This proposal recommends integrating Google Earth into Benton Middle School in Prince William County, Virginia. It outlines a 3-phase approach starting with one instructor's classes and expanding to entire grade levels. Google Earth allows exploration of maps, satellite images and other geospatial data. It can be used across multiple subjects like history, geography, science and more. The proposal discusses organizational stakeholders, costs, training needs, educational benefits, and screen shots of Google Earth's features. Overall, it argues that Google Earth will help transform Benton Middle School into a model school with innovative technology application.

1. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION PROPOSAL GOOGLE EARTH Dana K. Johnson Educational Technologist

2. INTRODUCTION Google Earth is a web-based geographic information system technology that offers educators and teachers learning opportunities in multiple subjects. Users can explore electronic maps and satellite images of the Earth, its’ terrain, layers, oceans and outer space. Many businesses and organizations use Google Earth to find locations and other related information. The benefits from using Google Earth in education far exceed any costs incurred. (Google, 2009) 2

3. BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia Prince William County Schools, Virginia “Striving for the best, we rise above the rest.” 3 Home of the Cougars! (Prince William County Schools, 2009)

4. GOOGLE EARTH ALTERNATIVES (ESRI, 2009) (Neave, 2009) (NASA, 2005) 4

7. Students

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9. 3 PHASE APPROACH: GOOGLE EARTH INTEGRATION Phase 1 One Instructor’s Classes Phase 2 One Grade Level Team of Teachers Phase 3 6 All Grade Levels

10. COST ANALYSIS BentonMiddle School: Google Earth Technology Integration Cost Analysis 7

11. TRAINING NEEDS Google Earth Software Staff Students (Bing, 2009) Learning and Interaction 8 (Bing, 2009) (Bing, 2009)

13. USES IN EDUCATION ForeignLanguage History Geography LanguageArts Physical Science Math Social Studies The Arts 10

14. GOOGLE EARTH SCREEN SHOT FEATURES Add a ruler Record a tour Change direction Historical Imagery Choose a view Rotateglobe Add a path Place-mark SavePlaces Zoom Add Content Layers of data (Google, 2009) 11

15. GOOGLE EARTH SCREEN SHOT EXAMPLE Path Ruler 12 (Google, 2009)

16. GOOGLE EARTH SCREEN SHOTHISTORICAL IMAGERY Historical Imagery 1996 Imagery 13 (Google, 2009)

18. A model school with distinction and innovation in technology application14

19. REFERENCES Bing (2009). Images. Retrieved Dec. 10, 2009 http://www.bing.com/images/ ESRI (2009). ArcGIS Explorer: Overview. Retrieved Nov. 23, 2009, from http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer/index.html. Google (2009). Google Earth. Retrieved Nov. 05, 2009, from http://earth.google.com/. NASA (2005). World Wind. Retrieved Nov. 23, 2009, from http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/download.html. Neave, P. (2009). Flash Earth. Retrieved Nov. 23, 2009, from http://www.flashearth.com/. Prince William County Schools (2009). School Profiles: Benton Middle School. Retrieved Nov.7, 2009, from http://www.pwcs.edu/schools/schoolprofiles/?benton/benton.html. 15