Mike King

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by Mike King
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Google Earth Defined

• Google Earth is a virtual globe program that maps
  the earth by the superimposition of images
  obtained from satellite imagery, aerial
  photography and GIS 3D globe.1
• Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and
  the power of Google Search to put the world's
  geographic information at your fingertips. View
  exotic locations like Maui and Paris as well as
  points of interest such as local restaurants,
  hospitals, schools, and more.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1
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Google Earth 4 Beta

• Google Earth 4 beta with several new features.
• Windows the new version number is 4.0.2416.
• Mac version is 4.0.2413.
• You can now draw paths and polygons with the new
  free GE 4.
• New features include new icons for placemarks,
  faster loading 3D models, improved lighting for
  3D models and printing of driving directions and
  folders. See Google's new page about the update.

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Google Earth Quick Start Guide
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1. Search Panel- Use to find places and directions
2. Overview Map- Use for an additional perspective
3. Hide/Show sidebar- Click to conceal or display
   side bar
4. Placemark- Click to add a place mark
5. Polygon- Click to add a polygon
6. Path- Click to add a path
7. Image Overlay- Click to add an image
8. Measure- Click to measure distance
9. Email- Click to email view or image
10. Print- Click to print current view
11. Navigation Controls- Use to tilt, zoom and move
12. Layers Panel- Use to display points of interests
13. Places Panel- Use to locate, save, and organize
    placemarks
14. 3D Viewer- View the globe and terrain
15. Status Bar- View streaming status

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Google Earth Navigation
The navigation compass allows you to manipulate
the view in multiple ways. Drag the right slider
up and down to zoom in and out. Drag the top
slider left and right to tilt the view. To rotate
the image, spin the navigators on-screen wheel.  
Click On Navigation Compass To See Video Guide
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Search The Globe

• Whether you are looking for a specific address,
   the intersection of two streets, a city, a
  state, a zip code, or a country, just type it
  into the "Fly To" box and hit Search.

Type Address
Select Search
Enid, OK, 73703
Play Video
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Find Directions
Select Directions Tab
Type From Address
Type To Address
Driving Directions Appear in Panel and on Google
Map
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Google Earth Measuring Tools
Select Ruler
The ruler allows you to measure distances from
one given point to another using different units
of measure. First select the unit of measure
then click on two reference points on the map.
The distance between the two points will appear
next to the unit of measure box.
Select Unit of Measure
Distance
Measuring Line
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Google Earth Layers
Use the Layers panel to select from a wide
variety of information that will appear as images
on Google Earth. The layers options allows users
to view world geographical features from roads,
geographic boundaries, and parks. Select from 1
to 21 different categories by clicking on the
geographical feature of interest.
Select Parks Recreation
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Creating A Google Earth Tour

• Step One Write A Short Script
• Step Two Do A Web Search To Locate A Video or
  Narration Reference (Copy paste the URL into
  the script)
• Step Three Locate A Creative Commons Picture
  URL (Copy Paste the URL into the script)

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Example Script

• Welcome to the Washington Monument the worlds
  tallest masonty structures, standing 555 feet.
  The structure was designed by robert Mills in the
  1840s and is built from marble, granite and
  sandstone. The construction of the monument began
  in 1884 and was completed in 1884, thirty years
  after Robert Mills death. The reason for the
  construction delay was in part from lack of
  funding and the start of the American Civil War.
• For more information on the Washington Monument
  vist Wikipedia at http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Was
  hington_Monument.
• You can also see a video about the Washington
  Monument at http//video.google.com/videoplay?doci
  d3251320658933950021
• Picture Reference http//www.anders.com/pictures/
  public/04-views/4520-20Washington20Monument_sm.
  jpg

Scripts can include video and reference links.
The script along with hyperlinks can be copied
and pasted into the place mark window. The
hyperlinks can then be opened or viewed for
additional information about the location.
Reference Link
Video Link
Picture Links are used for Layers
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Conduct A Search
Search by Typing Place or Address
Example Washington Monument
Image Appears In Google Earth Window
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Create A Project Tour Folder
Select Add From Google Earth Menu Bar
Select Add A Folder
Example Ctrl Shift N
Creating a folder will identify the contents of
the project and allows the tour to be sequenced
by event.
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Describe A Project
Create A Title
Example Historical Places In America
Describe Contents of Folder
This folder contains a link to a flyby tour of
Historical places to visit in America. Each
placemark on you journey will include video
links, audio files and information on each of the
historical sites you visit. At the end of your
journey you will be able to download a short quiz
on place Historical Places in America.
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Creating A Place mark
Add a placemark by selecting Add in the Google
menu bar then select Placemark or Ctrl Shift P
A place mark allows viewers to travel to places
in Google Earth as they are assigned in the
project folder.
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Adding Content To A Place mark Window
You can add a title and content to a place mark
window.
Add A Title
Copy Paste Script From Word File
Scripts can include links to audio and video
files.
Active Reference URLs
Select OK
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Select An Icon
Click Icon To Choose Options Menu
Select an icon that fits the reference url, such
as video or picture
Select An Icon
An Icon is an active Google Earth reference point
and can be opened to reveal a content window.
Click Icon To Open
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Overlay Image Search
To locate an overlay for the project conduct a
Washington Monument Creative Commons image search.
Picture Reference Links http//www.anders.com/pic
tures/public/04-views/4520-20Washington20Monume
nt_sm.jpg Photo is posted under a creative
commons licences agreement and has been provided
by Anders Brownworth at www.anders.com
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Creative Commons
Hyper Link
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization
providing free legal mechanisms for learners
inside and outside schools to share and remix
content.
A creative commons environment allows for an
expanded range of creative work to be available
for others to legally build upon and share.
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Adding An Overlay
To add an overlay image click on the project
folder under My Places.
To add an Image Overlay select Add from the
Google Earth Menu and click on Image Overlay Or
press (CtrlShiftO) an overlay window will
appear.
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Adding An Image Link Content
Use Green Corner to Size
Add Title
Copy paste the image url into the link line
Use Crosshair To Move Image
Overlay Image Appears
Add creative commons credits to information
window
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First Stop Washington Monument
Overlay
Place mark
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Saving A kmz Project
Go To File
Save
Save As
When you are ready to save your file. Highlight
your folder, then click on File Save Save
Place asThis will save it as a .kmz. This
small file can be hyperlinked into a presentation.
When someone opens the .kmz file, Google Earth
will automatically be launched or users will be
encouraged to download the program.
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Take A kmz Hyperlink Tour
Click on Selected Image
Select Inset
Select Hyperlink
Click On kmz
Select OK
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Take A Round Trip Ticket
Click on hyperlink Image
Select Historical Places
To take a round trip ticket to the place marks,
highlight the Historical Places In America
folder and click the play button.
Play Tour
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Aug 25 Google has a new venture called Google
Sky. The beta version of earth now includes
Google sky. The feature allows users to get close
to over 100 million galaxies and 200 million star.
To view the star, on your window, download the
recent version Google earth software, launch
application, go to view and select to switch to
sky, zoom in to see the blazing star, black
hole, constellation.
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Click on icon for Google Sky Link
Select View
Open Google Earth
Select Layer
Switch to Sky
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Google Sky Tools
Select Sky View
Play Motion Bar
Select The Planets
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Take A Planet Tour
Click on photo above to launch kmz planet tour.
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Google Tours
Forbidden City
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Google Literature
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Google Earth Resources
Tour