This is a photo of Machu Pichu I took last summer (2006) when I traveled around Peru with a friend.
Photos are a great way to engage students, start a dialogue, and use language. This I believe is a motivating factor in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Teacher Aaron Campbell's decision to recommend using Flickr , an internet photo-sharing, networking site that Yahoo administers.

While Campbell does not directly discuss how photos capture our imagination he does mention how Flickr is a good linguistic tool for Beginning to Lower Indermediate English learners as it does not require advance language skills to communicate with others. Simple sentences and short comments comprise are generally all that are needed.
Also, Campbell points out how students can navigate Flickr independently guided by their own interests. I think Campbell makes a very good case for Flickr as a vehicle for beginning language and internet education.

Read more about Campbell's endorsement of Flickr via his blog at:

http://e-poche.net/flickr


Let me know what you think.
thanks,
Greg