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Google Earth Across Curriculum . DISD 2011. Agenda. Get to know the Google Earth Tool. Learn about KML and KMZ files to show information on your activities. Making your own information for sharing. Export KML/ Z. Cache for offline use. Research to find lessons to use next school year.
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Google Earth Across Curriculum DISD 2011
Agenda • Get to know the Google Earth Tool. • Learn about KML and KMZ files to show information on your activities. • Making your own information for sharing. • Export KML/Z. • Cache for offline use. • Research to find lessons to use next school year.
Today’s Meet……. • http://www.todaysmeet.com/googleearth • How have you used google earth? What would you like to learn today?
Navigation • Zoom • Zoom In – SCROLL + UP • Zoom Out – SCROLL + DOWN • Pan – LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN • Tilt • Tilt to Horizontal _ SHIFT + DOWN • Tilt to Vertical – SHIFT+UP • Rotate • Clockwise - SHIFT and RIGHT • Anticlockwise – SHIFT and LEFT Rotate Tilt Pan Zoom
Finding and Locating Places • Fly to • Name of Place (Need to be online) • Latitude or Longitude • 51.199000, -0.535150 • Directions – get directions from: • - Dublin, Ireland • - to Dublin, Texas • Now fly it!
Let’s Check Out Some Resources • Measurement Tool • Historical Imagery: Back to 1950 • Placemarks and Tours • Exploring Moon, Mars, and Sky
My Places/Temporary Places • Information which you add to the map is organised into layers • Some of these are within folders • Needs good data management
Toolbar • Toggle menus • Add placemark • Add an area • Add a line • Add an image • Record a tour • Show historical imagery • Dark/Light • Switch between earth, sky and other planets • Ruler • Print • Email • Publish in Google Maps
Making a Placemark • Click to create a new placemark • Enter a sensible Name • You can add more details in the description • You can change the Symbol, Style, Colour. • Don’t forget to press OK to save it • Make a placemark to represent a building. Choose an appropriate symbol.
Making an Area • Similar to Placemarks • Multiple clicks to mark each vertex of the area • Give the area a name • Add a description • Can set style, colour • and Outline and Opacity (for area) • Don’t forget to press OK to save it
Historical Imagery • Allows you to switch between different ages of imagery • What has been the biggest change to these grounds which you can spot from the available imagery?
Exporting KML/KMZ • KML is a form of XML. Very simple language • KMZ is just a zipped form of KML • You can export a single feature, groups of features, features stored in folders • Right Click on the feature/folder to export and go to Save Place As • Create a folder, put your point and area into it, and export the folder.
Using Google Earth offline First connect to the internet, launch GE, and clear its disk cache: tools > options > cache > clear disk cache > OK • In GE, make sure that the borders and roads layers are switched on; zoom to the affected area; and systematically ‘sweep’ it at an appropriate level of resolution. As you do this, the background imagery is cached to disk. • Next time you open your computer, the imagery will still show, even if you are offline
Uses of Google Earth • English Language Arts: Map an autobiography, Google Lit Trips http://googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html • Math: Measure distances, angles, depths, elevations http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html • Social Studies: Create you own military campaigns, Compare Contrast views of cities today to past, Go on a virtual field trip. http://www.kmlfactbook.org/#&db=ciafb&table=2002&col=2008&
Uses of Google Earth • Science: Space Exploration, Sky Mode, Moon Mode, Analyze Earthquake Data, Look at Endangered Species habits. • Health and Physical Education: Virtual climb of Mount Everest,
Let’s find a project……… • http://sitescontent.google.com/google-earth-for-educators/
Creating KML and KMZ files • Your turn…………………………