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Month: January 2024

ASL Bloom

ASL Bloom

This week I found an app called ASL Bloom. This app is designed similar to DuoLingo with some very large differences which is to be expected. Something I learned, which I had not even considered previous to this adventure, is that the grammar in ASL is different to that of spoken English. in English we say, “Hello, how are you doing?” in ASL they directly say, “Hello, how you?” Similar to English ASL uses accented speech to signify questions or…

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“Digital Love”

“Digital Love”

Something interesting I have learned recently is that the largest population of people on Facebook are between the ages of 25 and 35. That was shocking because it is the #1 app/website I use to keep in touch and procrastinate with, and I also use it for my side hustle, selling athletic wear. My next most used app is Snapchat, and after that, I would use TikTok. With my busy lifestyle, I do not often spend much leisurely time on…

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Teaching myself ASL

Teaching myself ASL

All of my choices for this project seem to be what other people have as their top choices as well. I am not often one to want to be original or different than the rest, but with this project I am finding it difficult to choose. I had planned on teaching myself to play children’s songs in a fun way, on the guitar. The guitar and I have a love-hate relationship. I do not love that I am not an…

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A little about me:

A little about me:

Hello, I am Amanda Amy, a single 36-year-old mom to a beautiful, almost 7-year-old. I am in the last semester of my 4th year of attaining my bachelor of education degree. I am also the assistant director of a daycare where I work full-time and coach basketball in a nearby town (the one where I completed my internship). As you can tell, I like to keep myself busy! Someone recently pointed out that the children of university students who have…

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