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Working with Geo Tools

• The Tools:
• Maps: http://maps.google.com
• Earth: http://earth.google.com
• Video Tours:
• Maps: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/tour/
  
• Earth: http://earth.google.com/tour.html
  
• The Crib Sheets:
• Google Maps: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/files/Crib_Maps.pdf?attredirects=0
• Google Earth: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/files/Crib_Earth.pdf?attredirects=0
• GTA Resources (more presentations from us to you):
  
• http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/tech-tools-rotation-1/geo-apps
• http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/2008-09-24/geo
  
• Additional Google Earth Resources:
• Google Earth Homepage - the official page from Google for downloads, resources, and more
• "Create Your Own" Tutorial
• GeoLatLong Blog entry with teacher projects.
  
• Google Earth Community - find & share new place marks
• Google for Educators - Google Earth Classroom Activities
• Juicy Geography - great ideas for using Google Earth in the classroom
• Google Lit Trips - Jerome Burg's fantastic ideas for Literature, Social Studies, or other subjects.
• Consumer & Family Studies World Tour at Granada High School - Great project using Google Earth
  
• Google Earth Blog - blog dedicated to using Google Earth
• Jing - record Google Earth tours ("flyovers") as movies and share them online
• Sample Google Earth tour captured with Jing
• Tom Barrett "22 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom"
  
  

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Map Activity

• Create a new custom map and invite other participants as collaborators (spots important to your discipline, for example).
• Add a marker for your site (and any other relevant locations).
• Add additional markers for important buildings or areas at your site.
• Embed text and media into the markers, including:
• Text
• Links
• Images
• Video (if applicable)
• Other, such as a Google Doc, Form, or Presentation
• Share what you've done with the group.
• OPTIONAL Alternative Activity: "My Favorite Places" map for each participant.

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And It Gets Better: Sketch Up


Sketch Up is free CAD software, and far more powerful than you'd guess.

• The Tools:
• Sketch Up: http://sketchup.google.com
• The Community:
• Resources and more: http://sketchup.google.com/community/
• Aidan Chopra's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/aidanchopra
  
• The Crib Sheets:
• Google Sketch Up: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/files/Crib_Sketchup.pdf?attredirects=0