iSummit - Developing Educational Activities with Google Earth and Maps
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This document discusses how to use Google Earth and Google Maps for educational activities. It provides an overview of the features of Google Earth, including satellite imagery, layers of information, and the ability to view constellations. It also describes Google Maps' features like street views, directions, and the ability to add locations to maps. The document suggests that these tools can be used to enhance research, promote visual literacy, foster collaboration, and promote global awareness for activities like taking screenshots of locations, plotting places in literature, determining field trips, and hosting collaborative mapping projects. It concludes by providing examples of resources and a sample activity using these tools.
iSummit - Developing Educational Activities with Google Earth and Maps
- 1. Developing Educational Activities Using Google Earth and Google Maps Lucy Gray The Urban Education Institute at The University of Chicago elemenous@gmail.com http://lucygray.org 1Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 2. What is Google Earth? http://earth.google.com/ Free software available via download Satellite imagery of Earth that includes layers of information Can also view constellations Content partners include Discovery Education, National Geographic, and Wikipedia. Create still images Share files (.kml or .kmz)with others via email Google Earth files can be sent to Google Maps Interoperability with Google SketchUp 2Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 3. placemark 3Thursday, July 10, 2008
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- 5. Maps http://maps.google.com/ My Maps and Search Results Tabs Provides directions Several views: Street View, Traffic, Map and Terrain Can add searched items to My Maps Can add publically listed maps to My Maps Maps can be linked to and embedded in web sites and blogs Maps can be sent to Google Earth Google Sky allows viewing of constellations 5Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 6. Myanmar 6Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 7. Tour de France 7Thursday, July 10, 2008
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- 11. Google Sky 11Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 12. Why Use These Tools? Research Visual Literacy Collaboration Global Awareness 12Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 13. Enhance Research Enable layers of rich content from Wikipedia, Discovery Education, National Geographic and other content partners Take screenshots of locations to use in other multimedia projects and reports Take guided tours of geographic locations 13Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 14. Promote Visual Literacy Examine current events from an interactive perspective Plot locations mentioned in literature and textbooks Determine field trip routes Use with interactive whiteboards 14Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 15. Foster Collaboration Discover and explore locations of schools working on collaborative projects Invite relatives to indicate their birthplaces on a map Develop maps related to a classroom unit in which teams of students are responsible for certain content (dates, events, places etc.) 15Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 16. Promote Global Awareness Take teacher (or student)created geography quizzes Plot locations of schools working on collaborative projects Host collaborative mapping projects Investigate hot topics 16Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 17. Google Earth/Map Resources Google Lit Trips USGS GE Files National Weather Service GIS Links Google Earth Community Google Almanac Grazing for Digital Natives>>Google 7 Things You Should Know About Google Earth Google Maps Mania Google Earth Workshop 17Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 18. Hands On Activity Teacher Meme Original directions: http://tinyurl.com/ teachermeme Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/ teachermememap 18Thursday, July 10, 2008
- 19. Diigo Resources Google in Education group http://groups.diigo.com/groups/google-in- education iSummit Group http://groups.diigo.com/groups/i_summit 19Thursday, July 10, 2008