GOOGLE EARTH - VES Technology Handbook€¦ · Standard 5.0 - Integrate Technology Into Curriculum...
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GOOGLE EARTHFOR BEGINNERS
Created byThe Office of Media and Educational Technology
Updated 07/2008
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Objectives
Maryland Technology Standards for School AdministratorsStandard 2.0 - Teaching and Learning
Maryland Teacher Technology Standards Standard 5.0 - Integrate Technology Into Curriculum and Instruction
Maryland Technology Literacy StandardsStandard 1.0 - Technology SystemsStandard 3.0 - Technology for Learning and CollaborationStandard 4.0 - Technology for Communication andand Expression
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Agenda
What is Google Earth?
How to Download
Why Use Google Earth? Making Curriculum Connections
Hands On
Next Steps
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What is Google Earth? Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, and even explore galaxies in Google Sky. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.
http://earth.google.com/tour.html
Visit Google Earth for a Series of Web Tutorials, including: •New in Earth 4.3•Your World in 3D•Fly to Anyplace•Explore the Sky•3D Building and Terrains•Layers of Mapping
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Directions:
Download Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
Google Earth offers a free version for Mac and PC
Latest version is Google Earth 4.3 (as of 07/2008)
1.) Go to http://earth.google.com and click on the download tab.2.) Read the user agreement and download.3.) The Google Earth file will download to your desktop. Click on it to open and be sure to save/transfer it to your Applications folder (do not leave the file on your desktop). 4.) Open the Application.5.) Type a destination in the search box and begin exploring!
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Curriculum ConnectionsEnglish and Reading
•Put a face to a place•Track locations in a story or book (i.e.: Google Lit Trips)•Virtual field trips•Cross curricular integration•Travel log - students log where they have been
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Curriculum ConnectionsSocial Studies•Preview to a lesson
•Teach landforms•Global perspective•Track current events•Track historical events•State reports•Geography lessons•Travel expeditions•Studying other cultures•Geology fault lines•Interactive globe•Teaching hemispheres•Teach latitude and longitude•Direction (compass)
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Curriculum ConnectionsMath and Science
•Teach shapes, distances, ratio and proportion•Teach measurement and using formulas to convert•Mapping skills•Learning about 3D and perspective•Topography•Make and test hypothesis •Observations•Use Google Sky
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Curriculum Connections
•http://gelessons.com/
•http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
•http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm
•http://www.googletouring.com/index.php
•http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/
•http://www.gearthblog.com/
•http://tw.neisd.net/webpages/sreeve/tcea2008.cfm
•www.googlelittrips.org
Lesson Plans, Blog Communities and Other Educator Resources
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Hands On:Google Earth Quick Start User Guide
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Hands On:Search
Type destination and hit enter or press play to fly there
In addition to flying to a location, you can find businesses or get directions to a location
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Hands On:Navigation
Tilt Controls Rotation
Joystick
Zoom ControlsDirectional Arrows
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Hands On:Layers
Use the triangles to expand and collapse the layer subtopics
Click in the boxes to check the layers that you would like to appear
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Hands On:Google Sky
•Switch from Google Earth to Google Sky(Toolbar - View)
•View constellations•View images from the Hubble Telescope•View planets in motion
Google Sky includes a number of different ways to explore the universe. The initial view shows the visible universe and is a mosaic of images from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the Digitized Sky Survey, and the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Advanced Features to Explore
Create placemarks
Embed images and/or video
Ruler feature
Saving .kmz files
Post .kmz to hand-out folder for students
Google Lit Trips (see presentation and resources in the DR)
Google Earth and GPS Systems
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Questions?
contact your OMET rep or visit the DR for more information