Almost everything else that we've done in this Web 2.0 course..I'd either learned about during my University course or personally..with the exception of Geocaching!
I have heard of the term, but I had no idea what it actually was.
Discovering it was like an easter egg hunt was fascinating! I had no idea they did activities like this. People set up caches in different locations all over the world, post the co-ordinates and details on a Geocaching website, and other people use these clues (and a GPS device) to go to the area and find the cache (which can be filled with various different items you can take and replace with an item of your own).
I think this could be a great family activity..a way to get children outdoors and participate in a treasure hunt! It reminds me of 'The Amazing Race' show to an extent. I would definitely go exploring some of the caches in my area sometime.
Looking at some of the uses for Geocaching..I found the one set up by the University of Notre Dame to help new students find and learn about the libraries very clever.
In our library, I can see it being used as a school holiday activity, we couldtake the children out on a hunt! Or to help people discover all libraries in the area, we could create a cache filled with bookmarks and other tidbits to promote reading.
There are lots of possibilities..
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