The Geo Apps

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The Tools:

The Crib Sheets:

Overview of what we will cover!

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

GWE The Dalles - GeoAps

Activity: Create A Multi-Media Map
I have shared a custom map and invited you as collaborators.

Add a marker for your favorite place(s)
EXTRA:

Change the Icon
Embed text and media into the markers, including:
Text
Links
Images
Video (use the embed code)
Other, such as a Google Doc, Form, or Presentation

Google Maps Tutorial

Google Earth Tutorial & Resources

Google Earth Tutorials
Google Lit Trips - http://www.googlelittrips.org
Ancient Rome in Google Earth

http://www.google.com/educators/romecontest.html

More Lesson Plan Ideas - http://www.gelessons.com/
KML

Favorite Ways to Use Geo Apps:
*Big thanks to Google Certified Teacher, Chris Walsh for some of these links.

Walking Tour of Pairs

http://kunstlercast.com/shows/KunstlerCast_56_Virtual_Tour_Paris.html

Cool Mashup!

NY area Historical maps: http://www.henryhudson400.com/home.php
Driving: http://vidmap.de/web/video?video_id=294

Love these:

http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs/blogs/andrew.trice/census/#
Google's collection of favorite places around the world.

And something fun... Sampsonia Way:

YouTube Video

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

Also, Secret Images of Google Earth

YouTube Video

* Pretty Cool!

Oh, so funny!
Google Maps (Part I of "The Googling")

The Googling

Our Favorite Places Map

Google Map

Integration Ideas:

We are always looking to collaborate with other teachers and their classes on project. Feel free to check out some of our ideas, add your own, or expand on ours. If you'd like to arrange to do a project with one of our classes contact me.
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
Google Earth and Math

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/
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

Other Applications:

Here are some application 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

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/

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

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