UA Technology in Motion

Classroom Adventures
with Google Earth

Robert Mayben: rmayben@bama.ua.edu



Introduction

1)   The Technology in Motion Program (www.technologyinmotion.state.al.us)
 

2)   Workshop Web Site (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/aetcearth.htm)

3)   Other UA TiM Workshop Sites (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/workshops.htm)

 

 

 

AGENDA

1)   Overview of Google Earth

2)   Navigating Google Earth

3)   Placemarks 101

4)   Overlays, Paths, and Polygons

5)   The AETC Code

6)   Sharing Ideas

7)   Exploring & Sharing Resources

8)   Q & A

9)   Lesson Planning

 

 

Overview of Google Earth

1)   Google Earth Home: www.earth.google.com


a.   Download Instructions (http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html)


b.   Google Earth Showcase (http://earth.google.com/showcase)


c.    Product Tour (http://earth.google.com/tour)


d.   Five Cool Things to do in Google Earth (earth.google.com/userguide/v4/#fivethings)


e.   Considerations for Teaching with GE: (gelessons.com/lessons/teachingwithGE.html)


2)   Google Earth for Educators: www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html


a.   Some Classroom Uses (http://www.google.com/educators/google_earth.html)
 

b.   See Google Earth Resources on the last page for more classroom ideas.



Navigating Google Earth

The Google Earth User Guide can be located by going to HELP in Google Earth or by visiting http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ on the web. An Internet connection is required.

 

1)   Search



2)   Navigation



3)   Places (Sightseeing)



4)   Layers


 

Placemarks

1)    Add Folder to My Places



2)    Adding Placemarks



3)    Playing Tour of Placemarks



4)    Saving Placemarks for Viewing on Other Computers



5)    More Placemark Resources:

 

Ć  Marking Places: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_placemarks.html
 

Ć  Tutorial: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/tutorials/marking_locations.html

 

Ć  Google Touring: http://www.googletouring.com/create.php

 

Ć  Google Lit Trip Tips: web.mac.com/jburg/iWeb/GoogleLit/Lit%20Trip%20Tips.html 

 



Overlays, paths, & Polygons

1)   Overlays (http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_imageoverlays.html)






2)   Paths (http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_drawing.html)






3)   Polygons (http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_drawing.html)




The AETC Code: A Classroom application

·         This activity is adapted from Crack the Code, a National Geographic Xpeditions activity
(www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/crackcode.html).

·         Click here for the AETC Code and Answers (Zip File).

 

·         It could easily be adapted for other subject topics such as vocabulary, famous authors or scientists, biomes, bodies of water, historical events, etc.

 

·         Do you have any other ideas for this type of activity, or better yet, did you crack the code?

 

 

 

 

Sharing/discussing Classroom Ideas & Other Resources

1)   An idea/resource that I would like to share with the group/ask for input from the group is:









2)   An idea that I would like to try in my classroom is:









3)   I have further questions about:

 

 

 




a resource Just for Fun or maybe more?

Google Sightseeing: www.googlesightseeing.com

 

 

 



Google Earth Classroom Ideas & Other Resources

1)   Google Earth Education Community: edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/googleearth.htm

2)   Integrating Google Earth into the Curriculum: http://caden.editme.com/GoogleEarth

3)   GE Community: bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/EducationEducators

4)   Google Earth Resources: lakelandschools.org/edtech/ResourcePages/google-earth.htm

5)   More Google Earth Resources: www.il-tce.org/present07/handouts/kane2.pdf

6)    Discovery Education & Google Earth: www.google.com/educators/p_earth_discovery.html

7)   Google Earth & Unitedstreaming: services.google.com/educators/learning_materials/Earth_Getting_Started_Guide.pdf

8)   Donna Ware’s GE Info: www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=1668990

9)   Google Earth 101 for Educators: www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Google_Earth_101_for_Educators

10)    Image Overlay: www.keyhole.com/GoogleEarthHelp/Overlays/Using_Image_Overlays.htm

11)     Google Earth Blog: www.gearthblog.com/index.html

12)     Juicy Geography: www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm

13)     Google Earth Placemarks: www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=1764328

14)        Hall Davidson’s Excellent Guide for Google Earth Curriculum Resources: http://discoveryeducation.typepad.com/media_matters/files/GoogleEarthLessonsCommunities.pdf

15)     Google Lit Trips: www.googlelittrips.com

16)     Google Earth Lessons: www.gelessons.com  &  www.gelessons.com/lessons

17)     GE for Teachers: techchicktips.net/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Google+Earth+for+Teachers

18)        GE Webinar Handouts: discoveryeducation.typepad.com/media_matters/2007/04/google_earth_we_1.html

19)        Using GE in the Foreign Language Classroom: connect.educause.edu/blog/jeffvand/usinggoogleearthinth/16822?time=1181332804

20)    Using GE: googleearthuser.blogspot.com/2006/10/welcome-to-using-google-earth.html

21)        All Things GE: edtechgoldrush.blogspot.com/2007/04/all-things-google-earth.html

22)    Try Googling terms such as “Google Earth Math Lesson,” Google Earth Language Arts,”

          or “Google Earth Classroom Activities for more resources