It’s summer, and that means it’s time to get dirty. While we have lots of books about hiking, exploring, how to navigate and identify things in the woods from insects to trees to snakes, sometimes all you have is a smartphone. There are lots of great apps for outdoor learning out there, and here are some lists to get you going (there are far more than what we’ve found, we’re sure). From Commonsensemedia.org, Open Education, and the User Generated Education blog. The image above is taken from EEWeek.org which is a great website about outdoor learning you should explore.
You may want to also try Project Squirrel, Nature Sound Map, and Geocahing or Opencaching.
Have fun this summer and don’t forget you can find out more about all the cool stuff you discover in the library! And don’t forget that books you read on birds, foxes and bugs count towards summer reading (and go well with our science and discovery theme)!
