google earth in the classroom:
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Danny Maas Emerging Technology Consultant Edmonton Catholic School District [email protected]. Google Earth in the Classroom:. Using Google Earth in Math and Science. Rationale for Using Google Earth. Universal Design for Learning - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Google Earth in the Classroom:
Danny MaasEmerging Technology ConsultantEdmonton Catholic School [email protected]
Using Google Earth in Math and Science
Rationale for Using Google Earth•Universal Design for Learning
• Presenting information and content in different ways (the "what" of learning)
• Differentiating the ways that students can express what they know (the "how" of learning)
• Stimulating interest and motivation for learning (the "why" of learning)
http://www.cast.org/research/faq/index.html#q1
Rationale for Using Google Earth•Skill & Attitude Development
• Visual literacy
• Global awareness
• Geographic thinking
• Inquiry
http://www.cast.org/research/faq/index.html#q1
Hands On With Google Earth
• Measuring Distances• Directions• Drawing Paths & Polygons• Adding Web 2.0 Elements onto Google Earth• Exporting Items to a .KMZ file
Measuring Distances
• Open “Ruler” tool• For a single line, choose ‘Line’ tab• For a path, choose ‘Path’ tab• Choose appropriate units• Click once to begin path• Click again at key points tokeep path going• Toward the end, click a pointnear to your start point (youwon’t be able to click on theexact starting point)
Getting Directions
• In the search area, choose the ‘Directions’ tab• Enter a start and end point• Click the ‘Search’ button(magnifying glass)• Scroll down for the totaldistance• Push the ‘Play Tour’button to view the directionsas a Google Earth Tour
Drawing Polygons
• Click the Polygon tool button• Click once for the first point of your polygon• Click again at key points around the shape• Click on your starting point to finish the shape• Name your shape• On the ‘Style, Color’ tab choose the color and opacity of your shape• If your shape is unusually-shaped, you can click and drag the entire path (versus clicking at key points only)
Drawing Paths
• Click the Path tool button• Click once for the first point of your path• Click again at key points around the path• Name your path• On the ‘Style, Color’ tab choose the color and thickness of your path• If your path is unusually-shaped, you can click and drag the entire path (versus clicking at key points only)
Adding Web 2.0 Elements
• Many web 2.0 tools offer an ‘embed’ feature to embed the multimedia onto other websites, blogs, etc. (E.g. YouTube, Animoto, Voki, etc.)• To embed on Googe Earth, first add a placemark• Copy the ‘embed’ HTML code from the web 2.0 website• Paste the embed code into the description area of the placemark• The next time you click on the placemark your web 2.0 element should display
Exporting Items to a .KMZ file• Any group of placemarks, polygons, paths, and tours can be grouped together and saved as a single .KMZ file• Right-click on My Places and choose “AddFolder” and name that folder• Click/Drag all the items you want into the new folder• Right-click the folder and choose “Save Place As”• Name the .KMZ file and choose a save location
Math
•Estimate and measure the distance, area, and perimeter of real locations
•What is the area of our school grounds? •What is the perimeter of our school? •How far is it from Edmonton to Saskatoon?•What directions would you give to someone traveling from our school to the nearest grocery store?
Science
•Access weather overlays to gather environmental data
•Access National Geographic information layer
•Use the Date and Time (sunlight) tool to show where sunlight is shining at any place any time and explain time zones and seasons (good for math as well)
Science
•Use the Sky view to investigate and view our solar system, constellations, and stars http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_sky.html •Visit environmental locations related to a topic of study
•E.g. Native Forest Council http://www.forestcouncil.org/googleearth/ •E.g. Ducks Unlimited 70th Anniversary Project Tour http://maps.ducks.ca/google.html
Other Uses•Visit a field trip location on Google Earth before you travel•Download pre-made Google Earth tours and information layers• http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&sort-order=desc&cat=featured •http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html•http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/activities.html•http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/•http://www.gearthblog.com/
Find .KMZ Files on the Internet• Open Google and choose ‘Advanced Search’• Enter your search term(s)• Look for ‘File type’ and select “Google Earth KMZ or KML”
