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In preparation for our Global Scholars tours, each tour group will receive a "travel bug" which they will hide in a cache to be found in their country destination. From the Geocaching site, we can track the travels of your bugs once they are released.
What is a cache? A storage container hidden somewhere in the world. These containers come in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, challenge levels, etc. Some are super easy to locate others very challenging. They can be found anywhere from under a water fountain in a big city park to off the beaten path in isolated and well hidden locations. You have probably passed by hundreds of them and not even realized it. There are millions of caches around the world. Soon, we will have a cache or two of our own. A big than you to the PAVE students, Mrs. Desmond, and Mr. Mastrullo for helping out with this endeavor. The PAVE students will monitor this cache and send off a bug of their own. Details to follow.
What is a travel bug? A travel bug, or trackable, is a small token with a unique ID number. They look like key chains. We have two different "bugs," US Flags and geckos. Travel bugs will be logged on the Geocaching website by myself or someone from the Tech Task Force. We only need for you to 1) identify and share your bugs travel goals and 2) find a cache on your trip where you can leave your bug. The second option will require an app and a little know how. I will help you with both of these items prior to your trip. Examples of travel goals might be to ask your bug to travel to ...
Whatever path you choose, the ultimate goal is for our bugs to come home safely. Obviously, our bugs' travels are in the hands of fellow geocachers but I'm confident that they will make their way back, no matter how long it takes. Regardless, anyone one of us, students, parents, fellow geocachers, can track the travels of our bugs as they roam the world.
What are the benefits? Geocaching is certainly not for everyone. It's a good thing we have groups of staff and students going on each trip. LOL. I started Geocaching this summer and was immediately hooked. Well maybe not immediately. I believe it was the fact that I found a trackable during my first "flight." I've found caches hidden deep in the woods thanks to tips and images left behind by other cachers and others under bust stop seats that I would never have known about was I not Geocaching.
Geocaching has many physical, social, and educational benefits. Educators are using Geocaching in their classrooms in many ways. Student's can write stories based on the travels of their bugs, learn about other places, teachers can create scavenger hunts that focus on historical places, etc. Learn more from Geocaching's education page.
Please let me know if you have questions or want to learn more. I will add this information to our Global Scholars page. I'd like to field test some features using a free app with an iPhone. If you have a smart phone and you're feeling a little adventurous, let me know.
Watch this 1:15 minute video about Geocaching. Take a look at the fact sheet. I think this is outdated. There were over 2.5 million caches world wide when I started caching this past summer.
What is a cache? A storage container hidden somewhere in the world. These containers come in a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, challenge levels, etc. Some are super easy to locate others very challenging. They can be found anywhere from under a water fountain in a big city park to off the beaten path in isolated and well hidden locations. You have probably passed by hundreds of them and not even realized it. There are millions of caches around the world. Soon, we will have a cache or two of our own. A big than you to the PAVE students, Mrs. Desmond, and Mr. Mastrullo for helping out with this endeavor. The PAVE students will monitor this cache and send off a bug of their own. Details to follow.
What is a travel bug? A travel bug, or trackable, is a small token with a unique ID number. They look like key chains. We have two different "bugs," US Flags and geckos. Travel bugs will be logged on the Geocaching website by myself or someone from the Tech Task Force. We only need for you to 1) identify and share your bugs travel goals and 2) find a cache on your trip where you can leave your bug. The second option will require an app and a little know how. I will help you with both of these items prior to your trip. Examples of travel goals might be to ask your bug to travel to ...
- 2 or 3 other countries to "learn" other languages or dialects, before returning to Groton, MA,
- the same locations that you plan to travel to before returning to Groton, MA,
- 4 major cities before returning to Groton, MA,
- watersheds as it makes its way back to Groton, MA,
- visit other EF leadership summit locations before returning to Groton, MA, or
- two of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Whatever path you choose, the ultimate goal is for our bugs to come home safely. Obviously, our bugs' travels are in the hands of fellow geocachers but I'm confident that they will make their way back, no matter how long it takes. Regardless, anyone one of us, students, parents, fellow geocachers, can track the travels of our bugs as they roam the world.
What are the benefits? Geocaching is certainly not for everyone. It's a good thing we have groups of staff and students going on each trip. LOL. I started Geocaching this summer and was immediately hooked. Well maybe not immediately. I believe it was the fact that I found a trackable during my first "flight." I've found caches hidden deep in the woods thanks to tips and images left behind by other cachers and others under bust stop seats that I would never have known about was I not Geocaching.
Geocaching has many physical, social, and educational benefits. Educators are using Geocaching in their classrooms in many ways. Student's can write stories based on the travels of their bugs, learn about other places, teachers can create scavenger hunts that focus on historical places, etc. Learn more from Geocaching's education page.
Please let me know if you have questions or want to learn more. I will add this information to our Global Scholars page. I'd like to field test some features using a free app with an iPhone. If you have a smart phone and you're feeling a little adventurous, let me know.
Watch this 1:15 minute video about Geocaching. Take a look at the fact sheet. I think this is outdated. There were over 2.5 million caches world wide when I started caching this past summer.