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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6>Hi Stefan and
eveyone,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=6></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6> Yes, I
accepted your short answer.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=6></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6> Stefan,
thank you</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=6></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6> Hand
waving</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=6></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ffff00 size=6>
André</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=stefanwoehrmann@gebaerdenschrift.de
href="mailto:stefanwoehrmann@gebaerdenschrift.de">Stefan Wöhrmann</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
href="mailto:sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">'SignWriting List'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 11, 2007 3:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> AW: [sw-l] Kids computer</DIV>
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size=6></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
size=6></FONT></STRONG><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">André, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I
am pretty much under pressure – so please accept a short answer ;-)
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Yes
you are right. I am using SignWriting or “GebaerdenSchrift” as we call the
German branch with all these additional mouthsymbols for several years now
pretty successfully with children. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Even
at kindergarden some colleagues start now to include first SW- symbols but
very much my speechwriting symbols to support hearing impaired little children
. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Well
if it comes down to reading my students became real experts and they take a
great advantage out of this possibility to offer bilingual materials.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Unfortunately
they did not develop good spelling/writing skills. The reason for that
is to be found in the circumstances. We do not have too much time to spend on
producing SW – documents. So it is me who is the scribe and they use these
documents in order to improve their spoken language skills.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My
own sons developed pretty impressive writing skills with the good old SW DOS
program. In fact I learned so much from their way to memorize the keys for the
hidden symbols. Did you ever get the chance to look at their artwork. The
“Maennekens” and the animated gifs they produced are really fun.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Right
now I will restart a new program with three deaf students about 13 years old.
We will use the SW44 DOS Program and hopefully I will allow them to at least
develop some idea on how to create a given sign with the many symbols hidden
behind the keys. smile.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All
the best <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Stefan
;-) <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Von:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
sw-l-bounces@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
[mailto:sw-l-bounces@majordomo.valenciacc.edu] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Im Auftrag von </SPAN></B>Gagnon et
Thibeault<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Gesendet:</SPAN></B> Dienstag,
11. September 2007 01:15<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">An:</SPAN></B>
sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Betreff:</SPAN></B> [sw-l] Kids
computer</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Arial color=yellow size=6><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: yellow; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
Val and Stefan,<BR> <BR> I would like to know if deaf
pupils prefer using keyboard commands or mouse commands when using sign
writing on their computer. Do you have a program for kids (not adults)
about how to use whether a keyboard or a mouse for sign writing?
Otherwise, I assume that deaf kids (like adults) connect to an online Internet
(SignBank, SignPuddle.), or they buy a PocketPuddle. Or else, do you
have any suggestions for deaf kids, or about a program for kids regarding the
use of computers? I'm not suggesting that material should include ASL
literature, books for kids, and so on. But I mean that material should
include computer aided instruction for kids, and a kids computer book
regarding sign writing. I know that SignPuddle comes with video
instructions. But, I do not know if deaf kids using French can also
follow to learn steps of the video
instructions.<BR> <BR> Stefan Worhnmann, have you been
teaching sign writing to your deaf kids for a few years, now? If so, how
do you use sign writing using computers for deaf kids (ages 6-11)? If
they connect to an online Internet, how do you teach computer instructions at
kids' level? Did your German deaf kids watch video instructions prior to
learning how to use a mouse on a computer screen?
<BR> <BR> Best regards,<BR> <BR>
André Thibeault<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV>
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