Session Description

Google Earth has proven to be a very useful tool for discovering our world. Now let's take a deeper dive into Google Earth's creation tools. In this session we will explore Google Earth Projects. A new tool that allows you and your students to create your own adventures, and tell your stories through 3D Earth imagery. What story will you tell?

Fun Tours

• Google Earth Stories & Tours by the Social Studies Samurai

• US Geography Quiz Example by Josh Williams

Resources

• ACTEM 2021 Slidedeck Presentation

• Meet the New Google Earth

• Google Earth Info Boxes Video by Tom Mullaney

• Google Earth Story Template by Jeff Richardson

• Plastic Pollution in our Oceans by Jeff Richardson

• Storytelling Best Practices for Google Earth

About Google Earth Projects

You can create customized maps and stories about places around the world. Mark spots you care about, and add text, photos, and videos to complete your stories. You can also share your maps and stories with others to collaborate.

Google Earth Tutorial: Intro to Creation Tools

Learn how to start a project and add place marks, lines, photos and more. Try it out now: https://g.co/earth

Who can create Projects

Anyone with a Google Account can create Projects. If you don’t have an account, you can sign up for one now.

Note: Projects can be viewed, but not created, on your mobile devices.

What you need to create Projects

• A computer

• The Chrome browser

• Any details you want to include about places you visited

• Any photos and online videos you want to use