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Let me just pull out my Pocket Sign!

This week I continued my journey on ASL apps, stumbling upon this time an app called Pocket Sign.

Pocket Sign is similar to Bloom ASL in the terms that it has pre- set out lessons making it difficult to pick and choose a set of signs you want to learn. The teaching itself was a lot easier to answer questions but I don’t feel like these really drove home the signs as much as Bloom ASL did. Out of the lessons I completed, I did not learn any new signs as compared to the other resources I have used through this learning project.

This app is definitely not a bad resource, but for the $60 a year price tag I feel as though the previous app I tried or any of the free resources I used before turning to apps are a much better choice for anyone wanting to learn ASL. Apps are definitely a convenient way to learn ASL, but with the attached cost it is much better to use platforms such as TikTok and YouTube to get a start on ASL.

 

2 Comments

  1. Briana Leibel Briana Leibel December 3, 2024

    Thanks for sharing about this app. I think that the cost of apps such as this is a big reason that people are going to free ones instead. Considering that it is a yearly subscription, it doesn’t seem like that much, but when combined with all the other subscriptions, they start to add up!!!

  2. Miranda Hammett Miranda Hammett December 9, 2024

    Hey Brianna! This sounds like a really cool and helpful app! This could definitely be a helpful tool for any teachers that have a student who uses ASL! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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