Transcript 10 Myths and Misconceptions Regarding Deafness

8 Things You Need to Know about Captioned
Materials
Dr. Susan Easterbrooks
Professor, GSU
Dr. Nanci Scheetz
Professor, VSU
I. Captioning is a great way to get your students access to
a wide array of audio and video materials.
• Open captioning is a tool that allows a transcript of the audio
portion of a video, film or other presentation to scroll across the
screen.
• Closed captioning (CC) does the same thing, however, not all
viewers see the captions—only those who decode or activate them.
– The FCC requires all televisions sold to have a closed captioning
feature built in.
– Today there is no reason why school children cannot access a large
amount of captioned information both from routine programming and
from the Described and Captioned Media Program.
• How can I see closed captions on my television?
– You can see closed captions on your TV (1) by using an external decoder, or (2)
by using a television with a decoder built in. External decoders are available from
several sources, and the Television Decoder Circuitry Act of 1990 mandated that,
as of July 1993, all televisions manufactured for sale in the U.S. should contain a
built-in caption decoder if the picture tube is 13" or larger.
– This occurs on Line 21 of the “vertical blanking interval”
(http://www.robson.org/capfaq/technical.html Too much information!!!!).
– Now that everyone has gone digital and high definition, the technology is way out
there!!!
II. There are 4 primary means by which you may
access Captioned materials.
• Acquire lists of CC shows on TV.
• Request CC materials from the DCMP
center.
• Purchase materials with captions.
• Make your own.
III. Many TV shows are captioned.
• You will often see an icon in the
corner of the screen at the
beginning of a captioned program,
but not all shows use the same
one due to trademark restrictions.
• Some older TV shows are
available on
http://video.google.com/videocaptio
ned
Nova: This Old Pyramid
• American Public Television has many of its shows recorded and
captioned.
– http://www.aptonline.org/aptweb.nsf/vStations/Index-Closed+Captioned
• WGBH TV Boston has captioned many TV shows for decades.
– http://main.wgby.org/wgbh/access/access.html
You can also go to:
http://shop.wgbh.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=1
1051&catalogId=10051
IV. Most of your captioning needs can be met by going to
the Described and Captioned Media Program website.
http://www.dcmp.org/
• DCMP’s services include
– A free-loan media program of over 4,000
open-captioned titles (videos, CD-ROM, and
DVD).
– A clearinghouse of information and materials
on the subject of captioning. The
clearinghouse also maintains a database of
captioned media available for purchase.
The DCMP Collection has…
– Educational titles include topics in school subject areas,
preschool through college
– Lesson guides accompany educational videos and may be
viewed online
– General-interest titles include classic movies and special interest
topics such as travel, hobbies, recreation, and others.
To borrow materials free of charge…
1. Complete an application form
• (http://www.dcmp.org/register.asp)
2. DCMP will mail a catalog and ordering instructions to you.
3. You may also browse/search the DCMP Catalog at this website,
and you cam place orders place online.
Register
here
Find titles
here
Here is an example of a title you can get through DCMP. Since this is
available on the Internet, all you have to do is type in your ID and
password and you have immediate access to the product.
#9571 EXPLORING GEOMETRY
Uses a game show format to discuss the differences between two- and threedimensional shapes, such as squares and cubes, triangles and pyramids, and circles
and cylinders.
Format: Video
Internet Length: 11
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 8
Company: DISNEY EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTIONS
Production Year: 2000
Subject Headings:
GEOMETRY
Here is part of a page from one of the lesson plan manuals that go
along with the material.
V. Purchase captioned materials
•
Put “purchase captioned materials” into your browser, and you will find a
large number of links that will take you to catalogs of captioned materials
you can purchase. For example….
•
Biomedia Associates produces captioned science materials.
– http://www.scctv.net/biomedia/CatalogPage.aspx?SeriesID=4
Just about everything that National Geographic has done is available
with captions: http://shopngvideos.com/
• http://www.sivideo.com/captionb.htm
– Has an online catalog of classics such as
• Call of the Wild
• Les Miserable
• Snows of Kilamanjaro
• A Star is Born
• The Borrowers
• David Copperfield
The NOVA series is
available with CC,
and many titles are
now available
online and by
podcast.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
programs/
VI. Make your own
•
Hire it done
– Here is a list of approved captioning vendors
• http://www.cfv.org/caai/nadh11.pdf
•
Get equipment yourself
– Many companies provide captioning software for both offline and live captioning.
Some of the companies are:
• Cheetah International http://www.cheetahinternational.com/index.php
• CPC Computer Prompting & Captioning Co.
http://www.cpcweb.com/Subtitling/sub_splash.htm
• CaptionMaker for Windows and MacCaptio
• Softel-USA http://www.softel-usa.com/l4_products_subtitling_swift_main.php3
Most captioning equipment is very expensive. It is more cost-efficient to
find a service vendor who will do the captioning for you.
VII. Seek funds for captioned materials from
service organizations
• Many service organizations will provide teachers with funds to
support the education of children with hearing loss.
• Develop a presentation for the organization and ask for funds for
these instructional materials. Get really brave and ask for funds for
captioning services or for captioning software and equipment.
• Following are some organizations that have provided such support
in the past.
– Sertoma Club
Telephone Pioneers
– Kappa Kappa Gamma
Alpha Phi Omega
– Lion’s Club
Shriners
VIII. C-Print captioning is an alternative to the use
of an interpreter.
A trained C-Print captioner types
directly onto a laptop computer.
Software developed by the National
Technical Institute for the Deaf
condenses information into clear
and concise sentences.
The student reads from the laptop
computer in order to have real-time
access.
The student then may receive either a
printed or electronic copy of the class
transcript .
–http://www.ntid.rit.edu/cprint/equipment_cprint.php
• I. Captioning is a great way to get your students access to a wide
array of audio and video materials.
• II. There are 4 primary means by which you may access Captioned
materials.
• III. Many TV shows are captioned.
• IV. Most of your captioning needs can be met by going to the
Described and Captioned Media Program website.
• V. Purchase captioned materials
• VI. Make your own.
• VII. Seek funds for captioned materials from service organizations
• VIII. C-Print captioning is an alternative to the use of an interpreter.