GeocachingCourseResources

Instructional Geocaching Resources & Readings
[|Using GPS and Geocaching Engages, Empowers & Enlightens Middle School Teachers and Students]– This article by Dr. Alice Christie explores both the theory and the practice of geocaching as an instructional strategy.

[|Promoting inquiry in the gifted classroom through GPS and GIS Technologies__] – (Access provided by AVL) This article examines the practice of geocaching on school campuses.

[|GPS and Geocaching in the Classroom__] – This K-12 Online Conference Presentation provides an overview of using geocaching as an instructional strategy as well as sample materials for creating activities. Watch the GPS and Geocaching in the Classroom conference presentation. Take note of any best practices and tips offered in the presentation. Also, explore the resources provided by the presenter.

[|Adventures in Learning__] – This blog provides many sample geocaching lessons for use in the curriculum. Use the subject area or grade-level filters on the right-hand side of the page to narrow your selection.

[|Trails Optional__] – This blog provides information about how to create curriculum-based geocaching activities as well as many sample activities.

[|GPS and Geocaching in Education: //Ch. 4 Geocaching Across the Curriculum//__] – This excerpt from Burt Lo’s book describes activities that predominantly use recreational geocaches as curriculum tools.

[|Get Outside and Learn: Geocaching with Students__] – This blog post outlines a geocaching activity that used caches created by the teacher as curriculum tools.

[|Get Outside with GPS__] – This article from //Learning & Leading with Technology//describes activities for both instructional and recreational geocaching related to the curriculum.

[|Finding Your Way: GPS and Geocaching__] – This article from //Learning & Leading with Technology// also describes activities for both instructional and recreational geocaching related to the curriculum.

[|Overview of Instructional Geocaching__] – This dissertation excerpt explains some of the differences between recreational and instructional geocaching.

Puzzle Caches – A Recreational Model for Instructional Geocaching Log into your geocaching.com account and examine the following Unknown Caches which require puzzles to be solved or questions to be answered in order to find the coordinates of the geocaches:
 * Animals in the Bible: [|http://coord.info/GC1M01J__]
 * Druid’s Dichotomy: [|http://coord.info/GC15DEB__]
 * The Gravel Pit and the Pendulum: [|http://coord.info/GC12D23__]
 * The College Years: [|http://coord.info/GC26XGJ__]

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">Geocaching Voicethreads – This resource from UA Technology in Motion contains numerous Voicethreads with step by step instructions for creating curriculum-centered geocaching activities.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">[|Trails Optional Geocaching 101]– This blog provides an outline of how one teacher sets up geocaching activities for her students.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">[|Dr. Christie's GPS and Geocaching Guide for Educators] – This site provides many resources for teachers who want to use geocaching as an instructional strategy. It is important to explore the link for [|__Steps in Creating a GPS/Geocaching Lesson__].

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">[|Educaching Sample Lesson #1__] – This is an example of a cross-curricular geocaching lesson for science and language arts.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">[|Educaching Sample Lesson #2__] – This is another example of a cross-curricular geocaching lesson for math, social studies, and language arts.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">[|Geocaching in Education Forums__] – This resource provided by Geocaching.com can prove to be helpful as you progress in your instructional geocaching endeavors after this course. Explore this forum and feel free to participate in the discussions of your choice.