Summer Travel & Outdoor Fun with Apps
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Summer Travel & Outdoor Fun with Apps
Whether you are traveling out of town this summer or planning a staycation, encourage the kids to take an active part in the planning process. In doing so, they will feel a sense of ownership and likely enjoy doing the activities they planned. Not to mention the added benefits of developing life skills and killing summer boredom.
SkyView® Free – Explore the Universe
By Terminal Eleven LLC
App Review:
Stargazing is a great free summer activity that kids can do while camping or in your own backyard. SkyView® Free – Explore the Universe is an astronomy app that turns mobile devices into a virtual telescope. It uses your location to overlay your view of the sky onto your camera view. Skyview locates planets, stars, constellations, and a few of the brightest satellites that orbit the earth. This highly engaging app makes starwatching interactive and educational. Additional features include night mode and an augmented reality view of the universe. End a day of summer fun with s’mores and stargazing with loved ones.
Free | Offers In-App Purchases
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Waze Social GPS, Maps & Traffic
By Waze Inc.
App Review:
Children and teens can use Waze Social GPS, Maps & Traffic, a community-based traffic and navigation app, this summer to help plan trip routes, learn about nearby landmarks and use one of the neat features that allows them to preview what they will see when they get to the destination. And, while you are driving, kids can assist navigation. They follow the route, let you know what is coming up, and report hazards or traffic conditions. As you travel, other Wazers in the area are sharing real-time traffic and road information, saving time and gas.
Price: FREE
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Geocaching
By Groundspeak Inc.
App Review:
Enjoy a modern-day treasure hunt in your area or while traveling this summer with the Geocaching app. The app is everything you need for all your geocaching adventures. Geocaching is the recreational activity of hunting for and finding hidden objects by means of GPS coordinates. A geocache consists of a small, waterproof container that holds a logbook and inexpensive trinkets. When you locate the container, you sign the logbook and if you decide to take a trinket, you leave one in its place. Geocaching is fun and encourages young people to get out of the house and explore the world while using technology.
Free | Offers In-App Purchases
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Cristen Reat is co-founder of BridgingApps and a mother who found success when using a mobile device with her children who have special needs.
Amy Barry is a Content Manager and Editor with BridgingApps and mother of five young children with a passion for mobile technology in education.
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This post originally appeared on our May/June 2015 Magazine
