New Earth
New Earth -
Web based and Chromebook friendly
import data from other Google Apps
Controls - bottom right
Settings top right- switch clouds on and off (clouds are 30 mins delay from live )
**Hit N to orientate North again
Search for a place - click the appropriate place and then fly to it.
A knowledge card will appear. You can save this to My Places to navigate to later (local save for now)
- Switch between top-down view and orbiting 3D view: In the bottom right, click 3D . If you are already in 3D view, you’ll see 2D instead.
- Face North: In the bottom right, click the compass. Double-click the compass to make it bigger. Then, click and drag the compass to tilt or rotate the screen.
- Fly to your current location: In the bottom right, click My Location .
- Rotate the map: On the bottom right, double-click the compass. Then, click and drag the compass edges to rotate the screen.
- Tilt the map: On the bottom right, double-click the compass. Then, click and drag the center of the compass to tilt up and down.
- Return to the default Google Earth view: In the bottom right, click the globe. To move across the world, zoom in then click and drag the globe.
Try the Earth Breakout here - https://sites.google.com/hoover.k12.al.us/gettingtoknowearth/home
Settings menu
Search
Find a place in the world, either name or GPS coordinates
Voyager -
A rich set of resources built for educators by educators and expert partners
My places
Import KML and KMZ into the map
Map style
control how the map looks, choose the things you want to see on the map. Scroll to the bottom and choose custom - switch the clouds on and off.
Photos
Switch the cache of photos on and off.
Settings
Larger settings for the behavior of earth
Voyagers -
Class task based around Saroo's voyage - https://docs.google.com/presentation
To enhance your Google Earth classroom experience, try importing a KML file to incorporate data that is not hosted on Earth. KML, or Keyhole Markup Language, is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth. You can create KML files to pinpoint locations, add image overlays, and expose rich data in new ways. It is possible to use KML files from your Google Drive folder or off your desktop by enabling import in settings.
Guide to getting started with KML
Try out the "Our Quaking Earth" KML
(https://www.google.com/earth/education/tools/google-earth/)
Mapping from Sheets - How to code your own KML.
Some tricks for advanced users
https://www.google.com/earth/outreach/learn/mapping-from-a-google-spreadsheet/
Making your own KML Code -
Definitely extra for experts ( the extended abstract crew !)
Check out the great information found on the Earth Point website (free subscription for teachers)
https://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx
geteach.com - A great website of google earth goodness