Despite online technology being blamed as one of the main reasons children choose to stay indoors, the OU’s iSpot helps you learn how to identify wildlife – but to use it you have to go outside and find some!
The idea is simple: take a photo with your phone or camera and upload it to iSpot via the website or the free iSpot app for Android. If you are unsure of the species someone will help you identify it and you’ll be able to discover more about it before heading back out to watch it or look for your next species.
Identification comes from the enthusiastic iSpot community who are usually able to name a species within an hour, sometimes within minutes!
The OU’s Martin Harvey and Professor Jonathan Silvertown work on the iSpot project and see the link between real-world natural history and online interaction as getting the best of both worlds.
Discover more:
- Visit the iSpot website
- Find iSpot on openlearn
- The National Trust and the Outdoor Nation campaign
Posted 25 march 2013
