Developing Educational Activities Using Google Earth and Google Maps

Lucy GrayThe Urban Education Institute at

The University of Chicagoelemenous@gmail.comhttp://lucygray.org

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What is Google Earth?http://earth.google.com/

Free software available via download

Satellite imagery of Earth that includes layers of information

Can also view constellations

Content partners include Discovery Education, National Geographic, and Wikipedia.

Create still images

Share files (.kml or .kmz)with others via email

Google Earth files can be sent to Google Maps

Interoperability with Google SketchUp

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placemark

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Mapshttp://maps.google.com/

My Maps and Search Results Tabs

Provides directions

Several views: Street View, Traffic, Map and Terrain

Can add searched items to My Maps

Can add publically listed maps to My Maps

Maps can be linked to and embedded in web sites and blogs

Maps can be sent to Google Earth

Google Sky allows viewing of constellations

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Myanmar

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Tour de France

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Google Sky

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Why Use These Tools?

Research

Visual Literacy

Collaboration

Global Awareness

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Enhance Research

Enable layers of rich content from Wikipedia, Discovery Education, National Geographic and other content partners

Take screenshots of locations to use in other multimedia projects and reports

Take guided tours of geographic locations

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Promote Visual Literacy

Examine current events from an interactive perspective

Plot locations mentioned in literature and textbooks

Determine field trip routes

Use with interactive whiteboards

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Foster Collaboration

Discover and explore locations of schools working on collaborative projects

Invite relatives to indicate their birthplaces on a map

Develop maps related to a classroom unit in which teams of students are responsible for certain content (dates, events, places etc.)

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Promote Global Awareness

Take teacher (or student)created geography quizzes

Plot locations of schools working on collaborative projects

Host collaborative mapping projects

Investigate hot topics

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Google Earth/Map Resources

Google Lit Trips

USGS GE Files

National Weather Service GIS Links

Google Earth Community

Google Almanac

Grazing for Digital Natives>>Google

7 Things You Should Know About Google Earth

Google Maps Mania

Google Earth Workshop

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Hands On Activity

Teacher Meme

Original directions: http://tinyurl.com/teachermeme

Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/teachermememap

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Diigo Resources

Google in Education group http://groups.diigo.com/groups/google-in-education

iSummit Grouphttp://groups.diigo.com/groups/i_summit

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