1. Danny Maas EmTech AISI Consultant Daniel.Maas@ecsd.net Google Earth in the Classroom: Seeing a World of Possibilities Across the Curriculum

2. Rationale for Using Google Earth • Universal Design for Learning • Presenting information and content in different ways (the "what" of learning) • Differentiating the ways that students can express what they know (the "how" of learning) • Stimulating interest and motivation for learning (the "why" of learning) • http://www.cast.org/research/faq/index.html#q1

3. Rationale for Using Google Earth • Skill & Attitude Development • Visual literacy • Global awareness • Geographic thinking • Inquiry • http://www.cast.org/research/faq/index.html#q1

4. Math • Estimate and measure the distance, area, and perimeter of real locations • What is the area of our school grounds? • What is the perimeter of our school? • How far is it from Edmonton to Saskatoon? • What directions would you give to someone traveling from our school to the nearest grocery store?

5. Language Arts • Google Lit Trips – http://www.googlelittrips.org • Have students create a virtual autobiography (where they were born, where they live, where they go to school, any extracurricular activity locations – turn it into a tour) • Use a location of somewhere in the world as a creative writing starter

6. Science • Access weather overlays to gather environmental data • Access National Geographic information layer • Use the Date and Time (sunlight) tool to show where sunlight is shining at any place any time and explain time zones and seasons (good for math as well)

7. Science • Use the Sky view to investigate and view our solar system, constellations, and stars http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_sky.html • Visit environmental locations related to a topic of study • E.g. Native Forest Council http://www.forestcouncil.org/googleearth/ • E.g. Ducks Unlimited 70th Anniversary Project Tour http://maps.ducks.ca/google.html

8. Social Studies • Travel to and view locations being studied in class • View Google Earth Global Awareness layer

9. Other Uses • Visit a field trip location on Google Earth before you travel • Download pre-made Google Earth tours and information layers • http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html • http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm • http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/activities.html • http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/ • http://www.gearthblog.com/

10. http://maasd.wordpress.com/google-earth • Daniel.Maas@ecsd.net • BookEmtech@ecsd.net