Geo-Apps: Google Maps and Google Earth

Using Google Earth to Measure Diameter (Film on the Fly)

Our Shared Map

Jerome Burg: Microsoft Laureate (Google Lit Trips)

Integration Ideas:

• The London of Sherlock Holmes Mapped
• 24 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom
• Google's Geo Education Page
• Find Locations of Great Paintings -http://geocodedart.com/
• Pre-School Classroom
• Lower School Classroom (Grades 1-5)
• Middle School Classroom (Grades 6-8)
• Upper School Classroom (Grades 9-12)
• AP Courses
• Google Earth and Math
• Ryan Byrne's post on Historic Maps
• Over 120 historical maps in the Google Maps Rumsey Historical Maps
• Historic maps in the classroom
• National Parks Information: here and here
• 50 Exciting Ideas to Use Google Earth in the Classrooms

Projects:

• Google Lessons - features some Geo Apps Lessons
• American Explorers
• Clean Watersheds - http://cleanwatersheds.wikispaces.com
• Environmental I-Reports - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/ireport
• Expedition Lit Trips - http://outdoortech.wikispaces.com
• Our Lost Children - http://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com
• Poetry of Place - http://poetryofplace.wikispaces.com
• Trace Your Trash - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/traceyourtrash
• Add Pictures:http://www.panoramio.com/
• Build buildings with Google Building Maker
• Real world Math Lessons

Other Applications:

Here are some application that you can use and then embed in Google Maps and Earth.

• SlideShare - http://www.slideshare.net/
• Podomatic - http://www.podomatic.com/
• Quizzlet - http://quizlet.com/user/Quizzlet/
• VoiceThread - http://ed.voicethread.com/
• YouTube - http://www.youtube.com

Google Maps in Other Languages:

Students of foreign languages can be tasked to locate cities, give directions, or create placemarks about museums, shops, geographical features and other cultural practices.

• Chinese Maps - http://ditu.google.cn/
• French Maps - http://maps.google.fr/
• German Maps - http://maps.google.de/
• Spanish Maps - http://maps.google.es/
• Italian Maps - http://maps.google.it/
• Russian Maps - http://maps.google.ru/

The Tools:

• Google Maps (And Google Mapmaker)
• Street View
• Google Earth
• Sketchup

The Crib Sheets:

• Google Maps
• Google Earth
• SketchUp
• HTML

Help

• Google Earth Blog
• Google Maps Mania Blog
• Google Maps Help Page
• Google Earth Help Page
• Google Earth Community
• twitter.com/GoogleEarth
• twitter.com/GoogleMap

Activity: Create A Multi-Media Map

I have shared a custom map and invited you as collaborators.

• Add a marker for a place you've always wanted to go
• The school or place where you work
• A place you reference in your curriculum
• A place where you have eaten a GREAT meal!
• A place where you had a fun adventure (maybe in summer 2010)
• EXTRA:
  • Change the Icon
  • Embed text and media into the markers, including:
  • Text
  • Links
  • Images
  • Video (use the old YouTube embed code)
  • Other, such as a Google Doc, Form, or Presentation

Google Maps Tutorial

• Clean up project
• "Create a My Map" Video
• Add Google Maps to your other website
• Maps Help
• Upload a Google Earth tour to Google Maps by GCT Daniel Rezac

Google Lit Trips - www.googlelittrips.org

More Google Earth Tutorial & Resources

• Google Earth Tutorials & More
• Ancient Rome in Google Earth
• Google Earth Gadget Gallery
• More Lesson Plan Ideas - http://www.gelessons.com/
• Screencasts on how to create a Tour by GCT Karen Ditzer
• Creating KML Files (Advanced)
• How to Build a LitTrip
• Google Earth Placemark Codes
• Google Earth Placemark Templates from GCT Diane Main
• Google Certified Teacher, Jill Galloway's Google Earth Tutorial Site

• http://kunstlercast.com/shows/KunstlerCast_56_Virtual_Tour_Paris.html

Cool Mashup!

• NY area Historical maps: http://www.henryhudson400.com/home.php
• Driving: http://vidmap.de/web/video?video_id=294

Love these:

• http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs/blogs/andrew.trice/census/#
• 10 best things you can do in Google Earth