Using technology on the field – rubber boot

schools

• 7 – 10 grade• 5 days• 7th grade: introduction• 8th grade: museum• 9th-10th grade: credits• Part of the curriculum

Using technology

• Mobile phones• Laptops• Special instruments• GoPro• TrailCam• Weather Station• Quadrocopter• Microscope• Analysis tools

Mobile phone

• GPS• Camera• Accelerometer• Barometer• Light meter• Sound meter• Distance meter

Laptops

• Documentation• Statistics• Video editing• Encyclopedia• Simulations

What you need

• Power• Extension cords• Mobile net (3G)• Wi-fi

Tools for mobile phones

Turn it into data-logger

• Sensorinfo• Physics toolbox

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/sensorinfo/95015d9e-2116-44b8-9d3c-15c7b8753086https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrystianvieyra.physicstoolboxsuite

Measure it!

• Smart Tools• Jack of tools

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/9205e11a-2bba-4a86-9b2b-7635573d843e?ocid=Apps_Search_WOL_en-us_search-main_search-results-from_search-height_text-link_jack-of-toolshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.sira.measure

Global positioning

• My tracks• GPS essentials• GPS Ruler• Locus Free maps• Trailmaps

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.maps.mytrackshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mictale.gpsessentialshttp://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/gpsruler/05b0a47f-8888-400f-9451-d7638c374487https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=menion.android.locushttp://www.windowsphone.com/hu-hu/store/app/trailmap/80251238-091f-4152-88e2-5f9fc35e6bfa

Treasure!!!

• G:hu• Gcdroid• C:Geo• Munzee• Geocaching Plus

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cgeo.geocachinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroidhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=g.huhttp://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/6fa6b90c-3fe9-4550-a9d9-215351037756?ocid=Apps_Search_WOL_en-us_search-main_search-results-from_search-geocaching_text-link_geocaching-plus-betahttp://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/munzee/65d80fba-c0dd-4739-a404-113e88a7caafhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.munzee.android.client

Look at the sky!

• Sky Map Pro• Sattelite AR• Celestial Camera• Dioptra

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/sky-map-pro/a65d6b01-c625-4554-898f-5db938b9878chttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.stardroidhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agi.android.augmentedrealityhttp://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/celestialcamera/d15dc7b2-5045-4e6b-8097-6e460b9683d1https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glidelinesystems.dioptra

What’s this?

• Ornothopedia• Birds of Europe• Pl@ntnet

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ornithopedia.Europehttp://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/birds-in-europe/ff37f231-6996-425d-a77e-7f1bd3e37c2ahttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet

Projects

A tree

• Identifying• Making pictures• Calculating height• Calculating volume

Microscopic photography

• Ponds• Moss• The simpler the better

Foldscope

http://www.foldscope.com/

Statistics

• Number of leaves• Size of leaves• Height of trees• Years of life• Common names

Measuring the sun’s angle

• Using a digital sextant

Noise map

• How loud is a cricket?• How silent is a tree?

Time-lapse movie

• Clouds• Caddisfliy larva (Trichoptera)• Building a 3D map

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt0E-pfHGcA

Virtual trail

• Finding interesting points• Making video clips• Putting together in Sway• Making QR codes

https://sway.com/yIdUX-ZllfvVyUJK

Making films about field work

• How to clips• Showing wildlife• Presenting an ecosytem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEGCHd2UDNI

Museum

• Specialist groups• Budget• Design• Education

Special tools

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhs4iMZGN5g• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGmIPWZjvSY