Teaching SignWriting by Videophone

[Valerie Sutton]

SignWriting List
April 1st, 2006

Dear SignWriting List Members!
Today I taught the basics of SignWriting to Shane in Belfast,  
Northern Ireland, by videophone, using ASL signs! Neither Shane nor I  
are experts in ASL (grin), but we still communicated well.

And this was the first time I felt comfortable with the videophone,  
teaching SignWriting basics. We had to position the camera lens  
exactly right, and then I was able to show Shane SignWriting diagrams  
that were very large, and then we would discuss the symbols in those  
diagrams.

Thank you, Shane, for the good experience!

The videophone holds much promise, although it takes patience to  
learn how to use it, and to set it up properly....

The truth is....the Lessons in SignWriting DVD teaches the same basic  
symbols well, so the DVD, for beginning writers, is probably even  
better because it does not require the videophone technology. But the  
videophone gives the human touch...and it is good to know each other  
in person, and confusions and questions can be answered more  
directly, where the DVD is not interactive...

So if anyone wants to learn by videophone, write to me for an  
appointment.

Val ;-)


Valerie Sutton
Sutton at SignWriting.org

1. SignWriting
Read & Write Sign Languages
http://www.SignWriting.org

2. SignBank
Create Sign Language Databases
http://www.SignBank.org

3. SignPuddle
Create Sign Language Dictionaries
http://www.SignPuddle.org

4. SignText
Create Sign Language Documents
http://www.SignBank.org/signpuddle/signtext

5. DanceWriting
Read & Write Dance Movement
http://www.DanceWriting.org

6. MovementWriting
Read & Write All Body Movement
http://www.MovementWriting.org



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