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With today's smart phones, you don't need a GPS device to hit the road for a techno-treasure hunt! There are many apps flooding the market for both android and OIS devices, many free while others are on the pricey side. Here are some apps that hit high marks.


Top Picks for Android Geocaching Apps

CacheSense $5.00

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The legendary Blackberry Geocaching app (the first app to be licensed to use the Geocaching API) now on Android. This app is available for a FREE 30 day trial before you buy!

Geocaching - $9.99

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The official geocaching app for Geocaching.com from Groundspeak. The most noticeable feature of this app is that it is the most expensive paid geocaching app on the market. Overall, it is a good app for the beginner, you want to be connected to the official Mother of Geocaching, then this app is for you.

C:geo - Free

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One of the best and  free, geocaching app for Android. This one has been around for quite a while. c:geo is an open source, full-featured, always ready-to-go client for geocaching.com

Neongeo- $4.26

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his app includes a nice social function, ‘Follow Me’, which allows you to shares your location and allows you to see others on the map as well. You also have the option to send others using Follow Me a message, which comes in handy when you are with a group of folks. This app is easy to use and also provide a 30 day free trial.

A:DRAKE - Free

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This app is pretty new to the market and claims to be able to work with huge cache databases, 30,000+ according to the listing in the G.P.S.

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Geocaching Intro (Free)

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GroundSpeak is the company that runs the Geocaching.com website – The Mothership!
The app is a way to get you hooked on geocaching by letting you find three geocaches
near your current location, provide you with the requisite coordinates, hints, and
description, and help you navigate to the cache. A bonus is that the app alerts you
when you're getting close to the cache location by vibrating and making a sound. Great
for newbies!

Looking4Cache Lite Free

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Key functions:
- Get Caches from the Geocaching Live API or from GPX Files 
- Manage caches in lists and find them with a lot of sort and filter options.
- Directly log a cache or send field notes. Also for multiple users. Owner logs are possible.
- Search and log trackables.
- GCVote integration.
- Maps: OpenStreetMap, OpenCycleMap, MapQuest, Bing and more.
- Offline caching supported (offline maps are only available in the pro version).
- Save power and cache longer. The GPS changes the accuracy automatically based on the
distance to the cache.

Cache Me - $6.99

Geocaching Buddy - $7.99

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Application features:
- list caches nearby your location. Sorted by distances.
- list all caches in the map
- find your nearby caches on the map
- support "My Favorite" cache items
- view cache difficulty, terrain, size, and awesomeness.
- view cache description, photos and hint.
- view your location and cache position on map.
- compass view with the cache distance and direction
- support street/satellite/hybrid map, and open street map
- support log this cache after found it

GeoCaches - Free

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Easy to use app, just open the app on your iPhone, and in just seconds, it determines your
GPS coordinates and a list opens with nearby caches. Way too easy!

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Integrated navigating from waypoint to waypoint. Calculated new waypoints can also be shown on the Map (when internet is available).
Main features
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- Add caches from geocaching.com,
opencaching.de, .pl, .us, or .org.uk
- Prepare a multi-cache at home on the device or using
the web interface
- All images embedded in the local description are
preloaded: paperless caching!
- Navigate to the parking location
- Make log notes while caching
- Post a log and optional photo
- Find your way back to the parking
- Manage the list of caches
- Photo album for each individual geocache + in-app
camera + photo viewer
- In-app compass in the Navigate View
- In-app rotating waypoint overview map


GeoCache Lesson Plan

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Here's a fun lesson that I did with my 5th - 8th graders. To make the project a bit more engaging, 5th graders all received a rubber duck. The secondary students did a variation of this project, (without the rubber duck) but went through the movie making, geocaching and Google Earth activities. It was a bit more challenging in middle school getting the specialist on board with the activities due to scheduling. 
Check out the activities and downloadable files here: Globetrotting with Ducks.

Helpful Files to Geocache with your students


5_themes_of_geography.pptx
File Size: 2992 kb
File Type: pptx
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Globetrotting with Duck
File Size: 4301 kb
File Type: pptx
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riddle_me_this.docx
File Size: 583 kb
File Type: docx
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usinggpswithstudents.doc.pdf
File Size: 267 kb
File Type: pdf
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Finding a Waypoint Using etrex 10
File Size: 50 kb
File Type: pdf
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geometry_scavenger_hunt.docx
File Size: 269 kb
File Type: docx
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geocache_sample_clue_sheet.pdf
File Size: 87 kb
File Type: pdf
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good_bread_hunting-caching_in_on_geocaching_vste_2014_1.pptx
File Size: 33634 kb
File Type: pptx
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amazing_race__can_you_cache_me.docx
File Size: 197 kb
File Type: docx
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