Some of the benefits of a lesson like this include:
- incorporating technology
- history lessons
- active, less sedentary learning
This is a chance to involve experiential learning outside of a classroom.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Incorporating geo-caching into the classroom could be done in a lesson about civil war history with a visit to a local battlefield depending where you live. The lesson could include handouts with maps and GPS locations. The use of a GPS device could incorporate technology and discuss how the use of satellite positioning is used. The locations on the battlefield could be found and historical moments could be taught in the field outside of the classroom.
Some of the benefits of a lesson like this include:
Some of the benefits of a lesson like this include:
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Eric, this sounds like a great idea for a history lesson. It would be a lesson where students can get away from the classroom and still be engaged in the learning, probably even more than they would be in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like geo-caching can be used in many different lessons. I was thinking it would be an ideal way for PE teachers to bring technology into lessons. For example Orienteering is becoming quite popular in schools back home and I’m sure the students would be even more engaged if they felt it was like treasure hunt.
This sounds so cool....Especially with a history lesson or maybe for students who are learning longitudes/latitudes or directions (using the GPS system). Students nowadays have many more resources then I did when I was in high school and I am not that much older then them...hopefully they are taking advantage of these resources and technologies.
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