Promoting Literacy through Geocaching
I found many creative podcasts pertaining to school libraries. I decided to pick this particular podcast about the uses of geocaching. I felt that it suited my school and topic best because of its innovative way to promote literacy while actively engaging the students in a hands on process.
Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps (global positioning system) users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache.
Libraries are a perfect place to stage a virtual scavenger hunt. “Going on Safari” could be one theme. In this geocache, you could provide clues based on all the books in your collection that have to do with that topic. Having each clue build on the previous one adds a fun element of suspense. And, if you can arrange it, hide actual caches, which you can expand to the surrounding community so parents and kids can enjoy the hunt together. Answers to clues could also be derived from books from a recommended reading list. You could even offer a prize or actual treasure that can be collected after all the clues have been solved.
More on Geocaching, from the Tech Chicks The chicks, Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, discuss geocaching, with practical tips on taking your students on a high-tech treasure hunt.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/podcasts/47162/The+SLJ+Podcast.html#
I found this podcast by Googling: school librarian literacy
I found many creative podcasts pertaining to school libraries. I decided to pick this particular podcast about the uses of geocaching. I felt that it suited my school and topic best because of its innovative way to promote literacy while actively engaging the students in a hands on process.
Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps (global positioning system) users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache.
Libraries are a perfect place to stage a virtual scavenger hunt. “Going on Safari” could be one theme. In this geocache, you could provide clues based on all the books in your collection that have to do with that topic. Having each clue build on the previous one adds a fun element of suspense. And, if you can arrange it, hide actual caches, which you can expand to the surrounding community so parents and kids can enjoy the hunt together. Answers to clues could also be derived from books from a recommended reading list. You could even offer a prize or actual treasure that can be collected after all the clues have been solved.
More on Geocaching, from the Tech Chicks The chicks, Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, discuss geocaching, with practical tips on taking your students on a high-tech treasure hunt.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/podcasts/47162/The+SLJ+Podcast.html#
I found this podcast by Googling: school librarian literacy
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