Digital Communication Systems: Geocaching

By definition the Digital Communication Systems course teaches students to work with handheld devices such as PDAs and GPS. A great way to develop student skill with GPS devices is to participate in geocache exercises where students hunt for caches using clues and coordinates. It makes sense that students learning to communicate with digital systems could also be involved in storing coordinates and preparing geocache activities for their peers. I heard about one school that captured a number of GPS coordinates using GPS devices to prepare a technology-enhanced walking tour of the North Carolina zoo. Students from the school who were going on a field trip then used GPS devices and clues prepared by the advance team to locate specific habitats at various stored coordinates.