F l i c k r ! In Sign Language!

f l i c k r ! in sign language, originally uploaded by bitzi.

Now, here is a great way to combine beautiful art with a beautiful language sign: sign language. You hear a lot in the education and technology press about the term edutainment. Edutainment is the merging of education with entertainment, and it is one of the oldest forms of education that dates back to ancient Mesapotamia, Egypt, Greece, Alexandria, China and India.

Rsearch indicates that more than fifty percent of communication is non-verbal, and some experts have contended that this figure may be as much as seventy percent of communication. The deaf world is very aware of this fact, and this is why this beautiful form of communication is so animated and vibrant. It may well be a great way to teach the hearing public how to communicate more effectively through non-verbal methods, visual images and technology which McLuhan (1967) believed would become an electronic extension of the human mind. The Internet has enabled McLuhan's concept of a global village is now reality through Internet mediums like this one that enables me to post this great Flickr image.