These suggested resources have been submitted by MN DHH teachers and are not endorsed by any agency.

Resources

• Google Slides
  Christian Wernau, RLIF and Educational Interpreters in Region 10
  Topics: 

• Accessible virtual meetings
• How to pin a participant/Interpreter in:
  • ZOOM
  • Google Meet
  • Microsoft Teams
• Zoom / AVA captions (recent upgrade announced)
• Platforms used for virtual meetings
• Recording Software
• ASL Sign Resources
• Professional Development opportunities for Interpreters
• Tips for Videoconferencing - Listening Fun (pdf)
• Teaching Remotely (pdf)

Live Transcription

• AVA Live Transcription
  • AVA Campus - Campus and Online Class Captioning
    Notes from Company Rep:
  1. Ava Campus licenses will be "discounted 30% through the end of June".
  2.  NEW Ava Web Application to start, share, and join captions from a laptop, chrome book, or other personal learning device. This makes it super easy to use Ava for any online class (synchronous or asynchronous).
  3. We have another exciting product update coming up, namely a direct integration with Zoom Video Conferencing, and the ability to use Ava Web to dial-in and caption any with  any conference call software.

Online Books

• Reading books online; publisher copyright law
  “Publishers Adapt Policies to Help Educators”, School Library Journal, March 18, 2020

Software Solutions

• Teacher Share: Software Solutions to Integrate Sign Language Into Classroom Instruction Videos.pdf

Please send additional resource suggestions to Mary.Cashman-Bakken@state.mn.us

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