SAGT 2008: Things for you to try during my Google Earth Presentation

Things for you to try my 2008 Scottish Assosiation of Geography Teachers Presentation on the 'How To' of Geography and Google Earth:

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www.wordle.net– make interesting word clouds

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www.maps.google.com– Google Maps (experiment by switching between satellite, street view, traffic, maps, hybrid, Street view and terrain).

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www.earth.google.com– Google Earth

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Google Map’s Mash Up’s

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www.mapmsq.com/send/smokesignal- Make Smoke signals come out of Google maps for anywhere in the world.

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http://flood.firetree.net– Sea Level Rise Simulator

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http://flickrvision.com– See photos appear on a world map and 3D globe in real time

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Google Earth – things to Try

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Open Google earth – you will find it in the Start Menu

• The Ruler Tool
• Time on the Latitude and Longitude Lines
• Find your school and flay to another place

 

www.gearthhacks.com/downloads- Google Earth files that other people have already created

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http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/stonehenge.htm- Noels Excellent Stonehenge Google earth decision making exercise.

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http://www.360cities.net/- 360 City Panoramas (you can view in Google Earth)

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Mess around with the layers:

• The Weather
• 3D Buildings – Have a look at Disney World
• The Gallery – Use the Gallery to explore a place (I used Japan)

Google Sky

• Switch between Google earth and Google Sky

Comments

[David Rogers]

Great session Ollie many thanks. Will be using some of the ideas picked up after half term with the department.

David