Ontario Field Trip? There's an App For That

Called Let's Rock Ontario! the app is the brainchild of UTSC geology professor Nick Eyles and two of his undergraduate environmental science students: Richard Gao and Shane Soohkan. It uses Google Map technology to pinpoint the exact location of significant geological and natural history sites across Ontario, while Google Street View and Navigation aids bring the sites a click away. "This has huge educational potential because it brings the outdoors and the natural wonders of Ontario into the classroom through technology," says Eyles. Field trips to remote sites by bus are becoming prohibitively expensive for schools notes Eyles, but this technology allows students to take a virtual tour for free. In addition to photos and descriptions, the app and website utilize Google Street View providing a detailed, panoramic view. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-03-geology-app-students-fossils-waterfalls.html#jCp