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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 of 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.

What is Google Earth?

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth)

Google Earth is a virtual globe program that was originally called Earth Viewer, and was created by Keyhold, Inc., a company acquired by Google in 2004. It maps the earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS 3D globe. It is available under three different licenses: Google Earth, a free version with limited functionality; Google Earth Plus ($20 per year), which includes additional features; and Google Earth Pro ($400 per year), which is intended for commercial use.

Directions on how to get GEPro for Free: googleearthprofree.pdf

Tutorials & Resources

Google Earth Tutorials
Adding and Sending a KMZ - KMZCreateandSend.pdf

How To Use the Ruler Tool - http://jenuinetech.com/blog/?p=389
Google For Educators - http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html
Google Earth User Guide - http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/#navigating

Google Earth Community - http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0

20 Interesting Ways To Use Google Earth - http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_175fp5qg9d3&skipauth=true

Adding Images to Google Earth - addingimages.pdf
Getting to know Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/index.html
How Stuff Works - http://computer.howstuffworks.com/google-earth.htm/printable
Google Earth Blog: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/07/weather_and_sto.html
Google Earth 101 for Educators: http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Google_Earth_101_for_Educators
Google Earth Simple Help Sheet:
http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Google_Earth_Simple_Help_Sheet
Adding Overlays to Google Earth: http://www.virtualfieldwork.org/How_tos/Entries/2009/9/9_3.00_Adding_an_overlay_%28a_geologic_map,_for_example%29_in_Google_Earth%3A_Intro.html
Historical Map Overlays: http://www.davidrumsey.com/ (click on 29 new maps in first paragraph)
Use a google form and export to a Google Map and then to Google Earth: http://dgrice.blogspot.com/2009/10/collaborative-maps.html
Cartography: http://www.jakesonline.org/earth.htm

GE Math

http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html

http://www.joewoodonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/gerateprobs.pdf

http://www.sanjuan.edu/webpages/pribadeneira/view.cfm?subpage=77266

GE Literature

http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2005/12/around_the_goog.html

(use with above: http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/lit/adventure/AroundtheWorldinEightyDays/toc.html)

GE Science

http://www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/hs/teachers/fermann/GE.htm

http://stevekluge.com/projects/dlesege/dlesegemanual/manual.html

http://spacestation-shuttle.blogspot.com/2009/09/nasa-google-earth-application-maps.html

http://www.google.com/moon/

GE Geography

Lewis and Clark Expedition: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2005/11/lewis_and_clark.html

Terra Clues: http://www.terraclues.com/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Juicy Geography: http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm

GE History

Google Earth Ancient Rome: http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2008/11/roman-history-comes-to-life-in-google.html

Conflict History: http://www.conflicthistory.com/#/period/1939-1946/conflict/+en+ecuadorian-peruvian_war

Ancient History: http://www.egyptancienthistory.com/

GE Fun

Geo Greetings: http://www.geogreeting.com/view.html?ywIrokBDOrswUlvyq

Fun and Games Community: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=8&page=1

Ships: http://planetinaction.com/ships.htm

Where In The World: http://earth.google.com/sightseer_signup.html (monthly newsletter)

EXTENSION FEATURES

Building Maker: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwh/buildingmaker.html

Google Moon:

Go to the top toolbar, click on planet, choose moon.

To get to the APOLLO missions, click on the Apollo Missions Tab.

Record tours, jump into google maps, timeline, 3 views, etc.

KMZ/KML FILES

A KMZ or KML is a google earth landmark(s). Once you open the KMZ, it immediately takes you to the location(s) in Google Earth. ( A KMZ file is simply a "zipped" KML file.)

KML Gallery - http://earth.google.com/gallery/

A KMZ can be a tour of a historic event