Geo Apps: Maps, Earth, & SketchUp

2015 - 2016 Events‎ > ‎2009-07-07 GWE Pennsylvania Webinars‎ > ‎

Link to Archived Recording: https://sas.elluminate.com/mr.jnlp?suid=M.0EA3E6D68A7B527D96E8077DF0D71F

The Crib Sheets:

Google Maps
Google Earth
SketchUp

HTML
KML

The Tools:

Google Maps (And Google Mapmaker)
Google Earth
Sketchup

Overview: Google Maps

Search & Get Directions
Satellite View, Terrain View, & Traffic
Street View
More... (Photos, Videos, Wikipedia, Webcams)
My Maps: Browse & Create
Google Maps Help

Activity 1: Collaborative "Favorite Places" Map

Click on the invitation you received to be a collaborator on our "PA Google Virtual Camp" map with your Google Account email address.
Add a place marker identifying your favorite place.
Add content to the place marker using the rich text editing tools.
Advanced: Add an image or other media to the place marker using the HTML editor.
Explore some of your colleagues favorite places...

Activity 2: Map a List

Complete the embedded Form below

Map a List
Map a List

Viiew the Map a List wizard for creating and managing customized Google maps of address lists.
Download KML of your maps / export them to Google earth

Google's Spreadsheet Mapper: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tLQ_ID9LYLVSLeSUIm3qMaA&output=html

Brief Demonstrations:

Google Earth
Sketchup & The 3D Warehouse

Resource Library

Integration Ideas:

Pre-School Classroom - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_65dzbp67gs
Lower School Classroom (Grades 1-5) - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_66dvcqqbrh
Middle School Classroom (Grades 6-8) - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_68dp4wdxcc
Upper School Classroom (Grades 9-12) - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_69chpv96f8
AP Courses - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgdwkz9w_70cd42j8c3

Projects:

American Explorers - http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=104315898973148836611.0004402acbce64705f5f9&ll=43.516689,-96.240234&spn=37.880586,59.589844&t=h&z=4&om=1
Clean Watersheds - http://cleanwatersheds.wikispaces.com
Environmental I-Reports - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/ireport
Expedition Lit Trips - http://outdoortech.wikispaces.com
Google Lit Trips - http://www.googlelittrips.org/
Map Your Clean Up - http://maps.google.com/help/maps/cleanup/index.html#utm_source=en-nws-sitsr&utm_medium=nws-sitsr&utm_campaign=en
Our Lost Children - http://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com
Poetry of Place - http://poetryofplace.wikispaces.com
Trace Your Trash - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/traceyourtrash
Ancient Rome in Google Earth - http://www.google.com/educators/romecontest.html
More Lesson Plan Ideas - http://www.gelessons.com/

Other Applications:

Here are some applications 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
Glogster - www.glogster.com/edu

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/

Google Maps Resources

Google Maps Tutorials: http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorials.html
Clean up project - http://maps.google.com/help/maps/cleanup/index.html#utm_source=en-nws-sitsr&utm_medium=nws-sitsr&utm_campaign=en

Google Earth Resources

Google Earth Tutorials: http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorials.html
Google Earth Gallery: http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?pid=earth&synd=earth&cat=featured&hl=en&gl=us
Google Earth API Demo Gallery - http://code.google.com/apis/earth/documentation/demogallery.html
Google Earth Community: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0

Google Sketch Up Resources

Video Tutorials: http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos.html
Self-Paced Tutorials: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=36e1fa0d054a15eecc725c514c21d975&prevstart=0
Resources and more: http://sketchup.google.com/community/
Aidan Chopra's YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/aidanchopra

General Geography Resources

Worldmapping based on demographic data - http://www.worldmapper.org/
Simple movie of profound and interesting geography data - http://www.bigpicturesmallworld.com/movies/introB.html
Geography videogame - http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/playgame.html
Easily searchable demographic information - http://zipskinny.com/
Free scientific multimedia resource - http://www.arkiveeducation.org/index.html
Multimedia resource for windows - http://www.createascape.org.uk/home.html
Too much consumption, where does it all go? - www.storyofstuff.com
Clustrmaps... where are your visitors from? - http://www.clustermaps.com/

Mashups!

NY area Historical maps: http://www.henryhudson400.com/home.php

Videos:

Google Maps
Wanna Work Together?

Two Men Take the Wrong Turn Down Street View

YouTube Video

* There are a few more of these. Check out the series on YouTube by searching for "The Googling". My favorite is The Googling IV: Google SMS

How to Edit Features in Google Mapmaker

YouTube Video

Making Your Own Map

* There are more Mapmaker tutorials on YouTube.

And something fun... Sampsonia Way:

YouTube Video

Now go to Googlemaps and search for: Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.

Google Earth

Where is Matt in Google Earth

YouTube Video

* Matt traveled all over the world and danced with people. What a great way to educate children about different cultures and bring us all together.

Check out "Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)". One of my favorite parts is Matt with the Baliwood Dancers.

Secret Images of Google Earth

YouTube Video

* Pretty Cool!

*For Google Earth tutorial, ideas on how to incorporate Google Earth and other Web 2.0 tools in your classroom, go to Teens and Technology and then click on the GPS and GIS page in the left-hand column.

Teens and Technology - http://teensandtechnology.wikispaces.com

Google SketchUp

Google Video

How to Build a Robot in SketchUp

YouTube Video

*Check out other SketchUp tutorials from basic to advanced on YouTube.

Google Teacher Academy Resources (from GCT Thomas Cooper Andrew Gardner and other GCT's):

From the Earth Geo Apps Maps Earth and Sketchup

Andrew's GLI Google Maps Preso

GLI CVCUE - GeoAps 3.28.09

Activities for the Week

1. Collaborative Activity Idea: Create A Multimedia Map

Create a new custom map and invite at least one other participant as a collaborator.
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: