TL-June-2011

Office of Educational Technology

Across the Globe and Across the Curriculum:
===//A Look at the new features of Google Earth and how to use these in your classroom. //=== =

= Agenda: Welcome and Introductions: Intro to Curriculum Mapper: Alan Rudt of Collaborative Learning Inc. Presentation from Lego Education: Robert Woods 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** **Examples of Student Work with Google Earth** **KLM Tutorial** **Resources**
 * Google Tour Tutorial**l

===**New! in Earth 5.0** ===

See global changes with decades of historic imagery
 * 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


 * 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


 * 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__ **
 * 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.
 * Study climate change and the effects of __global warming__
 * 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; 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; 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: 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; 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.[|**Google Earth Lesson Plans**] Find lesson plans for many grades and subjects, or submit your own [|**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="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