Share Paper: Geocaching! Teaching Social Studies with Technology

  1. Susan Wagner, Lincoln Memorial University, United States

Abstract: Abstract: This paper describes how teacher education instructors and classroom teachers can use the Geocaching.com website and mobile app to engage students in learning history and geography. The United States’ emphasis on STEM subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics often leaves the traditional social studies classes overlooked and underfunded. History and Geography teachers can leverage geocaching technology to motivate their students to learn through engaging online and real-world learning experiences across place and time.