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1. How could geocaching be incorporated into your classroom and your curriculum?
2. Do you see geocaching as a valuable resource when teaching the GPS? Why or why not?
3. Does geocaching provide an authentic standards based learning experience? Why or why not?
Geocaching at the KSU ETC.
GPS Links
- 1. Dr. Christie's Geocaching Podcast
- 2. Geocaching Site
- 3. Geocaching Terminology
- Quizlet Flashcards
- 4. GPS: The New Navigation Play the game!
- 5. GPS: How Stuff Works
- 6. GPS Unit Comparison Chart
- 7. Preparing for NECC See what it looks like
- 8. Hiding Your First Geocache
- 9. Reporting Your Cache
- 10. Dr. Christie's Geocaching Guide
- 11. Curricular Example: National Parks
- 12. Curricular Example: Sorting and Graphing
- 13. Using GPS and Geocaching Engages, Empowers and Enlightens K-12 Teachers and Students
- 14. Meridian 10 (1) Recently published article by Dr. Alice Christie
- 15. GPS Games
- 16. Preclectic: GPS Drawing
- 17. Student GPS Drawing Blog Post
- 18. Best Portable GPS from Bob Rankin
19 comments:
The obvious incorporation that comes to mind is teaching map skills. However,after this class and seeing Dr. Christie's lessons, I can see the many math and science connections. Right now in my position as computer lab teacher I see me creating a scavenger hunt based on the current theme of study and introducing the concept of geocaching to students and teachers.
Yes, I see it as a valuable resource in teaching the GPS. The students we have now are already familiar with GPS because many of them have one in their cars. This is a great way to show them why that tool works the way it does.
Yes, it provides authentic standards based learning. Standards based learning is all about the big question and the students working on answering that question by being involved in their learning. This is a complete hands on, student centered lesson.
Thanks a for FUN and fabulous class.
This is another tool to teach using multi-sensory approach. For those learners who need movement, this is a great tool!
This also would reinforce directions and multi-task instructions.
Geocaching is a fun way to learn and use the GPS system. Students will probably get into this immediately, especially in an age of hand held electronic devices. The lesson/game possiblities related to all subject matter areas seem infinite!
Students in 4th and 5th grade will learn to work collabrative. I especially like the idea of assigning each student a task within their group.
Geocaching is a great tool for kids to learn. I can't wait to get my school equipped when I return. Great Idea!
Geocaching is a fun, interactive, multidisciplinary, technology driven activity which will engage students in learning. They will be having so much fun planning, organizing, and carrying out the activities that they will be learning without even realizing it. It is a cool activity that can become a lifetime hobby and explored and expanded well beyond the classroom.
The class was great and has given me many ideas of how to use geocaching with our students.
This was a fun class that I see the students really enjoying a new "learning" process. We have a wonderful hiking trail that was created by our PTA parents for the students to use. Many of the teachers would be able to include this geocaching as an instructional tool for Science and Math.
Thanks for all of your help and support today!
Geocaching has opened an entire new way to use a form of technology in the classroom that students are comfortable with and enthusiastic about.
1. Geocaching be to incorporated into all subjects especially in assisting students with math and language arts. You can have students write a short essay based on their experiences. You use math and science to formulate clues to a "final cache" which could have a lock for the students to unlock using the clues they have gathered.
2. I see geocaching has a very valuable resource/tool for teaching the GPS. Students tend to learn, grasp, and (most importantly) retain information through hands-on interactive learning. This way is very fun and has the potential to really engaged every child.
I will easily be able to incorporate geocaching into the curriculum as I teach geography. The students will better understand the significance of latitutde/longitude and how GPS works as a valuable tool for geographers.
Learning in the teacher-centered classroom is quite different than learning from a student-centered perspective. A class on geocaching would serve as an invaluable tool in helping our students understand the very basics of geography, from the understandings of how latitude/longitude work to the skills of reading a map. Having our students go out and work on their own and within groups provides the students with a valuable experience.
I see it as a motivating tool to teach sixth graders about different countries in the World Languages course. Students could organize information about these countries including language, culture and resources that could be published later on the class Wiki.
It is also an effective way to teach GPS. Although students are familiar with the tool they do notknow how it works.
I think it fits in well with the constructivist pedagogy we use in our school.
Geocaching provides an avenue for constuctivist learning, something we talk about more and more as we develop our 21st Century learning environment. I like the diagram on Dr. Alice Christie's article in Meridian showing the 6 E's to maximize constructivist learning. I can see myself incorporating geocaching in the photography section of my upper school Digital Production class, and also with 6th graders to keep them engaged and moving as they learn.
I do see geocaching as a valuable resource in teaching the standards in the language arts classroom. It provides a student centered, collaborative, authentic exercise that engages students.
I could adapt it to my media center with social studies topics. For example, each small group could be assigned a country in Latin America, and the cachebox could contain trinkets that lend themselves to the creation of a final project. It's the tip of the iceberg!
When I registered for this class, I had no idea what Geocaching was, or entailed or anything. It was a very enjoyable class. I can definately see how it would be beneficial for students in all grades. This course gives valuable insight into the workings of many of the GPS devices available today. I do see this as a valuable resource. It engages students in different ways of approaching math, science, social studies, and reading. Thanks for the class.
I would use geocaching to expand a unit of study.
Yesd, geocaching wuould be a valuable resource when teavhing the GPS. It would provide real life experiences for students would are familiar with the car GPS.
Geocaching does provide standard based learning experiences. When planning lessons, geacaching can be included in the activities and presentations.
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