Simplified story line, if needed

Prompts and Questions

Navigational Instructions18

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Grab a Talented FriendVoice talentSigning talentSinging talentActing talent

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Lights, Camera, Action!Quiet, well-lit roomExtra lights Tripod and digital cameraSolid backdropContrasting, solid shirtsScript

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Record & Edit AudioAudacity

Definitionsprompts,Simpler story linenavigational instructions

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Capture, Edit, FileWindows Movie Maker

Import images, audio & video clipsTrim clipsAdd title, text overlays, and credits.

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Add Content to SlidesStoryboard to the Rescue!

ColorFontGraphicsAudio

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Use the storyboards as a blueprint.This is the ideal way and will prevent mistakes, but is not always reality.I did a lot of designing as I went. The process is not all linear. Designing and Developing the product often do overlap.23

Add InteractivityNavigation and ActionAction ButtonsHyperlinksEmbedded Objects Animations24

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Add InteractivityAnimationsEmbedded Objects HyperlinksAction Buttons

Play a Game!25

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Find theHORSE

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Woops! (Corrective Feedback)

27You picked the goat. A horse has a mane.A goat has horns.Go back and try again.

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You Rock! (Reward Screen)

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EvaluateTest / Repair / Test / Repair . . .

Quality Control Is KeyCheck linksRun through every optionWatch someone else use the product29

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PowerPoint 2007 Tips

Familiar Program Simple Graphics Tool30

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Edit Clip ArtLicensed forNon-Commercial Reuse31

Clip Art (http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/permissions/default.mspx#E4)The Microsoft Clip Art Gallery provides a compilation of artwork for your personal use. The following guidelines apply to your personal use of clip art: 1.You may use clip art in your school assignments and projects.2.You may use clip art in your church brochure.3.You may use clip art for personal, noncommercial uses.4.You may not use clip art to advertise your business. 5.You may not use clip art to create a company logo. 6.You may not use clip art to illustrate the chapters of a book.

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Edit Clip Art*

Change colors * Delete image portions * Redraw lines*Windows Meta Files (wmf) only32

PowerPoint allows users to edit Windows MetaFile clip art.

CHANGE COLORS Double click on portion of image that you want to edit. Select Edit Picture from pop up menu.Select Format Shape.Select Color and then Close.

DELETE PART OF IMAGEDouble click on portion of image that you want to delete.Click Delete button.May require multiple deletions.

REDRAW LINESDouble click on portion of image that you want to redraw.Click Edit Points from pop up menu.Click and Drag point in the portion of the image to be redrawn.May require multiple point edits.32

Edit Clip Art*

Change colors * Delete image portions * Redraw lines.*Windows Meta Files (wmf) only

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PowerPoint allows users to edit Windows MetaFile clip art.

CHANGE COLORS Double click on portion of image that you want to edit. Select Edit Picture from pop up menu.Select Format Shape.Select Color and then Close.

DELETE PART OF IMAGEDouble click on portion of image that you want to delete.Click Delete button.May require multiple deletions.

REDRAW LINESDouble click on portion of image that you want to redraw.Click Edit Points from pop up menu.Click and Drag point in the portion of the image to be redrawn.May require multiple point edits.33

Group

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GroupAny file type

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Save as Picture

Reuse in:Non-MS Office programsWeb sitesMoviesAdobe Acrobat36

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Object Order

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Object Order

Send to Back * Bring to Front38

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Transparent BackgroundPicture Tools Recolor Set Transparent Color39

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Transparent Background40

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Change Your Mind

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Print ScreenCtrl * Alt * PrtScn42

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Crop43

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Crop

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Crop

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Photo Effects

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Photo Effects

Reflection47

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3-D RotationPhoto Effects48

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Photo Effects

Photo Border49

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Photo Editing

Bevel50

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Photo Effects

Soft Edges51

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Thank You!Emily Whitesideewhites@knology.netwww.everythingvocabulary.blogspot.com

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