Instructional Technology Cadre

Below are links for the Geocaching/GPS Session:

• GPS/GIS Resources from UMESD

Geocaching Information

• Geocaching Home Page
• Waymarking Home Page
• Letterboxing Home Page - or the Atlasquest version of letterboxing

GPS Information

• GPS Information.net
• Garmin User Manuals (manuals for GPS models you can check out at ESD)
       note - Select Outdoor, GPS Mapping, etrex Legend
  

• GPS Tutorial by Trimble
• Explanation of distances

Google Earth Information

• Google Earth Home Page

Lesson Plans and Ideas

• Lesson Plan - Intro to Longitude/Latitude by National Geographic
• Lesson Plan - Longitude/Latitude/Mapmaking by National Geographic
• Lesson Plan - GPS in Farming by Campsilos
• Lesson Plans - Google Earth Lessons
• Lesson Ideas: Google Earth in the Classroom and More by Juicygeography
• Lesson Ideas: GPS Field Exercises and Challenge Games

Miscellaneous Links - Articles, Lessons, Ideas

• Article: Geocaching with Kids by Annette Lamb
• Educational Resources from USGS
• GPS and Place Based Learning from Annette Lamb
• Podcacher - Geocaching information presented via podcasting