“I’m a visual thinker, not a language-based thinker. My brain is like Google images.” – Mary Temple Grandin (Professor of Animal Science, Autism Advocate) Like Temple Grandin, I am also a visual thinker. I really love languages, so I am attempting to learn two right now.. Spanish, which I don’t find too Read more…
So I haven’t posted much in the last couple of weeks. I have been feeling completely overwhelmed, and as a result have been having some difficulty functioning. School and then a couple of family emergencies, have been enough to knock me out. I am back though, and although I have Read more…
Now you know (aprox.) how old I am. I pre-date the Internet! Digital citizenship and cyber safety were not a thing when I was in school. I remember taking my first computer course in grade 8, and I wasn’t really sure I even liked it… (which is funny because later Read more…
As much as I want to learn Sign Language, I have to admit that there are challenges to trying to learn on varying sites all over the internet. I also have not been as consistent with practicing as I would like. I am in my pre-internship now, and four kids Read more…
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It was a blitz all right. I was not overwhelmed with this particular Sign language site. First of all, I didn’t realize when I started that it was only a demo. I am not a fan of how they teach sign language in this site. I understand that they are Read more…
Once upon a time, there was a girl who tried Twitter, and …sadly…did not like it. The girl quit using twitter, finding that there was not much of interest there to keep her entertained. Eventually she cancelled her account. Yes.. obviously the girl was me. Until recently I have not Read more…
Since my learning Project involves me learning sign language, I thought it would be interesting to see if there was a Chrome extension to aid people who are hearing impaired. It turns out there are actually several. I found two I like and will probably use because they will help Read more…
I did not realize when I started this assignment how many variations there would be when it came to learning sign language online. I mean… They should all basically be the same right? They will all be on video, start out with basic signs and work their way into teaching Read more…
This is the first week of my learning assignment. I have chosen Sign Language as my chosen task. When I went online, I actually found an abundant amount of resources for learning sign language. Some were paid websites, and others were free. Obviously, I am looking for learning for free Read more…