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Introduction#

It would be nice to have a portable tool that makes it easy to take notes about vocabulary while learning a language, share them, explore them and use them to automatically build quizzes.

Features#

Drawing or images with labels. Allow to take picture, draw shapes, write annotations. Write description in language and store it. Record description in language and store it, associated with corresponding words and pictures. The software has a database with words, sounds, descriptions and pictures/drawings. It can do drills:

• show picture without labels
• show picture and labels on the side, have the user position them
• show/play description, show multiple pictures, let user choose

It can do exploration/learning:

• show picture display labels
• show picture let user click objects, play word
• show picture play descriptions
• show picture when user double clicks object show gallery of pictures

with related words

• go to wiktionary or wikipedia or google for word

New data can be uploaded to website.

Data model#

Word:

• roman spelling
• local writing
• language

Definition

• word reference
• text with explanation

Sound

• links to words pronounced in sound
• flag saying it's a pronounciation
• link to short description of speaker (male/female, age range, accent

description) Image:

• image data
• short description
• copyright info to help traceability, allow user to keep some images private

Image annotation:

• image ref
• link to word or sound
• image area description