Geocaching an online treasure hunt app. People use
Global Positioning System (GPS) on their mobile device to find the “hidden”
items. There are three versions that people can download; a free
introductory version that shows “geocaches” within 10 miles of current location. There is $9.99 version that will allow you to
search outside your current location and the premium version which is $30 for a
year that lets the subscriber search for specific types of geocaches as well as
other enhanced benefits.
Pedagogical Uses
Pedagogical Uses
This is a fun app for EVERYONE that wants to be a treasure
hunter for a day using technology. It
also helps students use maps, GPS coordinates, and technology together to find
specific locations. One of the great
features is once you decide on a which geocache you would like to search for
you find out the last time someone was there, how easy (or not) it was to find
and other comments including the history of the geocache location, etc.
How to
do it
Prior to beginning treasure hunting an account must be created using a valid email address on Geocaching. After creating your account and selecting your version your treasure hunting adventure can begin.
Prior to beginning treasure hunting an account must be created using a valid email address on Geocaching. After creating your account and selecting your version your treasure hunting adventure can begin.
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Limitations
In the free version you only
able to find geocaches within 10 miles and paid versions offer more in depth
searches. The $9.99 (one time charge) version
will let users search any location and give you access to every geocache
available. The premium subscription version let’s you do all of the above as
well as let’s you create your our geocaches for others to find. The premium version has a lot “extra” to
offer but also carries a heavy price tag.
Conclusion
Geocaching is an excellent
way to use technology and explore the outdoors.
The different versions give users the option to ease their way into
their treasure hunting adventure. The
mobile app versions available for iOS/Android users make it easy/challenging to
participate in this worldwide search.
Geocaching Lesson Plan
Geocaching Lesson Plan
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Images Courtesy of: www.geocaching.com
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Great overview of geocaching. It looks great on the DT&T site.
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