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Google Earth in Education

Justin KarkowDiscovery Education

•Google Earth Free

•Google Earth Plus

•Google Earth Pro

What is Google Earth?

For Free Google Earth Pro license (for educators)

GEEC@google.com

You will be sent a qualifying questionnaire.

Why use it?Students can use Google Earth to:

• study natural and political maps

• learn map reading and navigation

• visually explore historical, news, and census

data

• annotate locations and share with others

• create their own 3D models to overlay on maps

• download geographically-referenced

information

Google Earth…Cool!!!

Okay, I Found My House…

Google Earth Quick Start User Guide 1. Search Panel- Use to find places

and directions

2. Overview Map- Use for an additional perspective

3. Hide/Show sidebar- Click to conceal or display side bar

4. Placemark- Click to add a placemark

5. Polygon- Click to add a polygon

6. Path- Click to add a path

7. Image Overlay- Click to add an image

8. Measure- Click to measure distance

9. Email- Click to email view or image

10. Print- Click to print current view

11. Navigation Controls- Use to tilt, zoom and move

12. Layers Panel- Use to display points of interests

13. Places Panel- Use to locate, save, and organize placemarks

14. 3D Viewer- View the globe and terrain

15. Status Bar- View streaming status

Navigation Tools• Zoom in• Zoom out• or Double click

Navigation Tools• Tilt

Down• Tilt Up

Navigation Tools - some advanced controls

• Try this for accents

Sidebar Lots and lots of cool things here.

SidebarContemporary view in Google Earth

SidebarOverlay view with Rumsey Historical Maps

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Menu Panel: Ruler

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• To find out distance traveled, from the menu bar select “Tools” then “Ruler”

• By clicking different points with your mouse you can create a line or a path.

• A Line measures distance between two points.

• A Path measures distances on a path with many points.

• To convert units of measure select from the drop down menu.

A Path is the way to connect Placemarks or Image Overlays on a Google Lit trip or Google History Expedition, etc.! Kids or teachers can build them.

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Adding Placemarks

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Adding Placemarks that play video from URL links - Free sites

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Adding Sounds or Video from free sites

1. Find media online

2. Click to Stream.

3. As it streams Right Click, then click properties, and copy location.

4. Paste in Google Earth Placemark Description box.

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http://www.archive.org/video/28786/prg28786_256k.asf

http://www.archive.org/video/28786/prg28786_256k.asf

Okay, I get the Idea Get to the Good Stuff

That Was GREAT…How Do You Do It?

What Do I Need• Google Earth

• Discovery Education Streaming (or other video content)

• Converter to flash

– www.media-convert.com

– www.zamzar.com

• And…some HTML

HTML Code….Now You Lost Me

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"width="637" height="421" id="game" align=""><param name=movie value="http file:///C:\Converted Video\thewhitehouse.swf "><param name=quality value=high><param name=bgcolor value=#FFFFFF><embed src="http:// http file:///C:\Converted Video\thewhitehouse.swf " quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF width="637" height="421" align=""type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed> </object>

Media Share to the Rescue!

Let’s Give it a Try!!

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Adding Placemarks to play audio

Adding Sounds, Stories, or Streaming Podcasts

4. Copy location from Properties window or from the web address line in the browser (e.g., Explorer)

5. Paste in Google Earth Placemark Description box.

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What does this look like in the classroom?

Preferences: 3D View and others

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Preferences: Touring

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• You can control the flying speed

• You can control or eliminate pauses

• You can repeat the tours (for Open House) or reinforcement

You can open information balloons on tours

Control Driving Tours here

Google Earth Hidden Features

• Flight Simulator• Macs Apple + Option + A• Windows Control + Alt + A

After the first trip, it appears

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Questions?

Justin_Karkow@discovery.com

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/justin_karko

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