Case Study: Texas School for the Deaf

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Michelle Long, a high school math and science teacher wanted to lessen the amount of time her students were writing as they can’t easily write and look at her for information through sign language at the same time.

“Having the Activboard in my classroom has allowed me to create enriched, interactive discussion and note-taking sessions without the students having to write everything down. I just print off copies for each student when we are finished,” said Long.

Long regularly sets up flip charts with fill-in the blank, short answer type questions related to the current chapter under study. This gives her an instant understanding of how her students comprehend a new concept.
 Depending on the amount of class time she wants to dedicate to the review, Long will either ask students to come up to the Activboard and write in the answer or she will lead a discussion and fill in the answers with student responses. Then she prints out a copy as a study guide for students. On test day, Long puts the test on the Activboard and signs the test for students who need it.

At other times, the Activboard allows Long to show a variety of media to help students grasp the material that proves to be more of a challenge to learn. Some days, Long even uses the CD that came from the textbook company to show videos and graphics related to the current chapter being studied.