Extreme Google Earth

Jason Heiser

Hank Wajda

Don’t be scared by the title of this session we are going to look at how EXTREMELY USEFUL and EXTREMELY POWERFUL a Google earth tour can be for engaging students... Learn how to turn a basic tour (new or old) into a self-guided, interactive learning experience which can be used to foster higher order and critical thinking, yet lending itself to facilitation rather than presentation. As a side bar I will be emphasizing high tech and low tech classroom applications for using a Google Earth tour. Lastly, participants will begin the process of creating their own tour for use in their classroom using a presenter created outline as a guide in the process.

Date: 7/29

Session Time: 8:10-9:40

Location: DANA 221

Description:

In this session, we are going to look at how EXTREMELY USEFUL and EXTREMELY POWERFUL a Google Earth Tour can be for engaging students and promoting

critical thinking. Participants will have the opportunity to use a current tour or create a new one that is self-guided, challenging, and interactive.

Goals:

Participants will be able to:

1. Create a Google Earth tour (basic and lay ground work for interactive media)

2. Create relevant high tech and low tech examples which promote higher order thinking

Content of Session:

- Links to Marzano

- High tech and low tech applications to Google Earth

- Facilitating a lesson using Google Earth

- Assignment on using Google Earth

- Alternatives to Google Earth if bandwidth is an issue

- Wrap-up

Resources:

Google Earth Download - site where you can find the latest software for Google Earth.

Jog - Jog for Google Earth/Maps and other related tools.