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COMPILED VIDEOS on one slide deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Cpoc1Gum-YSJ3XJqD8DBfp_0ON4FY5J3CUkkhqgF7DA/edit#slide=id.g73b307f458_0_0

video 1 actions:  https://youtu.be/sUCkGYSqago
video 2 foods:   https://youtu.be/MBL1y4DHOfc

video 3 people:   https://youtu.be/BNwN0fenniQ

video 1, 2, 3 review:    https://youtu.be/ja1NyQUu2Dk
video 4: adjectives -    https://youtu.be/8d_eXdV-ZAM
video 5  WH questions & sports:  https://youtu.be/01EuRZonweQ
video 6  animals & transportation:   https://youtu.be/xi80NGLYZgA

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Videos created by Ellen Schneiderman
Part 1:  https://mycsun.box.com/s/ynhucfk26i4bxg5us1qg363kapaqk9jn
Part 2:
https://mycsun.box.com/s/7k6jeoelzzf2co07mz0xg4vo04ayhfw5

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https://www.teachercreated.com/landing/parents/index.php?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=New+FREE+Kindergarten+Downloadable+Journal&utm_campaign=nl20200403+%28K+reflection+journal%29

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How to Handle IEPs during the Coronavirus Crisis

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How to Handle IEPs during the Coronavirus Crisis

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How to Handle IEPs During the Coronavirus Crisis? Some Expert Advice - On Special Education - Education Week

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Talking to Kids about Coronavirus: ASL and English Resources 

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As our nation takes steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus, children may worry about how the situation will affect them - and you. Here are some resources from trusted sources, both in English and ASL, to help you get the information you need to have open, informative, and comforting conversations with your child.

Coronavirus Info in ASL

Coronavirus Info for Parents in English

Hand Washing Fun

Funny ASL video about washing your hands!
Source: The Endless Show

Source: Quang Đăng. Listen to this Vietnamese song (with English subtitles) and learn the dance moves in this "viral" video about hand washing. Fun for all ages 🙂

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Talking to Kids about Coronavirus: ASL & English Resources - American Society for Deaf Children

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As our nation takes steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus, children may worry about how the situation will affect them - and you. Here are some resources from trusted sources, both in English and ASL, to help you get the information you need to have open, informative, and comforting conversations with your child.

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Public Coronavirus Resources for Deaf Communities

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Public Coronavirus Resources for Deaf Communities

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EDUCATING ALL LEARNERS DURING THE COVID-19 DISASTER An alliance dedicated to equity for complex learners

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EDUCATING ALL LEARNERS DURING THE COVID-19 DISASTER An alliance dedicated to equity for complex learners

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Each and every student deserves to learn in a supportive environment where they can thrive. The one in 13 young people in the United States who receive special education services are the most likely to benefit from inclusive and equitable school management.

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Distance Learning for Students with Significant Disabilities

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Distance Learning for Students with Significant Disabilities

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Animated children's stories performed in sign language!

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KSD Outreach - Access Tips for Non-Traditional or Remote Instruction

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As the precautionary measures against COVID-19 have taken over our traditional way of living and learning, we must all adapt to new methods for delivering effective instruction. In this expedited transition to non-traditional learning through paper packets and a variety of online methods, the challenge to adequately and legally meet the educational access needs of our students with disabilities has become a matter of priority and not just convenience.

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Coronavirus Social Story by KeshetChicago - Flipsnack

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With a free account, your class can make 40 books. Your students can upload photos into the books they’re making, or Google images. They can also add videos to each page of them signing their stories. BookCreator is a great resource for your students.

Also, you can create books that you want you students to read.

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Other Curated Resources for Deaf Education 

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Other Curated Resources for Deaf Education 

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(Indiana)

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Deaf-Made Deaf-Lead Educational Resources

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CSD Learns aims to create equity and give the community resources for self-improvement and advocacy. The program's goal is to provide equity for deaf people in the workplace and give people the tools for self-improvement and autonomous social mobility. By providing self-paced online courses with visual and auditory paths for interaction, we ensure that people from all intersections can engage with our content and build their own pathways to success. CSD Learns' courses can be accessed by any individual, school, or organization at no cost.

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CSD LEARNS - Free Community Resources for Deaf Education in ASL

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CSD Learns aims to create equity and give the community resources for self-improvement and advocacy. The program's goal is to provide equity for deaf people in the workplace and give people the tools for self-improvement and autonomous social mobility.

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Coronavirus: An ASL Social Story from Marie Phillip School

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Coronavirus: An ASL Social Story from Marie Phillip School

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- in Spanish

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- webinar by Saddleback Publishing

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Free activities by the Motionlight Lab

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Hello!!! We are proud to launch our new training program on storybook app development for emerging Deaf talents and educators. In this training program, we will teach you everything you need to know in creating bilingual storybook apps. We will introduce you to VL2 Storybook Creator, and all the ropes involved in app development: production, filming/editing, storyboarding, art, story, development, and submission.

We are here to build a team of trainers who can support and train others on bilingual storybook app creation and development. This platform is where you will navigate through our training curriculum.

Together, we will build our digital library of bilingual content to support literacy development of our Deaf children.

We are offering training in various locations. The 2020 training is full, but you can pre-register to receive latest updates. We will open registration for 2021 in December 2020.

You can pre-register to receive latest updates until we open registration again in December 2020 for Year 2021.

Thank you,
Motion Light Lab Team

This is made possible by the generous funding of Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation for our Merging Deaf Talent with 21st Century Digital Skill Sets Project.

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Hello!!! We are proud to launch our new training program on storybook app development for emerging Deaf talents and educators. In this training program, we will teach you everything you need to know in creating bilingual storybook apps. We will introduce you to VL2 Storybook Creator, and all the ropes involved in app development: production, filming/editing, storyboarding, art, story, development, and submission.

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deafchildren.org

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This ASL Stories Directory makes it easy for you to find hundreds of free videos of ASL retellings of your child's favorite books. Research shows that reading and signing stories together helps promote essential literacy skills for ALL children: deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing. Use the ASL Stories Directory to quickly find stories by your child's age or by the book's title. Make the most of signing and reading with your child! Get useful tips here.

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ASL Stories Directory - American Society for Deaf Children

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This ASL Stories Directory makes it easy for you to find hundreds of free videos of ASL retellings of your child's favorite books. Research shows that reading and signing stories together helps promote essential literacy skills for ALL children: deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing.

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COVID-19 information

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This webpage will be updated frequently. Please check back often, sign up for NDC newsletter and listserv emails, and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for the latest updates.

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From Tracey Forrest (Manhattan Beach SD)

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From Tracey Forrest (Manhattan Beach SD)

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Interactive choice boards for students that include interpreted videos.

Earth Day  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT_rYOCwF5QxNDC_zztIeXjOjB55B0rD8KayO4-o2esEH4PhNFYd4XCThDqakxxftf3JmOllcQmiqyg/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p

Bugs   https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT1dL-G_lzuEN3A8gZvSPVwz7R_8sY6_w13KdMgUk9uZ4T2H8ejycqEaSvwO38yxu9s486NHfeOTpsg/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p

PE.   https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQMfZiWTijaPjazPlc-Xyqr_4Tez22h-_xTu_uU4ek8_vvWK742HeZ1mY-XMUOhD4EKP2X1I0ez9x28/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p

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Razi's Resources for Communication at Home 

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Razi's Resources for Communication at Home

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ASL Vocabulary VideosDeveloped by Ellen Schneiderman (originally for families in Simi Valley, but she expanded the audience)

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ASL Vocabulary VideosDeveloped by Ellen Schneiderman (originally for families in Simi Valley, but she expanded the audience)

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(These are 2 additional ones to the ones noted earlier.)

video 4, 5, 6 review:
https://youtu.be/GpL4jfz4310
video 4, 5, 6 practice:
https://youtu.be/-jfdmEOlHuY

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Read-along Mondays with Michelle Obama (9:00 am)

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Read-along Mondays with Michelle Obama (9:00 am)

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April 20:  "The Gruffalo"
April 27:  "There's a Dragon in your book"
May 4:  "Miss Maples's Seeds"
May 11:  "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
https://www.facebook.com/13673457388/videos/225405312024645/

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We are a group of professionals and educators from across the country dedicated to providing educational learning opportunities from Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing students (DHH) in their most accessible language, American Sign Language (ASL).

Our goal is to provide short, engaging educational videos targeting a wide variety of topics and ability levels to allow DHH students to continue their learning online while at home. Our professionals and educators are skilled in adapting a variety of topics and content in order to bet reach as many age groups as possible in one video. Many of our videos use a bilingual-bimodal approach to help foster language and literacy development in both ASL and English.

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We are a group of professionals and educators from across the country dedicated to providing educational learning opportunities from Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing students (DHH) in their most accessible language, American Sign Language (ASL). Our goal is to provide short, engaging educational videos targeting a wide variety of topics and ability levels to allow DHH students to continue their learning online while at home.

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The Day Dirk Yeller Came To Town ASL Choice Board 

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Tracey Forrest

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The Day Dirk Yeller Came To Town ASL Choice Board

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Tracey Forrest

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The Moon ASL Choice Board
Tracey Forrest

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The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore ASL Choice Board

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The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore ASL Choice Board

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Tracey Forrest

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Mercy Watson Goes For A Ride ASL Choice Board 

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Mercy Watson Goes For A Ride ASL Choice Board 

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Tracey Forrest

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Mercy Watson To The Rescue ASL Choice Board

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Mercy Watson To The Rescue ASL Choice Board

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Tracey Forrest

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Learn ASL Choice Board with Ellen Schneiderman

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Tracey Forrest

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Tracey Forreat

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Tracey Forrest

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Tracey Forrest

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Second ASL Choice Board of The Fantastic Flying Books Of Mr Morris Lessmore 

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Tracey Forrest

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Tracey Forrest

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ASL Resources Oxford Picture Dictionary Vidtionary Read the Book Read epic!

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The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs ASL Choice Board

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The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs ASL Choice Board

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Tracey Forrest

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Jon Scieszka reads The True Story Watch The Movie Read The Book Make It On epic! The 3 Little Pigs ASL Draw A Pig

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Tracey Forrest

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ASL Summertime In The Big Woods & Pioneer Choice Board

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ASL Summertime In The Big Woods & Pioneer Choice Board

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Tracey Forrest

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1 4 6 2 3 ASL Read The Novel Read About Pioneers More Information Create How To Make Butter 5

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Tracey Forrest

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Math Choice Board 1 7 6 2 3 4 5 8 Math Tools

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Tracey Forrest

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Tracey Forrest

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Today, I’m feeling... Ecstatically Happy Happy Confused Angry Exhausted Sad

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Tracey Forrest

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ASL PBS Read Along With Michelle Obama Choice Board (enrichment activities link on the numbers)

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ASL PBS Read Along With Michelle Obama Choice Board (enrichment activities link on the numbers)

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Tracey Forrest

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Tracey Forrest

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Disney World Virtual Field Trip ASL Fireworks

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Statue Of Liberty Interactive Book F&P Level E

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Statue Of Liberty Interactive Book F&P Level E

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Tracey Forrest

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For regularly updated information and resources in response to COVID-19, visit: nationaldeafcenter.org/covid19
[ Disponible en español] [ Download PDF]

Video description: https://tinyurl.com/s4m42uk

Online educational games are popular resources for many parents and teachers, especially as they struggle to teach students at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

But for deaf middle and high school students, there are very few accessible online games or resources. That's why Deafverse, the first-ever American Sign Language (ASL) accessible online game for deaf teenagers, is the go-to game for at-home learning.

Launched in 2019 by a team of deaf creators and educators at the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, Deafverse is a free, choose-your-own-adventure game that is equally focused on skill-building and fun. It is specifically designed for deaf players to experience first-person gameplay through different worlds.

Deafverse World One: Duel of the Bots begins with the player having just escaped from retrieving a magical, sacred comic book called the Deafverse. They meet game narrator Justin, get a sidekick named Catbot, and are tasked with making decisions both playful - like stopping a rogue 'bot from wreaking havoc - and ones that deaf teenagers face in reality, like what to do when an ASL interpreter in a classroom isn't helpful, a movie theater doesn't have captioning, or a store clerk doesn't know ASL.

Ready to play? Here are five tips to make the most of Deafverse for deaf students learning at home.

Tip #1: Deafverse is for everyone

For deaf teens, Deafverse World One is an opportunity to practice self-determination - the process by which people make their own choices and decisions - and build self-advocacy skills by allowing them to make mistakes in a safe environment. Research shows these skills and self-beliefs are essential for success during and after high school.

Self-advocacy becomes paramount during a time of crisis like a pandemic, because deaf teens may need to advocate for themselves in the midst of disruptions to the school system and the transition to online learning.

For families and teachers, Deafverse can give everyone some breathing room from traditional at-home learning tools. It can also be a low-stakes way to lean into online learning. Parents and educators can use the downloadable Teacher Strategy Guide to support game play, with bonus discussion questions and activities.

For others, Deafverse is a unique way to see ASL storytelling in action and get an idea of what it means to be deaf in today's world. For example, ASL students can build their language skills by seeing the ASL narrative along with English text, while also learning how to be a stronger ally for deaf communities.

Tip #2: Get a boost from your backpack

Debuted in February, the new backpack feature in Deafverse is there to help players collect badges, photos, and comic pages throughout their online adventure.

Each badge - such as Natural Leader, Robot Detective, and Deafverse Explorer - unlocks additional resources and new videos of deaf people sharing real life stories about their experiences in school, community, and work.

These videos encourage deaf teens to think about strategies they can use in their own lives to advocate for themselves. The backpack also tracks game progress and can be shared with teachers, parents, and other players to show how players are succeeding at the game (and its motto, "Choose Your Future").

Tip #3: Try out new strategies

Deafverse has downloadable Player and Teacher Strategy Guides, for extra resources that can be printed out and used at home.

The Player Strategy Guide is an interactive workbook that uses fun prompts and activities to apply what players have learned in the game to their own lives.

Teachers and parents can use the Teacher Strategy Guide to discuss game scenarios, expand on the game experience, and connect in new ways with deaf students and children. They can also look forward to the debut of Deafverse World Two, which will focus on navigating the workplace.

Tip #4: Connect with others

Playing games is more fun when the experience is shared with others. More than 6,000 teens have played Deafverse, and countless educators have incorporated it into their classrooms and learning plans.

Follow Deafverse on Facebook and Instagram and connect with other players by using the hashtag #Deafverse. And be sure to tap into the Deafverse GIPHY library to send fun Deafverse GIFs to fellow players, motivate a teen to play the game, or make your point in ASL in a text or post.

Tip #5: Take it easy

As beneficial as online educational games are, screen breaks are necessary - especially during "shelter in place" or quarantine orders. For offline fun, download and print new Deafverse coloring pages, go outside and enjoy nature, read a book, check in on friends or loved ones, or just veg out.

About Deafverse

Using evidence-based research and game-based learning strategies, Deafverse is designed for deaf teenagers to build confidence, learn their rights, and develop skills to succeed in their transition from high school to adult life.

It is a time of great uncertainty for all teens, yet unlike their hearing peers, deaf teens also have to know how to request the accommodations they need and the access they are required to have by law. It is especially critical considering recent National Deaf Center research which shows that deaf Americans lag in employment, education, and undergraduate college achievement.

Deafverse includes:

A free game with log-in at deafverse.com or at NationalDeafCenter.org/game

ASL and English versions that can be played at school, home, and in transition programs or vocational rehabilitation settings.

Downloadable Player Strategy Guide for fun and further exploration of real-world scenarios and feelings.

Downloadable Teacher Strategy Guide with learning objectives, a summary of the story and characters, important vocabulary, activity guides for each chapter, and other supplemental materials.

" Meet the Team " profiles of the deaf creators of Deafverse.

Email subscription for news, updates, and tips.

GIFs to share and connect with the Deafverse community.

In addition to Deafverse, the National Deaf Center provides families and professionals a full array of resources for transition planning designed to help teenagers successfully prepare for and succeed at life after high school. It also provides one-on-one help to families, schools, and organizations that need customized assistance or referrals.

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Deafverse Can Help Deaf Teens Connect and Learn from Home

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For deaf middle and high school students, there are very few accessible online games or resources. That's why Deafverse, the first-ever American Sign Language (ASL) accessible online game for deaf teenagers, is the go-to game for at-home learning. [Disponible en español]

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An interactive choice board in ASL.

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DHH Interactive Choice Boards & Books Resource

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Hey! That's My Monster! ASL & LSL Choice Board (Spanish Version Included)

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Hey! That's My Monster! ASL & LSL Choice Board (Spanish Version Included)

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Hey! That's My Monster! ASL & LSL Choice Board

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Read Read Read Read Read Buy The Book Español Listen Español ASL Read Book 2

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How I Met My Monster ASL & LSL Interactive Choice Board

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How I Met My Monster ASL & LSL Interactive Choice Board

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How I Met My Monster Interactive Choice Board