in the Classroom
Agenda
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Welcome and
Introductions
Guided Activity
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What is it?
Navigate, Locate, &
Mark
Independent Activity
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Five cool things you can
do with GE
Independent Activity
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Create Sightseeing Tour
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Group Activity
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VI.
Let’s Go Sightseeing
Independent Activity
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II.
Review 10 GE Internet
Resources Sheet
Create a lesson plan
VII. Group Discussion
VIII. Closing
Objectives
Upon completion of the session participants will be able to:
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Manipulate Google Earth (GE) software
Explore virtual tours available on the Internet
Create a sightseeing tour using GE
Review internet resources to foster ideas for
using GE in the classroom
Demonstrate the successful integration of GE
projects into their curricular instruction by
developing a lesson plan using GE
What is it?
• A free downloadable application that
works as a browser for all sorts of
information on Earth.
• Must be connected to the Internet, when
launched, it automatically connects to
Google’s servers.
• It uses satellite imagery to grab, spin, pan,
tile and zoom down to any place on Earth.
Its Features
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Overhead Satellite and Aerial Imagery
Highway Maps
Ability to create and save Placemarks and folders
Integration with Internet resources
3D Landforms and 3D Buildings
Network Connections for real-time data monitoring
Tools for measuring and creating paths
Ability to create image overlays
Access to a community of users who have developed
Google Earth applications
Download Google Earth
• http://earth.google.com/
Interface
Terminology
1.
Search panel - Use this to find places and
directions and manage search results.
Google Earth EC may display additional
tabs here.
2. Overview map - Use this for an additional
perspective of the Earth.
3. Hide/Show sidebar - Click this to conceal
or the display the side bar (Search, Places
and Layers panels).
4. Placemark - Click this to add a placemark
for a location.
5. Polygon - Click this to add a polygon.
6. Path - Click this to add a path (line or lines).
7. Image Overlay - Click this to add an image
overlay on the Earth.
8. Measure - Click this to measure a distance
or area size.
9. Sun - Click this to display sunlight across
the landscape.
10. Sky - Click this to view stars, constellations,
galaxies, planets and the Earth's moon.
11. Email - Click this to email a view or image.
12. Print - Click this to print the current view of
the Earth.
13. Show in Google Maps - Click this to show
the current view in Google Maps in your web
browser.
14. Navigation controls - Use these to zoom,
look and move around (see below).
15. Layers panel - Use this to display points of
interest.
16. Places panel - Use this to locate, save,
organize and revisit placemarks.
17. Add Content - Click this to import exciting
content from the KML Gallery
18. 3D Viewer - View the globe and its terrain in
this window.
19. Status bar - View coordinate, elevation,
imagery date and streaming status here.
Basic Controls
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Navigating on the Earth
Tutorial
Click the north up button to reset the view so
that north is at the top of the screen. Click
and drag the ring to rotate your view.
Use the Look joystick to look around from a
single vantage point, as if you were turning
your head. Click an arrow to look in that
direction or continue to press down on the
mouse button to change your view.
Use the Move joystick to move your position
from one place to another.
Use the zoom slider to zoom in or out (+ to
zoom in, - to zoom out) or click the icons at
the end of the slider. As you move closer to
the ground, Google Earth swoops (tilts) to
change your viewing angle to be parallel to
the Earth's surface.
Search Tools- Fly To
• Fly to- Search for specific
locations using the Fly To tab
To do this, enter the location
in the input box and click on
the Search button.
• Google Earth recognizes the
following types of search
terms, which you can enter
with or without commas.
– City, State
– City Country
– Number Street City State
– Zipcode or Postal Code
Search Tool- Find Business
• Search for directory
listings using the
Find Businesses tab.
• Enter your search
term in the What
input box and click
on the Search
button.
• The top 10 matching
results are displayed
in the current view.
Search Tool- Direction
• Get and Print directions to
and from any Placemarks in
the 3D viewer, or any place
listed in the search results or
available in the Places
panel.
• Enter start and ending
points in the Directions
tab. You can manually enter
valid location searches in
each input box. After clicking
the Search button, the route
and turn-by-turn directions
appear in the search listing
window below the search
input.
Searching for Locations and
Business Tutorial
Marking Locations
• Position the 3D viewer to contain the
spot you want to placemark. Consider
zooming into the best viewing level for
the desired location. Choose any one
of the following methods:
• Select Placemark from the Add Menu.
• Click the Placemark icon on the toolbar
menu at the the top of the screen
• The New Placemark dialog box
appears and a New Placemark icon is
centered in the viewer inside a flashing
yellow square.
Placemarks can be
Marking Locations Tutorial
– Saved
– Shared
– Printed
How can students use it?
• Students can explore every corner of the
globe, measure distances, create their
own virtual tours, and share their tours
with others.
• Can create and download layers of
information and view them in geographic
context.
Five Cool Easy Things
You Can Do with GE
1. View an image of your home, school
or any place on Earth
2. Go on a tour of the world
3. Get driving directions from one place
to another and fly (follow) the route
4. View other cool locations and features
created by other Google Earth users
5. View 3D terrain of a place
Create Sightseeing Tour
1. Create a new folder and name it
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Click Add from the menu
Click Folder; Name the folder
2. Fly to your first destination (Press Search)
3. Right-click on your destination, click Save To
My Places (the destination will move to the folder your saved in Step 1)
You may also add placemarks; for instance your destination is Little Rock, but you
want to stop at the 50 Legends Dr. your uncle’s house. You must fly to that
location then create a placemark and then right click choose save to my places.
4. Move all of your places inside the folder you
created by clicking and dragging your
placemarks or destinations to the desired
locations
Email or Save
Sightseeing Tour
1. Right-Click the desired folder in the
places panel
2. Click Save Place As or Email
Share your .kmz files
Internet Resources Handout &
Lesson Plan Template
• 10 Internet Resources- Open the
webpage; Preview the links to get ideas on
how to use GE in your classroom
• Lesson Plan Template- Create an original
lesson plan on how you would use GE in
your curriculum area
Closing
• Attendance records, evaluations, clean up
room
• Email or Save all files
• Delete files from computer
• Take all printed materials
Resources
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Google Earth User Guide- http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/
Explore Search and Discover Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/tour/
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Google Earth Lesson Plans http://gelessons.com/lessons/
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Google Literature Trips http://www.googlelittrips.com/
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Google Earth in the classroom ideas from other teachers
http://tre.ngfl.gov.uk/uploads/materials/21097/Google_Earth_in_the_classroom.doc
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Google earth in the classroom crib sheet http://www.infinitethinking.org/stuff/Earth.pdf
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Google Earth Education Community http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/texas/files/2007/10/gelessons.pdf
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Hall Davidson’s Rough Draft of Teacher Resources Lessons and Curriculum Materials
http://cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/51299121391946/lib/51299121391946/GoogleEarthLessonsCommunities.p
df
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Techlearning Newsletter- http://techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604533
Google Earth and Discover Education http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth_discovery.html