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What is Google Earth?

 * a [|virtual globe] program, originally called Earth Viewer, and created by [|Keyhole, Inc], a company acquired by [|Google] in 2004. It maps the earth by the [|superimposition] of images obtained from [|satellite imagery] and [|aerial photography]. It is available under two different licenses: Google Earth, a free version with limited functionality, and Google Earth Pro ($400 per year), which is intended for commercial use. - Wikipedia
 * a globe that sits inside your PC
 * a map of the world on steroids
 * combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips

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Download Google Earth
[|http://earth.google.com] Google Earth Pro - free for educators. Learn how to get it [|here]

Guides and Tutorials
//**Video Tutorials**// [|Google Earth 6 Tutorials] [|Google Earth Video Tutorial Series] [|Making a Tour in Google Earth]

[|Google Earth User Guide] [|10 Best Things You Can Do with Google Earth] [|Using Google Earth]- tricks and tips to explore your world more effectively in Google Earth [|How Google Earth Works] [|Create Narrated Tours with KML Touring]

- PDF document. Right-click and save.

Sample Resources for World History and Geography
[|How to Teach Geography with Google Earth - Pt. 1 - Latitude and Longitude] [|Studying Latitude and Longitude with Google Earth] - activity for students to explore coordinate system using Google Earth (PDF) [|Food Mapping Project] - Middlebury College [|Teaching History with Google Earth] [|Wilmette Jr. High School World Religion Project] - Tours created by 7th graders related to the world's great religions World History Tours - Tours created by AP World History Students [|Roman Holiday] - Lesson Plan (PDF) [|Walking in the Footsteps of the Romans] Lesson Plan (PDF) [|Introduction to The Roman Record Lesson Plan]  - Lesson Plan (PDF) [|Flying Through the Crusades] - a Google Earth classroom project [|World History Tour] - YouTube video [|Teaching and Learning with Google Earth] [|See Ancient Rome in 3D] [|Tour Rome with Google Earth] [|Ancient Egypt through Google Earth] [|Encompassing the Globe: Portugal and the World in the 16th and 17th Centuries] [|Geolocation Files for Greek History]

[|Virtual History Tours] - using other online media

Sample Resources for U.S. History and Geography
[|Google Earth in the Social Studies Classroom] [|U.S. Presidents] - shows where each president was from, offers an image of each president, provides a link to more information, and shows how many states were in the Union when each president was elected.” [|U.S. History Tours Powered by Google Earth] - collection of KMZ files traces historical developments across time. Points of interest in each tour launch primary and multimedia sources [|Mapping the Holocaust] [|World War Two] - YouTube video featuring historical images mixed with Google Earth video [|Project: Slavery, Exploitation, and Slave Trade Routes] [|The Underground Railroad Digital Classroom] United States History Tours [|Virtual Tour of the 1906 Earthquake] [|Latitude and Longitude Game] [|Juicy Geography Google Earth Lessons]

5th Grade U.S. History Examples
[|13 Colonies Class Project] - (KMZ) student project incorporating PowerPoint presentation and VoiceThread into Google Earth [|Early English Colonies] - (KMZ) includes Native American settlements in New England as well as significant landmarks - (KMZ) events that led up to the Revolutionary War including research activities for students [|Revolutionary War Sites] - (KMZ) annotated tour of the battle sites of the Revolutionary War - (KMZ) shows 195 battles

[|Google Lit Trips]
//My Brother Sam is Dead// by James Lincoln Collier - classic story of one family torn apart by the Revolutionary War [|Lesson Plan for My Brother Sam Is Dead]

8th Grade U.S. History Examples
- (KMZ) the trail of Lewis and Clark with annotations, images and journal entries - (KMZ) historical map overlays the trail of the Lewis and Clark Expedition - (KMZ) overlay with - (KMZ) extensive file includes all battles of Civil War by campaign - (KMZ) locations along The Trail of Tears from Calhoun, GA to Fort Gibson, OK  - (KMZ) shows alternate routes [|Landmarks of the Underground Railroad]- (KMZ) includes 3D models

[|Google Lit Trips]
//Underground to Canada// by Barbara Smucker - Taken away from her mother by a ruthless slave trader, all Julilly has left is the dream of freedom, so when workers from the Underground Railroad offer to help her and her friend escape, they are ready.

High School U.S. History Examples
- (KMZ) from W.W. Norton Publishers, includes important landmarks of the Civil Rights Movement with images, primary documents, and links to audio recordings (KML) (KML) - (KMZ) 1941 overlay map - (KMZ) Urbanization of America - Rumsey Historical Map Layer of Chicago in 1857

[|Google Lit Trips]
//The Grapes of Wrath// by John Steinbeck - During the Great Depression, the Joad family sets out on a journey to find new hope after losing everything they owned in Oklahoma. Along the way, they encounter experiences that reveal the dark underside of capitalistic economies.

Lessons and Curriculum Ideas
[|How to Teach with Google Earth] [|eMints Google Earth Lessons] [|Google Earth Lesson Plans from Lesson Planet] [|Google Earth Lessons] [|Google Earth for Educators] [|Google Earth for Educators: 50 Exciting Ideas for the Classroom] [|Back to School with Google Earth] [|Google Earth Lessons - An Educational Resource for Teachers] [|24 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom] [|Exploring Google Earth ... Beyond the WOW Factor] [|Ideas for Use in the Classroom] - from Teacher Resource Exchange in UK [|Google Earth Education Community]

[|Merge Historial Maps with Current World in Google Earth] [|Drake's Circumnavigation of the World] [|David Rumsey Map Collection]

[|Google Earth for Science Teachers] [|Geo-Science Teaching Activities Using Google Earth] [|Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]

[|Postcards from the Past] [|Candidate Watch] [|Crisis in Darfur]

[|Google Lit Trips] - Teach great literature using Google Earth [|Google Lit Trips: Bring Travel Tales to Life] - Edutopia.org article describing Google Lit Trips [|Google Lit Trip Tips] - how-to documents for creating Google Lit Trips [|Storybook Settings by Satellite]: Google Earth for Language Arts & Reading Class

Google Earth as a Tool for Teaching World Music

[|REAL WORLD MATH - Using Google Earth in the Math Curriculum] [|Teach Area and Perimeter Using Google Earth] - YouTube video tutorial

Sample Lessons
Math -[| Complex Area Lesson] Geography - [|Crack the Code] Science - [|Putting Google Earth to the Test] Language Arts - [|Google Lit Trips - The Kite Runner]

Other Resources
[|Google Earth KMZ files] - collection of files specifically for use in the classroom [|KML Gallery] [|Google Earth KMZ files] Goo gle Earth Historical Placemarks - WWII bbs.keyhole.com [|Google Earth Blog] - The amazing things about Google Earth™ [|Google Earth Showcase] - library of tours, videos, and imagery that have been created by Google Earth and supporting partners [|Ogle Earth Blog] - brings you news about virtual globes, with a special focus on [|Google Earth] [|Google Earth Library] - free add-on content for Google Earth [|Google Earth Community]- bulletin board discussion and sharing [|Google Earth Sightseer Newsletter] [|Google Touring] - a steadily-growing collection of Google Earth tours [|What on Earth?] - Funny findings, fascinating add-ons and more to discover on Google Earth and Google Maps [|The Strangest Sites in Google Earth] [|Cool Places in Google Earth] [|Google Lat Long Blog] - official GE blog [|Amazed - Google Earth] - YouTube video [|geoGreeting] - how geeks show they care

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