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Google Earth Across Curriculum

Google Earth Across Curriculum . DISD 2011. Agenda. Get to know the Google Earth Tool. Learn about KML and KMZ files to show information on your activities. Making your own information for sharing. Export KML/ Z. Cache for offline use. Research to find lessons to use next school year.

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Google Earth Across Curriculum

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  1. Google Earth Across Curriculum DISD 2011

  2. Agenda • Get to know the Google Earth Tool. • Learn about KML and KMZ files to show information on your activities. • Making your own information for sharing. • Export KML/Z. • Cache for offline use. • Research to find lessons to use next school year.

  3. Today’s Meet……. • http://www.todaysmeet.com/googleearth • How have you used google earth? What would you like to learn today?

  4. Navigation • Zoom • Zoom In – SCROLL + UP • Zoom Out – SCROLL + DOWN • Pan – LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN • Tilt • Tilt to Horizontal _ SHIFT + DOWN • Tilt to Vertical – SHIFT+UP • Rotate • Clockwise - SHIFT and RIGHT • Anticlockwise – SHIFT and LEFT Rotate Tilt Pan Zoom

  5. Finding and Locating Places • Fly to • Name of Place (Need to be online) • Latitude or Longitude • 51.199000, -0.535150 • Directions – get directions from: • - Dublin, Ireland • - to Dublin, Texas • Now fly it!

  6. Let’s Check Out Some Resources • Measurement Tool • Historical Imagery: Back to 1950 • Placemarks and Tours • Exploring Moon, Mars, and Sky

  7. My Places/Temporary Places • Information which you add to the map is organised into layers • Some of these are within folders • Needs good data management

  8. Toolbar • Toggle menus • Add placemark • Add an area • Add a line • Add an image • Record a tour • Show historical imagery • Dark/Light • Switch between earth, sky and other planets • Ruler • Print • Email • Publish in Google Maps

  9. Making a Placemark • Click to create a new placemark • Enter a sensible Name • You can add more details in the description • You can change the Symbol, Style, Colour. • Don’t forget to press OK to save it • Make a placemark to represent a building. Choose an appropriate symbol.

  10. Making an Area • Similar to Placemarks • Multiple clicks to mark each vertex of the area • Give the area a name • Add a description • Can set style, colour • and Outline and Opacity (for area) • Don’t forget to press OK to save it

  11. Historical Imagery • Allows you to switch between different ages of imagery • What has been the biggest change to these grounds which you can spot from the available imagery?

  12. Exporting KML/KMZ • KML is a form of XML. Very simple language • KMZ is just a zipped form of KML • You can export a single feature, groups of features, features stored in folders • Right Click on the feature/folder to export and go to Save Place As • Create a folder, put your point and area into it, and export the folder.

  13. Using Google Earth offline

  14. Using Google Earth offline First connect to the internet, launch GE, and clear its disk cache: tools > options > cache > clear disk cache > OK • In GE, make sure that the borders and roads layers are switched on; zoom to the affected area; and systematically ‘sweep’ it at an appropriate level of resolution. As you do this, the background imagery is cached to disk. • Next time you open your computer, the imagery will still show, even if you are offline

  15. Need a break?

  16. Uses of Google Earth • English Language Arts: Map an autobiography, Google Lit Trips http://googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html • Math: Measure distances, angles, depths, elevations http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html • Social Studies: Create you own military campaigns, Compare Contrast views of cities today to past, Go on a virtual field trip. http://www.kmlfactbook.org/#&db=ciafb&table=2002&col=2008&

  17. Uses of Google Earth • Science: Space Exploration, Sky Mode, Moon Mode, Analyze Earthquake Data, Look at Endangered Species habits. • Health and Physical Education: Virtual climb of Mount Everest,

  18. Let’s find a project……… • http://sitescontent.google.com/google-earth-for-educators/

  19. Creating KML and KMZ files • Your turn…………………………

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