Google+Earth

 > Overview of Google Earth and Classroom Ideas > You will need to log in with our district username and password. (See your technology aide if you forgot them.) > Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place.
 * __[|Google Earth for Educators]__
 * __[|Atomic Learning Tutorial on Google Earth 4]__
 * __[|Google Earth Lesson Ideas]__
 * __[|Google Lit Trips]__
 * __[|Teaching With Google Earth]__
 * [|Google Earth Gallery]


 * __Ten Reasons Why You Need To Use Google Earth In Your K6 Classroom__**

10. Totally changes "where I went on my summer vacation" journal entry.

9. Be teamed with another class (ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD) and collaborate (http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_collaborate.html)

8. Lesson plans, kmz's, and tutorials, that have been lined up with standards, are available!!

7. Eliminates the need for flat, wall maps.

6. Bring the locale of a book to life by use of tours. (IE Make Way For Ducklings, Little House On the Prairie or for older students: Around the World in 80 days, Grapes of Wrath)

5. Make the world a smaller place. Create placemarks of family members, e-mail pals, etc.

4. Ability to turn ANY lesson (geography, history, literature) into a more engaging and memorable experience.

3. Pre-Visit your upcoming field trip including distance and directions.

2. Latitude and Longitude coordinates take on much more meaning and understanding.

1. Visit locations (both present and past -- on earth and in space) that you and your students will probably never see in a lifetime.

**Working with Placemarks:** [] · To Edit a Placemark – Right click (Control-Click) on the placemark and choose “Get Info” · If you want an alternate view – Go to View in the Edit window and select “Snapshot Current View”. · To add a link to a Placemark – just type in the URL · To add a picture – § Copy the following code into the Placemark window. ) § Find the picture on the web §  Go to [|www.creativecommons.org] §  Do search / google / images §  Right click on image / Copy image location §  Substitute what’s inside the quotation marks in your code with the location you just copied. ·  To Save Placemarks – Control Click on placemark and choose “Save Place as” ·  Create a folder for your placemarks by highlighting My Places, then choosing Add/ Folder from Menu bar. ·  You can drag your placemarks into this folder.