404 Geocaching Made Easy: Use Your Smartphone!

Thursday, March 15, 2012: 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
Convention Center: Room 310
AAPAR/Council for Adventure and Outdoor Education/Recreation
Speakers: Laura L. Borsdorf, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA; and Patricia D. Jones, Stanwood Elementary - Retired, Pittsburgh, PA
Geocaching is an excellent way to use technology and movement together. Learn the basics of geocaching and how to use smartphones for geocaching and log finds. Smartphones make geocaching easy and more fun by increasing participation time and decreasing documentation time. Learn how to use free/inexpensive smartphone applications to find close-by caches, build cache routes, track travel bugs, and document finds. Smartphones make geocaching addictive! Bring yours and see!