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Roundtrip Tickets Anywhere:
Google Earth in Education
Justin Karkow
Discovery Education
What is Google Earth?
•Google Earth Free
•Google Earth Plus
•Google Earth Pro
For Free Google Earth Pro license
(for educators)
[email protected]
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
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Search Panel- Use to find
places and directions
Overview Map- Use for an
additional perspective
Hide/Show sidebar- Click to
conceal or display side bar
Placemark- Click to add a
placemark
Polygon- Click to add a polygon
Path- Click to add a path
Image Overlay- Click to add an
image
Measure- Click to measure
distance
Email- Click to email view or
image
Print- Click to print current view
Navigation Controls- Use to tilt,
zoom and move
Layers Panel- Use to display
points of interests
Places Panel- Use to locate,
save, and organize placemarks
3D Viewer- View the globe and
terrain
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
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Try this
for
accents
Sidebar
Lots and lots of cool things here.
Sidebar
Contemporary view in Google Earth
Sidebar
Overlay view with Rumsey Historical Maps
Menu Panel: Ruler
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Other
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Network
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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.
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.
Adding Placemarks
Other
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Network
80%
Adding Placemarks that play
video from URL links - Free
sites
Adding Sounds or
Video from free
sites
1. Find media online
2. Click to Stream.
Other
3. As it streams Right
20%Click, then click
properties, and
copy location.
4. Paste in Google
Network
Earth Placemark
80% Description box.
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http://www.archive.org/video/28786/prg
28786_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/s
wflash.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!!
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
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
Other
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NetworkControl Driving Tours here
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You can open
information
balloons on tours
Google Earth Hidden Features
• Flight Simulator
• Macs Apple + Option + A
• Windows Control + Alt + A
After the first
trip, it appears
in tools
Questions?
[email protected]
http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/justin_karkow