More than Just Lines on a Map: Best Practices for U.S Bike Routes
Roam the earth_with_google_earth
1. Roam The Earth With Google Earth
Nneka Robinson
nneka.robinson@woodward.edu
Monday, July 26, 2010
2. SCHEDULE
• Google Earth vs. Google Maps
• Google Earth in the classroom
• Demonstration
• Extras
• Resources
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3. GOOGLE EARTH
GOOGLE MAPS
• Google Maps -
• Google Earth -
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4. GOOGLE EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM - IDEAS
• Google Literature trips - Lit trip tips
• View trip locations
• Virtual biography - Tour
• Science
• Google Earth Gallery -
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5. DEMONSTRATION
• Find address
• Add a placemark (change image)
• Create a Line (or “path”)
• Ruler - miles
• Create a polygon
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6. EXTRAS
• Historical and current sunlight
• Earth, Sky, Mars, Moon
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7. RESOURCES
• http://www.googlelittrips.org/
• http://sitescontent.google.com/google-earth-for-
educators/
• http://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?
page=guide.cs&guide=22550&topic=23455
• http://earth.google.com
• Follow google earth on twitter - twitter.com/googleearth
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