About SignPlanet
Where we started SignPlanet evolved from Sign With Me, a CD-Rom released in 1998 that allowed the user to type a string of words to find signs and print them. That started fundamentally because I was sick of photocopying the dictionary to make sheets for my Deaf sons childcare staff to help them communicate with him.
I initially wanted to use the images in the Auslan dictionary of the time, but was told by it's author that “no one would want to print Auslan”, and they would not give me any rights to use their images.. ...I knew they were not able to see the point of view of parents like myself trying to help my child fit in to a mainstream world that did not understand him. I would not be deterred!!
So I started illustrating (and at different times have employed university students to help).
We have come a long way since then, but at its heart SignPlanet is about enabling easier development of Auslan based resources to help people share, teach and learn Auslan.
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to download resources we made!
Subscriptions give you the power to make your own customized resources using our images. No other website or software lets you print the signs you want as your own teaching and learning resources!
Popular applications include :
- Make customized mini dictionaries to complement your class as take home revision / reminder handouts.
- Make story book translations
- Make activity sheets for student assessment through entertainment
- Make signs for your workplace, school or home to help learning and raise awareness
What exactly opens up with a subscription
Downloading sign images without watermarks
Subscribers get all watermarks removed, and on the detailed page of any searched sign subscribers get a DOWNLOAD button, so you can make what ever you want in your own choice of software
Download Ready Made Resources
Including Song sheets, Worksheets and Games, Booklets, Colour-in sheets and more. Preview now
Full access to games
Games are a great way to revise Preview now
Create from Categories and Learning levels
You can generate your own resources straight from the BROWSE category or LEARNING LEVEL pages for Sign assessments, Revision, and game play the reinforces learning
Create from your own word list!
Simply type in your own string of words and generate
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What Free For Everyone
- Dictionary Access: You get access to the dictionary (search for a sign, or browse by category or learning level) for Free
- Some Games
- Online tutorials: Covering categories and learning levels
- Selected Printable / Ready Made
Why we need subscribers
At no point have we ever received any government funding, grants or similar for any of our products, including SignPlanet.At any one time there can be more than 40,000 users on the site, and hosting the site, generating content and maintaining it cost money. Your subscription helps us to maintain and expand the site.