Educator Kits for Classroom Instruction
Here is a kit for teaching GPS basics to students. It
includes 10 GPS72 units, an instructors guide, 10 student manuals. and an
overview of how the GPS units determines positions on the face of the earth.,
and free software
An Excellent GPS educator solutions for the classroom.
These kits
can meet the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act requirements for school
reform and improvement under the ARRA category: "Improve results for
all students including early learning, extended learning time, use of
technology, preparation for college, and school modernization."
The Garmin GPS72 offers more precise GPS positioning using
real-time correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).
The WAAS corrected accuracy is in 2-3 meters range; Ideal for navigating to
known locations. In comparison, the Geko 101 has autonomous uncorrected accuracy
in the 7-8 meter range. The GPS72 can store 500 users waypoints and 50
reversible routes. It also has 1 MB memory.
The instructors manual includes a flexible course outline, class exercises
and tests. Students can learn to navigate to preselected locations,
conduct treasure hunts for fun or education, set routes to insure safe return to
starting locations, and place waypoints on local maps.
The complete kit with 10 GPS72 units, student manuals, instructor
manual is priced at $1,995 plus shipping, no sales tax.
