Google Earth ITP Class

1. User guide (Help - user guide)
2. Labeling a location for easy return
3. Basic functions and orienting
   Search, Place, Layers panels
       3D Buildings, terrain, roads, street view in Layers panel
   View options
   Ruler
   Zooming
       Using the navigation bar
       Right click and drag
       Left double click
       Right double click
       Alt (zooming with mouse with roll bar) zooms in smaller increments
4. Navigating Terrain
   Shift + left mouse – tilt view or rotate object
   Ctrl + left mouse – turn around
5. Choose a location to review and practice functions
   La Segrada Familia, The Eiffel Tower, The Acropolis, Your address, The Sears Tower, Wrigley Field, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Fuji, Mt. Kilimanjaro, etc.
6. Oceans (in layers)

Break

1. Sky, Moon, Mars
2. KML files
   In places - add content
   Also littered around when in certain layers
3. Practice functions and explore KML files to design for curriculum

Ideas

1. Compare and contrast different fault lines
2. Explore different aspects of the ocean
   1. dead zones
   2. marine life
   3. weather and ocean features
3. Look at moon features
4. Compare sunrise and sunset times for different parts of the world on the same day
5. Look at weather patterns
6. Have students design a tour or collection
7. Use KML files for a myriad of activities, graphs, etc.
   1. Graphs based on ocean temperatures and density
   2. Population density
   3. Carbon dioxide distribution
   4. Fossil fuel use