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GOOGLE EARTHEmma Washington
Katherine Jones
Sarah Kraus
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GOOGLE EARTH HISTORY
1995 –Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford.
2004 – full ownership of Keyhole Incorporation.
2005 – June – Google Earth came out.
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HOW TO USE GOOGLE EARTH
Go to Programs Scroll up to Education Applications Click on Google Earth
Basic Skills
• Navigation – there is a compass on the right top corner so you will always know the direction you are facing. Simply click your mouse to grab the world and move it to wherever you wish. • Measurement – Go to tools and click on ruler. This will allow you to determine the distance between any two points. •Image Overlay/Path/Polygon/Placemark – All of these features can be found directly above the globe in the toolbar. You can create these at your will.
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GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - SEARCH
Type in the place you want to go and it will take you there.
Type in specific businesses you want to find and it will find them for you.
Type in where you are and where you want to be and it will give you directions.
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GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - PLACES
My Places
Sightseeing
Has a list of famous places around the world that you can tour.
Temporary Places
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GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - LAYERS
Geographic Web Roads 3D Buildings Street View – allows you to view the desired
area through digital photographs Borders and Labels Traffic – current traffic reports Weather – current weather systems Gallery Global Awareness Places of interest Terrain
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GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - OTHERS
Google Sky – you can switch between Google Earth and Google Sky instantly.
Flight Simulator –you can fly two types of airplanes, but a joystick must be hooked up to the
computer in use. Day/Night feature – you can look at any place in the
world in the daytime or nighttime. Just click on the icon that looks like two mountains with a sun coming up behind it.
Ocean Exploration – you can view life in the ocean by clicking on the ocean layer under “Layers”
Historical Time Lapse/Historical Imagery – you can see the landscape and imagery at different periods of time by clicking on the clock at the top of the page
Saving Your Tour – you can record your journey on Google Earth by clicking the camera button at the top of the page and then record.
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GOOGLE EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM What subjects can Google Earth be used for?
History Art Science
GeologyEcologyBiologyEnvironmental
Math Social Studies Literature Global Awareness Technology Foreign Language
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GOOGLE EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM• Quizzes
Teachers can create quizzes that require students to explore Google Earth.
• Scavenger Hunts Teachers can create fun activities to
introduce students to Google Earth.• Virtual Field Trips
Teachers can help students explore the entire world without having to leave the classroom.
• Lit TripsStudents can visualize where a story is taking place by taking the journey of the characters in the books.
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A FOCUS ON GOOGLE LIT TRIPS
http://www.googlelittrips.org/
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HANDS ON LEARNING! Open Google Earth on your computers. Make sure the 3D Buildings, Street View, and
Borders and Labels are checked under the LAYERS bar.
Using the SEARCH bar, type in Washington, DC.
See if you can locate the Washington Monument.
Once you have found the Washington Monument, click on one of the camera icons to see a real picture of it.
Once completed, feel free to exit the photo and explore Google Earth on your own! (Exit photo is on the top right corner of the picture).
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GOOGLE EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM Google Earth Activities
Viewing geomorphic landforms
Plate tectonics
Tours of glacier changes
Create maps
Renewable energy projects
Measurement lessons
Exploratory lessons
Google Earth blogs
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WHAT DOES GOOGLE EARTH OFFER YOUR STUDENTS?
Imagination
Innovation
Exploration
Understanding
Insight into other worlds
Educational nourishment
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CREDITS http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/activities.html http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Measurement.html http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Exploratory_Lessons.html http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/ http://www.googlelittrips.org/ http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ef3e9154a4257edcb80b http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/googleearth.htm http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/feb09-d1_2.html http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html