Sign 4 Me app for iPhone and iPad
4.8 (
3408 ratings )
Reference
Education
Developer:
Vcom3D
9.99 USD
Current version:
2.1.1, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 10 May 2009
App size: 176.65 Mb
"Sign 4 Me – A Signed English Translator" is the ULTIMATE tool for learning sign language. The ONLY app that provides sign language instruction in 3D!
Featured by Apple as New and Noteworthy!!
In response to our customers’ feedback, we have added biblical signs. Hope you find them useful!
Visit http://signingapp.com for demo video.
Our 3D character can be zoomed in or out and rotated to give you the best vantage point for every sign. YOU control the placement of the character – not us! No other product lets you do this!
The library includes more than 13,000 words. Type in sentences, phrases, words and even the alphabet. Everything you enter will be saved in your History. Easily locate your entries by date or alphabetically. You can delete whatever you don’t want to keep.
Use the controls to speed up or slow down the signing; turn on or off the looping feature; and send the character to his “home” or default position.
SEE BELOW FOR HELPFUL TIPS AND CONTROLS.
Vcom3D, the original developer of sign language software using SigningAvatar® characters, wants you to be able to learn sign language the way you need to communicate. If you have friends or a co-worker who is Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing, now you can learn signs to communicate with them. The playback is in Signed English for the hearing person who wants to learn basic sign.
Our ASL team of 8 Deaf professionals has created these accurate signs based on their native knowledge of sign language. Visit us on the web for more information about our research to support the needs of the Deaf community and provide tools for learning and accessibility.
NOTE ON Signed English VS. ASL – Dynamic translation from English to true ASL is a complex problem just as translation from any language into another would be. We are currently researching this technology.
This product is intended for the beginning learner or anyone with an interest in learning signs. We hope to foster better communication between the hearing and the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing communities.
HELPFUL TIPS –
To learn how to reproduce a sign, we recommend slowing down the signing speed, zooming in and rotating the character so you can see it from different angles. This will give you a better view of the proper handshape and movement of the sign. This is especially helpful for finger spelling.
If you are interested in learning the alphabet, type in ABCDE, etc. with no space in between each letter. The character will show you what each letter sign looks like.
3D CONTROLS –
Zoom in – Spread 2 fingers across screen.
Zoom out – Bring 2 fingers back together.
Rotate – Swipe with one finger.
Pan – Use 2 fingers to grab and move character.
2D CONTROLS –
Clear all history - Tap the menu icon in the history view, then tap "Clear History".
Delete one history entry - Long press on a history item and tap "Delete".
Pros and cons of Sign 4 Me app for iPhone and iPad
Sign 4 Me app good for
I am deaf and learning ASL through the deaf community. I love communicating ASL with deaf friends. There are some words I need to renew or forgetting, I find this application very useful!
The con is some words in the sentence were letter being spelled such as "to" "baseball" "happy" "Im".....even I knew the words in signing. I hope to see more of word signing than letter spelling in a sentence.
I like the way you set up to catch a word and then it pops up to "what did you mean of...." and then you click on the right word. Thats a bonus!
There are huge difference between ASL (American Sign Language) and ESL (English Sign Language). ASL dont use "a" "are" "to" "is" and many more that doesnt have to be fully sentence. An ESL is more like English that includes grammar, and fully sentence. From what I know, most deaf culture use ASL.
I feel that Im learning ESL in this application. I would like to suggest to set up the setting for preference buttons of ASL & ESL.
Great Job by the way! ;)
I really like this program. I have to agree with one of the other comments in that there are signs that are spelled out when I know there is a sign for it. It would also be great to have a test mode. All in all though it is the best one that I have seen so far.
This is an excellent tool to learn sign language (ASL). Zooming in, rotating, and panning the character really helps in learning the gestures.
I would like to see some addional people choices to look at or have a lesson plan built in so I have a good starting point.
I use this app in my workplace all the time- I work with children- some of which are deaf or non-verbal autistic...this allows me to interpret what theyre saying while learning the sign for next time, and/or introduce new words into their vocabulary- which has makes the kids much more willing to work with me. Theyre very respectful of my iPod touch because they know its how to get themselves understood! Excellent teaching/learning tool.
I work with hearing impaired folks and find this app very useful and much quicker than others Ive tried. The ability to move, rotate and zoom in on the graphic is so helpful. This app is far superior to others and there has never been a glitch.
I work as security at a collage and knew a little sign but with the help of this app I am able to communicate so much Easyer and faster
Some bad moments
I purchased this app for my 11 yr. old thinking it was teaching the ASL version. After signing to someone, he was told he was using the English style. In reading one of the comments, do you have to know ASL phrases, etc. to have it show you how to sign in ASL?
Having spent the money I hope there is some way to benefit from this app.
Learn basic sign to communicate to the deaf community? Not by using SEE sign!! ( Signing Exact English). They wont understand half of what you say, and will be put off! Also, to bad no dictionary... Stupid me. I will no longer be "Too Thrilled" and read everything... .. :(wish SEE would just go away. Why do the hearing need signed english any way?
This app is terrible. I am trying to learn ASL. Most of the words I input are just spelled out. I already know finger spelling so I was really disappointed. To bad there is no money back.
Oh em gee this is such a rip off. It needs way more words but atleast it can tell u sentences and not 1 word just by itself
Doesnt include a searchable dictionary, finger spells out words that clearly Do have signs... They cut way too many corners with this one.... Im sure it will be a 99 cent app in a month ot two. Dissapointed.... Not as expected.
In my profession of speech-language pathology, I thought this would be an incredibly worthwhile and convenient app (nearly instant availability of signs vs. lugging a signing dictionary around & stopping to look up unfamiliar signs). This was actually one of my first apps purchased and to date (months & months later), at least 50 - 75% of conmonly occurring signs for which Ive searched have been fingerspelling! For an app developed with input from fluent signers, I expect to find signs for the words I search. I must say, though, that the avatar and different views available ARE outstanding!
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