Google earth
- 1. Google Earth Where do you want to go today?
- 2. Google Earth Resources • Google Earth Resources • http://jenniferlwagner.weebly.com/google- earth.html
- 3. 10 Reasons Why 10. Totally changes "where I went on my summer vacation" journal entry. 9. Finetune in to images not easily visible on a paper map. 8. Lesson plans, kmz's, and tutorials, that have been lined up with standards, are available!! 7. Eliminates the need of flat, wall maps. 6. Bring the locale of a book to life by use of tours. (IE Make Way For Ducklings, Little House On the Prairie or for older students: Around the World in 80 days, Grapes of Wrath)
- 4. 10 Reasons Why 5. Make the world a smaller place. Create placemarks of family members, e-mail pals, etc. 4. Ability to turn ANY lesson (geography, history, literature) into a more engaging and memorable experience. 3. Pre-Visit your upcoming field trip including distance and directions. 2. Latitude and Longitude coordinates take on much more meaning and understanding. 1. Visit locations (both present and past -- on earth and in space) that you and your students will probably never see in a lifetime.
- 5. New Features Record Tours Jump Into Google Maps Time Slider 3 Views Mars
- 6. KMZ’s & KML’s KMZ/KML FILES A KMZ or KML is a google earth landmark(s). Once you open the KMZ, it immediately takes you to the location(s) in Google Earth. ( A KMZ file is simply a "zipped" KML file.) KML Gallery - http://earth.google.com/gallery/
- 8. Overlays
- 9. TimeLiner
- 10. Google Ocean
- 12. Google Earth into Google Maps Washington, D.C.
- 13. From Here To There
- 16. Google Earth for iphone/itouch http://mashable.com/2008/10/27/google-earth-iphone/
- 18. And Don’t Forget… •http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0 •http://www.gearthblog.com/basics.html •http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ Be Sure To Visit http://www.googlelittrips.org/ Google Earth In The News: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp? id=31&aid=164396