Originally Posted by deafsqrrl

I teach ASL at a cmmty college. After completing the Midterm and most of my students left, two students came to inform me that there were a couple of students in the left-hand corner in back of my classroom making loud noises giving each other questions and answers. One student said he did not like that and another student said that he was having a hard time focusing.
I already warned those students in the back corner prior to the Midterm not to use voice at all. Obviously, they did not. What should I do? Most of my students have been good to me. Should I start over? What kind of testing do you recommend?
I am deaf and I don't use hearing aids. Is there any way to give the students tests without using assistant from outside. The school Dean told me in the begining that they did not want a volunteer placed in my class as my assistant ( my former student offered) and they have a tight budget for hiring an "assistant.
Is there any organization or forum for professors teaching ASL that I can contact for advice?
Thank You!
Sqrrl.