image labelling game

An interesting idea from Google: they want to improve the quality of their knowledge about online images, so they create a game, the "Image Labeler". Could be difficult to play when people have serious spelling issues, but could be fun for others .. Essentially the program matches you up with another person (you may play as a guest), and you both add words to describe each image, until you come up with a match. This gives the search engine more information about the pictures it has found. Matching two strangers Read More …

free imagery for learning

Found a terrific set of basic images, at a Japanese language teaching site. Basic vocabulary type images – could be useful for low-level classroom. There are so many places online where you can find free images these days. (We've got some more in the AL-T Treasure Trove of Links.) Teachers are sometimes concerned about copyright – and if you're thinking of re-publishing, then it's an essential concern. (You can read up more on this issue at the Au. Flexible Learning Framework, or at the new "Copyright Kitchen", on the