• Fred Adam posted an update in the group Group logo of Experiential Education in the Digital AgeExperiential Education in the Digital Age 11 years, 10 months ago

    Rainforest Connection (RFCx) transforms recycled cell-phones into autonomous, solar-powered listening devices that can monitor and pinpoint chainsaw activity at great distance.

    https://rfcx.org

    This changes the game by providing the world’s first real-time logging detection system, pinpointing deforestation activity as it occurs, and providing the data openly, freely, and immediately to anyone around the world.
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    • Despite it is not a outdoor learning walk with technology, this project represents a intelligent way to think the use of mobile technology to help to preserve rain forests all over the world. It is true that technology generally intercedes between direct experiences with nature but it is not because of technology itself but because of the way we use it.