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United Streaming and GoogleUnited Streaming and Google EarthEarth
~ Maximizing the Power of Visual Context~ Maximizing the Power of Visual Context
Linda FooteLinda FooteAugust August 20072007
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Today’s GoalsToday’s Goals
• Google EarthGoogle Earth
– Explore Google Earth, learn the Explore Google Earth, learn the available tools, and brainstorm the available tools, and brainstorm the instructional applicationsinstructional applications
– Develop a classroom project using Develop a classroom project using the resources available in Google the resources available in Google EarthEarth
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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 a 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 interest
13. Places Panel- Use to locate, save, and organize placemarks
14. 3D Viewer – View the globe and terrain
15. Status Bar – View streaming status
The Google InterfaceThe Google Interface
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Adding PlacemarksAdding Placemarks
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First Things First
• Create a Folder (Ctrl+Shift+N)
• This will help us keep our placemarks organized.
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2. Add Placemark (Ctrl+Shift+P)
• To change the placemark icon, click the icon to the right of the placemark name.
• To include a description type in the white box.
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Adding Placemarks to playAdding Placemarks to play videovideo
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.
Adding Video from fee sites (unitedstreaming)
a. Right Click on play icon
b. Copy short cut.
c. Paste in 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
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Adding Placemarks to play Adding Placemarks to play audioaudio
Adding Sounds, Stories, or Streaming Podcasts
1. Find media, stories, sounds, etc., online
2. Click to Stream.
3. As it streams Right Click screen, then click properties, and copy location. Or, if the URL is available, copy the location from the browser.
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Adding Placemarks to playAdding Placemarks to play audioaudio
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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Adding Image OverlaysAdding Image Overlays
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• To add an Image Overlay press (Ctrl+Shift+O) or from the menu bar click “Add” then “Image Overlay”
• Web - Right Click on web image, then click properties and copy and paste address. (Note: Make sure you get all correlating lines of the address)
• Hard Drive - Browse to the folder with images. (Note: Don’t move them later!)
• Adjust green box to desired image size
• Paste image address in the link box
There are two kinds Image Overlays:
From the Web - works anywhere in the world
From your hard drive - works only on your computer
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Fly OverFly Over and and SavingSaving
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• When you are ready to save your file. Highlight your folder, then click on “File” “Save” “Save Place as…”
• This will save it as a .kmz. This small file can easily be emailed.
• When someone opens the .kmz file, Google Earth will automatically be launched or users will be encouraged to download the program.
• To fly over all your place marks click, highlight your folder and click the play button.
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Ruler ToolRuler Tool
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• To find the 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.
• To convert units of measure select from the drop down menu.
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Preferences: TouringPreferences: Touring
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• You can control You can control the flying speedthe flying speed
• You can control You can control or eliminate or eliminate pausespauses
• You can repeat You can repeat the tours (for the tours (for Open House) or Open House) or reinforcementreinforcement
You can open information balloons on tours
Control Driving Tours here
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Preferences: 3D View and Preferences: 3D View and othersothers
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Layers: Turning them on or Layers: Turning them on or offoff
Layers: Featured Layers: Featured ContentContent
Discovery Video layer has free video!
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Layers: 3D BuildingsLayers: 3D Buildings
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• To turn on 3D buildings, go down to the “Layers” menu and check “3D Buildings”
• For added fun, zoom in, tilt your screen and fly through the streets
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Layers: EarthquakesLayers: Earthquakes
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• In the “Layer” menu under “Geographic Features” is a check box for “Earthquakes”
• When you enable this icon, images will be displayed of the locations of a variety of earthquakes. Click on the icon to see date, magnitude, and a weblink.
• To view several earthquakes along a fault line type in “Area 51” in the fly to box.
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CommunityCommunity
For extra help, support, and unique and interesting places, visit the Google Earth Community under the
“Help” menu.
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Find BusinessesFind Businesses
• To look for businesses (i.e. Starbucks, Pizza Parlors) in a particular location, type in the name of the company, city or zip code and enter.
• You will be able to find reviews, addresses, phone numbers, and even get directions.
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You Don’t Have to be Live!You Don’t Have to be Live!
• You can use a screen capture program to record the tours and features in Google Earth. The high end versions of Google Earth work well (but take LOTS of RAM). You can use screen capture software to record the action in Google Earth and save it as a video file.
• Windows - SnagIt Techsmith.com
• Mac - Snapz Pro Ambrosia Softward
QuickTime file of Google Earth tour.
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You Don’t Have to be Live!You Don’t Have to be Live!• Launch Google Earth.
• Launch the screen capture program. (Snapz Pro shown on Mac)
• Choose Movie option.
• Draw movie window over section of screen to capture.
• Start the movie capture. Do what you want in Google Earth. Stop the capture when done. That’s it!
• Bonus: Pull into a video authoring program and take out pauses, speed up or slow down video action, and add music or narrative. Try iMovie (Mac), Adobe Premiere Elements (PC) or MovieMaker (wmv files)
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Google Lit Trips for EducatorsGoogle Lit Trips for Educators
Samples Grades 9-12Samples Grades 9-12
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Slides 3-20 Courtesy of Hall Davidson 2007
Discovery Educator Network
Slides 1, 21, 22 Linda Foote