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Slides from an presentation given as part of the 'Pictures Sounds Numbers Words... Teaching and Learning with Technology' online conference hosted by the Maine Department of Education, May 2009.The full presentation will be available on iTunesU in the near future.
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Google Earthfor Research, Writing and Collaboration
Introduce Yourself...
In the text chat:
NameSchool / OrganizationYour position / subject
Why use Google Earth in the classroom?
Making Sense of
Place
Google Earth
encourages exploration
Google Earth provides a visual framework for understanding
Google Earth encourages the sharing of knowledge
Google Earth BasicsNavigationTools
Sidebar Viewer
SidebarSearch
Places
Layers
Navigation
Zoom
Tilt
Direction
Let’s explore...
Research
Research using
layers of informatio
n
Google Earth
Community
Google Earth Community Forums
Google Earth Community Education
Forum
Writing
Placemarks
Writing about place
Autobiography
Adding links and pictures
Collaboration
Saving your work
Posting to the GE Community
Photo credits
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