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
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