Google+Earth

=Google Earth=

**Here are some ideas for using Google Earth in your classroom:**
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 * **Biology**: Track routes of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe Forest. See the [|Jane Goodall Institute Chimpanzee blog here].
 * **Ecology**: Create a short quiz like [|this one].
 * **Environmental Science**: Have students check Alaska's global warming problems. See how the Sierra Club used Google Earth to depict this problem [|here].
 * **Geology**: Find images, links, and descriptions, with information about thousands of volcanoes around the globe, thanks to organizations like the [|Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.]
 * **Global Awareness**: Study the [|Crisis in Darfur] with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's unprecedented project.
 * **History**: Explore [|Tutankhamun's Tomb.]
 * **Humanities**: Have your students scout film shoot locations like [|this] teacher did with //The Golden Compass//.
 * **Literature**: Bring class or contemporary tales to life with [|Google LitTrips].
 * **Math**: Explore distance, velocity, and wave properties of tsunamis.
 * [|Earth From Space]
 * [|Ancient Rome 3D]
 * Kennedy's Assassination: [[file:Kennedy.kmz]]
 * Into the Wild: [[file:Into the Wild.kmz]]

**Lessons:**

 * http://gelessons.com/lessons/ - excellent resource for figuring out how to use Google Earth in your curriculum
 * [|Google Earth Education Community]
 * History Tours
 * [|Tours]
 * [|Real World Math]
 * [|Explore Your Earth] - cross-curricular **language arts,** **geography,** and **science**
 * [|Google Earth and Geoscience Education]
 * [|Mapping Initiatives]
 * Google Sky tours: http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=sky
 * Google Earth educational tours: http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=education
 * Google Earth Blog (with examples): http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/09/back_to_school_educational_uses_wit.html

Resources:

 * **Google Earth Users Guide:** http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/
 * **Getting Started Guide:** http://www.google.com/educators/start_earth.html
 * **Google Earth Help:** http://earth.google.com/support/?hl=en
 * **Google Earth for Educators:** http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
 * **Google Earth Tutorials:** http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/tutorials/index.html
 * **Google Earth Community:** http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0
 * **Earth as Art:** http://earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov (find satellite images to use as overlays)
 * **Google Sky Community:** http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/sky/page/0/sb/11
 * **Google Earth Resources:** @http://sites.google.com/site/onlinetoolssite/google-earth
 * **Google Earth Crib Sheet:** [[file:CribSheet.Earth5.pdf]]


 * [[file:FormattingPlaceMarkersMM.doc]]
 * [[file:Google Earth project_guide.pdf]]
 * [[file:GE4placemark.doc]]
 * [[file:GE4nav-1.doc]]
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Resources:

 * 1) ====Links from Mrs. Martin's [|delicious account] - there are over 30 links there to learn about Google Earth including tutorials, lesson plans, videos, and sample tours. This link to resources also includes references to blogs and the Google Earth support team.====
 * 2) ====[|The Google Earth globe icon link]====
 * 3) [|The Google Earth Education Community] - Our project will be published here.
 * 4) ====Crowder, David A. __Google Earth for Dummies__, Wiley Publishing, Hoboken, NJ, 2007====
 * 5) ====Brown, Martin C., __Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth__, Wiley Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2006====

Videos:

 * 1) ====About Placemarks: YouTube: [|Introduction]====
 * 2) ====[|Navigating in GoogleEarth] - YouTube====
 * 3) ====[|Searching for places and distances] - YouTube====
 * 4) ====Using the [|Flight Simulator in GoogleEarth]====

Internet:Google Earth Pro is FREE for EDUCATORS.
http://earth.google.com/outreach/program_details.html > The Sightseer Monthly Newsletter for Google Earth > http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/jul08.htm > > Google Earth User Guide: > http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_toc.html > > Placemark Templates > http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_balloon.html > > GoogleEarth Outreach for Education > http://earth.google.com/outreach/edu_culture.html > > Pam Leland Presentation samples > http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/ed_links/presentations/index.html > > Goolgle Lesson – State Capitals > http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/studentcontrol/k12geography/state_capitals/State_Capitals.html > > Into Africa Resources and sample Google Tours > http://intoafricaproject.wik.is/ > > National Geographic Expeditions > http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ > > Google Earth Hacks and Tricks > http://www.gearthhacks.com/ > > Google Earth for Science > http://www2.lhric.org/eastchester/schools/hs/teachers/fermann/GE.htm > > Google Earth Lessons – blog > http://gelessons.com/ > > Google Earth Goods – wiki > http://googleearthgoods.pbwiki.com/Online+Resources > > Google Earth User > http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/ > > Ogle Earth blog > http://ogleearth.com/ > > Google Earth blog – filled with tips > http://gearthblog.com/blog/archives/google_earth_tips/ > > Google Earth Education Community > http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/gepres.htm#cpp > > Aerial Photography from Google Earth > http://digitalurban.blogspot.com/2007/09/digital-urban-tutorials.html > > Creating Lessons with Science and Google Earth > http://www.stevekluge.com/projects/dlesege/dlesegemanual/manual.html > > Google Maps Mania > http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/ > > Google Greeting > http://www.geogreeting.com/main.html > > Google Educator’s Forum > http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/554891/an/0/page/0#554891 > > You Tube tutorial > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzPtAi_I8VE > > 100 things to do with Google Earth Maps > http://gmapsmania.googlepages.com/100thingstodowithgooglemapsmashups