Geo Apps: Maps, Earth & SketchUp

The Crib Sheets:



GWE - Geo


The Tools:

Google Maps
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:
           Go to this Custom Map.
           Add some custom points of interest.  Write a short witty phrase about how and why that place is important. 
Find those places on Google Maps, label them with an appropriate icon. 
1) Your hometown
2) The school where you teach
3) A place that you could use in class to elaborate on an idea or concept
4) A place where you have eaten your best meal
5) A place where you've had a great adventure

Bonus Points:  Add pictures, videos, and interesting icons

           Convert this to a Google Earth Layer.
        

Overview: Google Earth
Moon
Solar System
Mars    
Layers
KML/KMZ
Classroom Applications

Activity 2:
Explore the layers inside of Google Earth or download it if you haven't.  Check out some the of links below for ideas on how to integrate Google Earth into your lessons.



My Maps Tutorial


Check these out:
The Official LatLong Blog:  http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/
Google Earth Blog:  http://www.gearthblog.com/
Google Earth Greatest Hits:  http://earth.google.com/intl/en/thanks.html#filmstrip
Google Earth Community: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/
Add Audio to Google Earth Placemarks: http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/11/24/google-earth-is-our-paper-part-2-add-your-voice/

Classroom Projects:
Here are some collaborative projects we have already started.  We are always looking for other classes to join us.  Check us out and join in at any time.
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/
How to build a Lit Trip - PDF
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
Earth Science in My Maps:  http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=28.304381,-23.203125&spn=143.093947,360&z=2
Real World Math:  http://www.realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/RealWorldMath.org.html


For fun:  Plug-in Required:
Land the Eagle from Apollo 11:  http://www.planetinaction.com/moonlander/
Share a Google Earth image in your web browser:  http://earthurl.org/
Turns Google Earth into an interactive game: http://planetinaction.com/index.htm
Driving Simulator: http://earth-api-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/drive-simulator/index.html
Monster Milktruck: http://earth-api-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/demos/milktruck/index.html



Sketchup:


Sketchup


Sketchup Overview




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