La Jolla, CA: Geo Apps GWE

La Jolla, CA: Geo Apps GWE

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
• Want numbered icons for your placemarks?

Google Maps Tutorial

• Clean up project
• "Create a My Map" Video
  
• Add Google Maps to your other website
• Maps Help
• Upload a Google Earth tour to Google Maps by GCT Daniel Rezac

Google Earth Tutorial & Resources

• Google Earth Tutorials & More
• Google Lit Trips - http://www.googlelittrips.org
• Ancient Rome in Google Earth
• More Lesson Plan Ideas - http://www.gelessons.com/
• Screencasts on how to create a Tour by GCT Karen Ditzer
• Creating KML Files (Advanced)
• How to Build a LitTrip
• Google Earth Placemark Codes
• Google Earth Placemark Templates from GCT Diane Main
  
• Google Certified Teacher, Jill Galloway's Google Earth Tutorial Site
  

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/#
• 10 best things you can do in Google Earth
  

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

Google Video

* Pretty Cool!

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

YouTube Video: "The Googling"

HUGE thanks to Michael Wacker for organizing these resources.

Our Favorite Places Map from the workshop:

CLICK HERE to add and edit the map





Google's collection of favorite places around the world.
Lonely Planet's Favorite Places

• The London of Sherlock Holmes Mapped
• 24 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom
• Google's Geo Education Page 
• Find Locations of Great Paintings -http://geocodedart.com/
  
• Pre-School Classroom 
• Lower School Classroom (Grades 1-5)
• Middle School Classroom (Grades 6-8)
  
• Upper School Classroom (Grades 9-12) 
  
• AP Courses 
• Google Earth and Math
• Ryan Byrne's post on Historic Maps
  
• Over 120 historical maps in the Google Maps Rumsey Historical Maps
• Historic maps in the classroom
• National Parks Information: here and here
• 50 Exciting Ideas to Use Google Earth in the Classrooms
  

• Google Lessons - features some Geo Apps Lessons
  
• American Explorers
  
• Clean Watersheds - http://cleanwatersheds.wikispaces.com
• Environmental I-Reports - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/ireport
• Expedition Lit Trips - http://outdoortech.wikispaces.com
• Our Lost Children - http://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com
• Poetry of Place - http://poetryofplace.wikispaces.com
• Trace Your Trash - http://goapes.wikispaces.com/traceyourtrash
• Add Pictures:http://www.panoramio.com/
• Build buildings with Google Building Maker
• Real world Math Lessons
  

• 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

• 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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YouTube Video: Earth View