Random Ramblings » Google Earth http://danitarussell.edublogs.org A middle school technology facilitator trying to find sanity in a middle school world Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:30:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Cross Curricular and Across the K-12 World with Google Earth http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/cross-curricular-and-across-the-k-12-world-with-google-earth/ http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/cross-curricular-and-across-the-k-12-world-with-google-earth/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:29:48 +0000 Danita Russell http://danitarussell.edublogs.org/2008/01/25/cross-curricular-and-across-the-k-12-world-with-google-earth/ Cross Curricular and Across the K-12 World with Google Earth with Cindy Lane

Lane.cindy@gmail.com

www.googleearthgoods.pbwiki.com

Langwitches notes from same session – GREAT notes!

  • password for wiki is Cindylane
  • thanks to Kathy for ustreaming the session
  • most in audience know a bit about Google Earth
  • geogreeting.com
    • create spelling words
    • can find and graph words from all over world
    • shows letters on world map
    • good for elementary school
  • Math
    • instant chart in Excel highlight data and then F11
    • KMZ file in geometry
      • measure in smoots (5 ft 7 in)
      • measure polygons
      • go to tools and click on ruler
      • measure a line or a path
      • can change from miles to yards to smoots
  • Science
    • can link live volcano pics into googleearth
  • Language Arts
  • Social Studies
    • insert image from United Streaming
    • added buttons on top of each image to make a writing assignment
    • on wiki
    • GREAT idea!!
    • go into Google Earth to see all the Civil War battles
    • each one has info and has a hyperlink of the battles
    • can view where the battle actually occurred
  • Foreign Language
    • on youtube using google earth in the foreign language classroom
  • KMZ or KML
    • Google Earth Community
    • Google – more – even more -earth – Google Earth community on left hand side
      • click on GE community
      • click on education
        • 11000 posts
  • Google – advanced search – kml or kmz file format
    • automatically opens in Google Earth
    • make sure you SAVE so you don’t have to go hunt again
    • KMZ is a zip file
    • KML is a language (one file)
  • All Google Earth images are at oldest 3 to 4 years
  • Peggy White also has a similar presentation – all info is on Cindy’s pbwiki
  • basic navigation tips
    • GD and GE links in pbwiki
    • make a folder first

Until next time ~ Danita

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