The American Sign Language Dictionary | 
| From: Multimedia 2000
Buy New: $29.89
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Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.9 x 1.8
UPC: 753182041001
EAN: 0753182041001
Condition: Still sealed in shrink wrap - dictionary, fingerspelling, ASL overview - very interactive - sales suppport our library - free delivery confirmation & ins.
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
A perfectly natural way to learn! This multimedia dictionary combines text, video examples, and animated illustrations to create a rich reference tool that makes learning ASL on your own time easy, intuitive, and fun.
Amazon.com Review
Who says the book is always better? The American Sign Language Dictionary is a terrific example of how much better some things are in multimedia. Author Martin L.A. Sternberg has also published the esteemed but not-as-fun print version of this reference title. We're sticking with the CD. The software features four modules: a QuickTime video dictionary, fingerspelling, an overview of American Sign Language, and a well-designed self-testing area. The dictionary is both a learning and reference tool for 2,600 words, with intuitive video rewind and replay controls. Search for the specific words you need, or just browse alphabetically. After studying up, take a test to see how you're doing--this is the software's real asset. And for language geeks, the overview gives more grammar information as well as Internet links. This is likely the only module children will probably enjoy less than adults. Overall, this is an excellent resource for anyone trying to learn or maintain ASL skills, with equal applicability in classrooms and at home. One caveat: like any foreign language, ASL has its own grammar, slang, and even regional dialects that no CD-ROM resource can exhaustively cover, so use the software as a basis for getting out and interacting with the ASL community. --Erik Macki
Amazon.com Product Description
Multimedia is a perfectly natural way to learn in this completely updated and redesigned version of The American Sign Language Dictionary by Martin L.A. Sternberg, Ed. D. With award-winning content and exhilarating learning activities, The American Sign Language Dictionary combines text, video examples, and illustrations to create a rich reference tool that makes learning ASL on your own time easy, intuitive, and fun. Take a guided tour to get started!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Perfect except I have a question? June 5, 2002
S. Deutsch (Eugene, Oregon USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This software works great, I've never ever had a problem and I think its weird how so many have. The best part I beleive, besides the explainations and the videos, is how it memorizes every sign I look up, so I can then test myself later. This option comes in really handy. The question I have for whoever might be able to answer this is, Does the ability to download new signs every month work? As of right now, I would say that the software is old enough that it does not work, But maybe I am wrong, please let me know. Thanks.. I think someone or some company should come out with a new software just like this one, with more of todays technology, but they must have the option of memorizing every signed looked up for further testing, for I feel that is a really important quality in this product, and I use it over other dictionary softwares I own.
 American Sign Language on CD Rom February 5, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
ASL onCD Rom has great videos of each sign which can be repeated as often as you need and at your own pace. The explanations are also written but do not always match the video. In order to see the sign you must type in the word. You are not able to type in a description of a sign and find out what it means. This is an important missing part. The fingerspelling section is good for beginners but not for those who need practice in speed.
 don't make the mistake I did January 27, 2002
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this from amazon.com. Once I received it I installed it on my mac powerbook 3400c running os 9. It ran horribly, the quicktime images overan half of the screen window of the program so it was impossible to use on my mac. Because it also has a windows version of itself on the cd I then installed it on my husband's pc. It ran much better on his pc (which upset me even more since it is supposed to be able to run on a mac), however the screen was still very small, the quicktime images choppy and the viewing area incredibly small. After trying to see if I could tweak it on both the pc and mac I have had dismal success with it. Knowing what I know now I would not have bought it. The software that runs this program from the cd is achingly old as well.
 Good reference, not so sure about a tutor though. August 11, 2001
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
This program works great as a reference, but don't look to it as a Mavis Beacon-esque tutor to teach you Sign Language from the start, or have I just not found that section? The program is a little confusing to navigate. But after about 10 mins of exploring I think I found everything there is to do on the disk.A lot of people are complaining about software issues with this CD-ROM. In order to see the video and everything properly (I'm running Win98) I had to Uninstall my current Quicktime (5.0 I think) ENTIRELY in Add/Remove Programs and THEN install the program and ITS version of QT (2.0). Then it worked and I was free to re-install 5.0. The two vers. of quicktime are not conflicting and are performing their own duties on their own (2.0 for ASL CD and 5.0 for movie watching, Netscape, etc) without any problems.
Is it me or the software... July 8, 2001
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Might just be me, but I find the software to be "dead" on my computer. I can access the dictionary, but the video does not come up at all. Perhaps my system is too new (Windows 98). I really want to learn to sign, but find this product to be tedious (and out of date??).
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