Twenty-Three Interesting Ways* to use Google Earth in the Classroom
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The document provides 21 tips for using Google Earth in the classroom, including having students plan virtual cities, taking virtual field trips along driving routes, using geotagged tweets to have students explore locations, and using Google Earth to conduct research and study places of worship and literature. Google Earth can be used to study environmental projects along rivers and explore places related to Shakespeare's works.
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- 1. Twenty-Three Interesting Ways* to use Google Earth in the Classroom *and tips This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike 3.0 License.
- 2. #1 - Look before you leap Quentin D'Souza TeachingHacks.com View the location of a field trip in Google Earth before you actually visit.
- 3. #2 - Embed Media Quentin D'Souza TeachingHacks.com Embed media in Google Earth from web sites like Youtube, Voicethread and Slideshare by cutting and pasting the "embed code" into thedescription area of Placemarks, Paths, Polygons and Models.
- 4. #3 - Line and Path Quentin D'Souza TeachingHacks.com Use the Line and Path measurement tools to find distances that are challenging to measure.
- 6. #5 - Leaf colour changes in the UK Use this KML data file of the leaf colour in the UK for your science lessons. Track the colour as it changes throughout the seasons. It shows the leaf colour of major forests in and around the UK, the information is gathered from the Forestry Commission sites and coverted into a data layer in Google Earth. Open this Placemark
- 16. #15 - New Way to Show Spelling Words www.geogreeting.com After you show the spelling word, you can quiz the students on geography. For example, " Are there more placemark / letters in North America or Europe"? You can also click on a specific letter and dive deeper into the location.
- 17. #16 - Use Gigapan for Panoramic KMLs Go to Gigapan and search for a location. Next download the KML file. It goes straight to Google Earth. See gigapixel and panoramic views from around the globe~better yet, add your own images. So many places to see, so little time.