This video will provide an overview of Google Earth and how to get started Exploring.  

Establish settings and preferences for Google Earth.

In this video we will look at tools available in Google Earth that will enhance your experience. Specifically, you'll learn how to use Street View, the Measuring Tool, and the Historical Imagery feature.  Street View allows to see places from ground level and even look inside famous buildings, The measuring tools allows you to turn points of interest on the map into math problems for your students or to help see how locations relate in size. Finally the Historical Imagery tools allows you to see how locations have changed throughout the years.  

In this video you'll learn how  to create a project and access saved projects. 

In this video we will look at 2 ways you can add locations to your project: 

• By searching for a location and using the "Save to project" option

• By navigating to an exact location in Google Earth and using the "Add placemark" option

Another way to add a place to your project is by creating it from Street View! Using the search feature, you can find a place, drop into Street View, set a view, and capture it to your project.  What's cool about Street View is that upon visiting a place you captured in Street View, you will be dropped right into the location and can "look around" rather than just seeing an overhead view of the location. Also, in case you didn't know, Street View also allows you to drop down underwater for some locations and walk inside famous buildings. Give it a try!

This video covers how to add textual information and links to a location in your project as well as how to customize the order and appearance of your placemarks.  You'll also learn how to set default views for locations allowing you to make the experience feel more specific and immersive to your viewers. You can zoom in or pan the map to get a better view of the location as well as tilt and rotate the Earth's surface using the compass. Once you have the view you like, click the "Capture this view" button to update your location. This view will now be associated with the location, and in presentation mode when you visit this location, the map will "fly" to this view automatically. Finally, you'll also learn how to preview your changes.

You can add photos and video to each location to supplement the textual content you added to the location. For each location you can add one photo or add multiple photos to create an image carousel for viewers to peruse. In the same way that you added images to a location, you can add video. Video can be added by pasting a link to a YouTube video. And yes, just like with photos, you can add multiple videos to a location. 

You can trace a path or highlight an area on your map by drawing lines and shapes. 

Please note: 

• The "Draw line or shape" option is not available for places you added with Street View.

• For lines, you will be able to drag and move your line points to reshape your line, but you can’t delete or add segments.

• For shapes, you can reshape by clicking and dragging points, but you can’t delete segments. You can not click and drag your entire shape to a new location.

• If you add a path, polygon or measurement to your project, make sure Presentation settings is set to Small card or Large panel so the information shows in Slideshow mode. 

Learn how to add a slide to introduce your project. You can also add a slide to create a title page, display questions and directions, key facts, or to help organize various parts of your project. 

With a project open, use the Slideshow button to preview your entire project or show it off to your class. 

You can share a project with others so that they can edit the project or view it. By giving users editing rights you can allow others to collaborate on a project with you. Sharing options are available from the Google Earth landing page and within each project, and are similar to sharing throughout Google Apps in that you can provide access to specific individuals or create shareable links.