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TV Subtitling Explained – Interview With RTE
RTE, Ireland’s national TV broadcaster, aims to subtitle all its shows by 2014, with the help of digital tools. For now, here’s an outline of the work involved, as discovered by Miriam Walsh, IDK’s journalist intern. It may be hard to believe – but subtitles don’t just magically pop up on TV screens as soon
TranscribePod Make Podcasts Fully Accessible
Accessibility is a primary focus in modern education. Recent years have brought the introduction of new tools like CaptionTube (a captioning tool for YouTube videos), interactive whiteboards and now podcast transcripts. Teachers and lecturers can face challenges in preparing for a class where a student has hearing issues. If a teacher is showing a video
Interactive Whiteboards Promote Pupils’ IT Literacy
Using interactive whiteboards in mainstream primary classrooms motivates pupils by offering educational tools with a strong visual learning aspect. For deaf children who learn visually, whiteboards facilitate inclusive teaching and learning styles in many ways. Interactive teaching directly at the whiteboard is possible, instead of the child missing instructions while at a classroom workstation The
Shake-Awake Alarm Clocks & Watches
Alarm clocks give any child more independence, including deaf children, who aren’t always aware of their household starting its new day. Clocks For Children and Teens The Wake’n’Shake jumbo alarm clock has a large face that may be easiest for kids to read and has two parts, a clock and a vibrating shaker. Teens with iPods or
Digital Photos For New Words And Concepts
This article continues the “Digital Photos Help Special-Needs Children Learn” piece, which is one of the most-read on IDK. Home-made picture books are a brilliant way to teach children with special needs about their home life and the world around them. It doesn’t matter how these books are used, how they’re made, or how many
eBook: Teaching A Deaf Child To Hear And Speak
Edited by Caroline Carswell