Google EarthGlobal Collaboration, Exploration, and Innovation

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Download Google Earth from Self Service (under Geography)

Why Google Earth?

Spatial AwarenessRich Media

Historical Analysis

GeographyCultural Explorations

Historical Tours

Foreign Language Tours

Visual Biographies

Architecture

Authentic Math

GoalsUnderstand .kmz files

How to use Advance Search

Create a Tour in Google Earth

Create a folder, placemark, image overlay, text, and narrate a tour.

Advance SearchUse the advance search feature in google to find

pre-existing .kmz google earth Files

Resources

●Explore Google Earth●Google Earth Gallery●Google Earth GCT●Google Earth for Educators●Lit Trips●26 Ways to Use Google Earth●How to Teach with Google Earth●Math & Google Earth

Interface at a Glance

Search

Search for locations...

Your home addressFamous Monuments

Natural WondersMuseums

Undisclosed locations in North Korea

.KMZ & .KML Files

●.kml= Keyhole Markup Language (zipped)●File types are associated with specific programs and apps like .doc, .pdf, .mov, etc..

●.kmz and .kml files are accepted by Google Earth

●Tip: Use advance search to search for .kmz Files

Making a .kmz File

Making your own .kmz file is easy and useful.

Practice making your own files for students to navigate and then consider teaching students how to make them for

projects.

These will be your projects that your students use.

Making a .kmz File

●“Right Click” or "ADD"is your friend●In “Places” click right button and “add” a “folder”

●Right click again and “add” a “placemark”●Right Click>Save Place As

Image Overlay

●Create an image overlay for your .kmz file●right click > Add > Image Overlay●Resize image overlay by dragging corners●Choose image●Insert text●Save & Repeat

Create a Tour

"Right Click" or "Add" "Tour"

Click Record

Narrate your Tour and save it

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Opening .kmz files from the Web

Many of the computers are incorrectly opening .kmz files in Photoshop If you have this issue complete the following steps:1) right click on .kmz file you downloaded2) click "get info"3)Under "open with" select Google Earth4) Click Change All and select continue to make sure all future documents are opened accordingly

Global Collaboration, Exploration and Innovation