Google+Earth

media type="custom" key="6163741" Heather McKissick – Laurel Jr./Sr. School District
 * Google Earth**


 * __Course Number__ TA22**

Google earth is a web-based tool that can be utilized in every classroom, which are both student and teacher based. During our training, participants will look at the Google Lit Trips website and see an actual Google Lit Trip. The participants will also learn about Google Earth and how it can be a learning tool for all subject areas. During the Google Earth training, participants will be learning about the facets of Google Earth: making routes, placing markers, inserting HTML with pictures, and little hints to make the project run smoother. Other programs that are needed to complete a Google Earth Project will also be reviewed such as Google Maps and Flickr. During the class, participants will create a Google Earth project to learn about the tools necessary to create individual projects.
 * __Description__**

Create a generic Google Earth trip of local venues.
 * __Created Project/Course Outcome__**

Working knowledge of computers and utilization of the internet
 * __Prerequisite Knowledge__**

Gmail account, access to Google Earth wiki
 * __Participants Should Bring__**

- All Grade Levels - Applicable to All Subjects
 * __Target Grade Levels__**
 * __Target Content Area__**
 * __Computer Platform__** - Any

 Websites of Interest [|Google Lit Trips]This is website for language arts teacher- This website contains trips already made by individuals for classroom use. There are various novels that have been mapped out and include questions pertaining to the novels.

If there is not a trip for your novel...you can make one. Remember do not make this project for publishing- make it for your classroom!

[|**The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963- Google Lit Trip**]

[|Google Maps] This is a great place to create your placemarks before you insert them into your Google Earth Map.

[|Example of using Google Maps for Placemarks]

[|Flickr] Flickr is a great place to find pictures to use on your placemarks

Remember if there is a slight possibility that you would consider publishing your trip, make sure you do not use pictures with copyrights.