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Essential #EdTech for Your Outdoor Classroom

Essential EdTech for Your Outdoor Classroom

Episode #44: Essential EdTech for Your Outdoor Classroom

In this episode of GotTechED the Podcast we discuss:

  • Outdoor Classrooms: What are they and why should you have one?
  • EdTech for the Outdoor Classroom
  • Lesson ideas that infused edtech with your Outdoor Classroom

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Segment 1:

What is an outdoor classroom, what are some common features, and why build one?

Check out the https://outdoorclassroomproject.org for more resources on how to create an outdoor classroom.

Look for grants from sites like Project Learning Tree: https://www.plt.org/resources/greenworks-grants/

Segment 2:

  1. PlantNet or PlantSnap or Google Lens for quick plant identification
  2. Starwalk for augmented reality info about stars and constellations – night time only
  3. GyroCompass – compass app.  Teach kids about magnetic north vs. true north
  4. Civilisations AR – augmented reality historical artifacts become part of the background in any outdoor setting
  5. Xnote – virtual treasure hunt app
  6. Rockhound and SmartGeology – rock and mineral identification apps
  7. Audobon identification apps
  8. Metaverse – With the Metaverse app, students can play mobile games in augmented reality, go geocaching have location-based experiences, make puzzles, choose their own adventure and go on scavenger hunts. With the Metaverse studio, you can create your own interactive stories and breakout games for your students. Get a free account and discover how amazing this app is!

Segment 3:

  1. QR Code Scavenger Hunt. 
  2. Latitude and longitude navigation with Google Maps.  
  3. Geocaching with the Geocaching App
  4. Garden/Greenhouse Engineering with Google Science Journal.  
  5. Ecological Study with Google Sheets.  
  6. Water Studies with pH probes.  
  7. Historical Re-enactments with ScreenCast-o-Matic.  

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This weeks question is:

Question: What are some ways that you have used the outdoors to enhance your classroom?

 

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Second-Chance Learning, Escape Rooms, and Pecha Kucha https://gotteched.com/episode17 Student Centered Learning Second-Chance Learning, Escape Rooms, and Pecha Kucha
Flipped Classroom, UDL, and Edtech Reform https://gotteched.com/episode21 Student Centered Learning Flipped Classroom, UDL, and Edtech Reform
Is a Genius Hour a Genius Idea https://gotteched.com/episode24 Student Centered Learning Is a Genius Hour a Genius Idea
Using Edjinotes for Student Collaboration and Feedback with Dan Gallagher https://gotteched.com/episode28 Student Centered Learning Using Edjinotes for Student Collaboration and Feedback with Dan Gallagher
EdTech Fantasy Draft: 41 EdTech Tools for the Student-Centered Classroom https://gotteched.com/episode29 Student Centered Learning EdTech Fantasy Draft: 41 EdTech Tools for the Student-Centered Classroom
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The Ultimate Guide to Classroom Screencasting https://gotteched.com/episode32 Student Centered Learning The Ultimate Guide to Classroom Screencasting
How to Implement Passion Projects into your Classroom https://gotteched.com/episode33 Student Centered Learning How to Implement Passion Projects into your Classroom

Need a Presenter?

As experienced presenters and content creators, you can contact Nick and Guise to speak at your school, event, or conference. They can customize a workshop that meets your organization’s unique time and content needs. While no topic is out of bounds, GotTechED is best known for sessions on:

  • 1:1 Chromebook Integration
  • EdTech Throwdown
  • TargetED Learning
  • Gamification (Badge Systems)
  • Game-Based Learning (Escape Rooms, Amazing Race, and more)
  • Google apps and extensions
  • Personalized learning and Choice Boards
  • Teacher productivity (Lesson Planning, Online Grading. and Feedback)
  • Digital content creation
  • Student Podcasting
  • Screencasting
  • Flipped Classroom
  • Student-Centered Learning

About the author, Eric

Eric Guise is a media specialist and technology coach with more than a decade of experience as a teacher.

Eric was named the 2016 Biology Teacher of Year by the New Jersey Biology Teachers Association and is currently pursuing an EdD in Leadership in Digital Transformation in Educational Technology.

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