TL-May-2011

Office of Educational Technology

//A Look at the new features of Google Earth and how to use these in your classroom. //
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Agenda: Welcome and Introductions: The New Google Earth 5.0 New Features Download Google Earth Activity-Google Earth for Educators-Social Community How to use Google Earth in the Classroom? Google Earth in the Content Areas Google Earth for Students Google Earth for Teachers Resources Examples of Student Work with Google Earth 

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 * If you've ever wondered how your neighborhood has changed throughout time, Google Earth now gives you access to the past. With a simple click, check out suburban sprawl, melting ice caps, coastal erosion, and more!
 * View your neighborhood, home town, and other familiar places and see how they've changed over time
 * See the impact of recent trends like suburban sprawl or global warming
 * Set the length of time and exact location that you want to see

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 * Dive beneath the surface of the ocean**
 * In the new [|ocean] layer, you can plunge all the way to the floor of the sea, view exclusive content from partners like BBC and National Geographic, and explore 3D shipwrecks like the Titanic.
 * Dive beneath the surface and visit the deepest part of the ocean, the Mariana Trench
 * Explore the ocean with top marine experts, including National Geographic
 * Learn about ocean observations, climate change, and endangered species
 * Discover new places including surf, dive, and travel hotspots and shipwrecks

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 * Track and share your paths with others**
 * Take placemarks a step further and record a free-form tour in Google Earth. Simply turn on the touring feature, press record, and see the world. You can even add a soundtrack or narration to personalize the journey.
 * Capture your navigation through Google Earth in real-time, without using placemarks
 * Narrate your virtual journey and share it with friends
 * Save tours and trips so you can reuse and revisit them in the future

Students can use Google Earth to:
 * Explore the animal kingdom and endangered species with the National Geographic layer and other content
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create annotated place markers indicating location of school and points of interest in their town such as the local fire and police stations, the city library, local parks, and museums.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Study climate change and the effects of <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">global warming
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create tours of their school or community
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Track <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">earthquakes in real-time

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teachers can use Google Earth to: Learn more about this site's [|leveling rubric] for Google Earth lesson plans. Educators can get Google Earth Pro for FREE! You have to download the PRO trial verion from http://earth.google.com, then forward the answers to the following questions to GEED[at]google.com
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Set the scene for geography, history, literature, astronomy and other lessons
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Involve students in pro-active engagement in a wide-range of <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Outreach <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> projects.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adapt traditionally abstract lessons to the “real-world” by having students interact with virtual “real-time” data such as <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">weather earthquakes <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">elephants migrations <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, etc.
 * 1) Your name (key contact person)
 * 2) Organization / Institution
 * 3) A brief description of the Institution / Organization
 * 4) Full mailing address
 * 5) Telephone number
 * 6) User name (complete email address that will be assigned to the license key)
 * 7) Institution’s web address
 * 8) Your Institution’s Tax ID (if applicable)
 * 9) Your Institution’s 501©3 number (US only, if applicable)
 * 10) A description of the intended application including grade level(s), discipline(s) or subject.
 * 11) What features in Google Earth Pro are important to you and how do you wish to use them in your classroom.
 * 12) Number of computers you are requesting to download this software on.
 * 13) Prior license key information.


 * PLEASE NOTE: Applicants are required to download the free, 7-day trial version of Google Earth Pro at @http://earth.google.com/ before applying. Please be sure to include your Google Earth trial account user name and license key above.**

Resources: [|Basic Tutorials & Tips] <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> View videos and tutorials on how to use Google Earth and check out a seven-level Interactive game to help teach the basics to your students. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> [|**Google Earth Lesson Plans**] Find lesson plans for many grades and subjects, or submit your own <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">  [|**Google Earth for My Class**] <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Get ideas on how Google Earth can help with your specific subject. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">**[|Student Created Showcase!]**<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> See some great examples of student work created in Google Earth Google Earth in the Classroon-Users Guide