Google+Activities

[|Google Earth] is a virtual globe, map and geographic information program. There are many websites that show how It can be integrated in the classroom--some are listed below. In this activity, play with Google Earth to see how you can integrate it into your lessons. Choose one activity below that you can use in your classroom.

**__How to install-__**
====Check to see if Google Earth is installed on your computer. (Start menu, All Programs, GoogleEarth.exe) If not, you should have a notification in the lower right hand corner of software waiting for installation. Otherwise, go to Start menu, control panels, add remove programs and look for Google Earth in the list of software.====

1.) Open GoogleEarth 2.) Type in //patriotic places// or //sightseeing// in the **Fly To** search box. 3.) Now find a place of interest. After exploring, go to the Ning and record your experience.
 * __Social Studies Activity__**-
 * Where did you go?
 * How did you get there?
 * How would you use this in the classroom?

1.) Click on this link for activities. [|Google Math] Go to Lessons, click on Measurement link, Estimating Distances, and read the activity description. 2.) At the bottom of this page click on the Google Earth KMZ file. Save this file in your H: drive. 3.) Open GoogleEarth 4.) Go to File>Open and choose the above file you just saved. (Estimating Distance) 5.) In Google Earth, notice the places window at the bottom left. You should see Estimating Distance in your temporary places. 6.) Expand the folder by clicking on + sign by Estimating Distance. Then follow the link within the folder Estimating Distance by clicking on it.
 * __Math Activities-__**

1.) Click on this link for activities. [|Google Lit Trips] View the website. When you see something you are interested, you can download the .kmz file by clicking on the link that says download this trip or download the kmz file. 2.) Save this file in your H: drive. 3.) Open GoogleEarth 4.) Go to File>Open and choose the above file you just saved. 5.) In Google Earth, notice the places window at the bottom left. You should see your new trip in your temporary places-bottom left.
 * __Literature Activities-__**

[|Google Sky] is a feature for Google's Google Earth and an online sky/outer space viewer at //www.google.com/sky//. It shows the sky view made up of a collaboration of Hubble Telescope space photographs. It was created on August 27, 2007.[1] * 1.) Click on link above. 2.) Search for different constelations, nebulas, etc. Use other features and links from this site. 3.) Open GoogleEarth 4.) In the //**Fly to**// location box, search for a particular desert or other biome location.
 * __Science Activities-__**

1.) Open GoogleEarth 2.) Type in //patriotic places// or //sightseeing// in the **//Fly To//** search box. Experiment with the results. 3.) Now find a place of interest. It could be the birthplace of a famous person, a country, an animal, airplane travel, etc. After exploring, go to the Ning and record your experience.
 * __Electives Activities-__**

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= = <[]>. "Google Sky." __Wikipedia__. 4 March 2009. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,. 4 March 2009 <[]>. ||
 * "Google Earth." __Wikipedia__. 4 March 2009. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., . 4 March 2009