Fall '09 TCOE - The Geo Apps

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Fall '09 TCOE - The Geo Apps

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Overview of what we will cover!

Google Maps

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

Google Earth

Tour
Layers

Presentation

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 & 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)

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

YouTube Video

* Pretty Cool!

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

The Googling

Our Favorite Places Map

Insert Map Here

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

Integration Ideas:

The Londong of Sherlock Holmes Mapped
24 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom
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
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

Projects:

Google Lessons - features some Geo Apps Lessons
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
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

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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