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=__Google Maps in Education__=

The Tool: http://maps.google.com The Crib Sheet: [|Google Maps Crib Sheet] Support: http://maps.google.com/support/


 * Overview**
 * The Basics: Search the Map, Find Business, Get Directions
 * Some Details: Search Options, Link to This Page
 * More Advanced Stuff: My Profile, Saved Locations
 * My Maps:
 * Create New Map
 * Edit - Click "Edit" in the My Maps sidebar to add the following:
 * Placemarks (Include images, videos and more using rich text and edit html!)
 * Lines
 * Shapes
 * Privacy Settings
 * Send Map
 * Browse the Directory!

Using your existing knowledge of My Maps, find, create, and annotate a place mark for 3 favorite places you've been in your life.
 * Activity:** **My Favorite Places** (For Maps)
 * **Beginner:** Write a sentence about each place and choose a unique icon for each location.
 * **Intermediate:** Beginner PLUS find a photo or video associated with each place and include in your place marks.
 * **Advanced:** Intermediate PLUS collaborate with others to create a public map. Include lines, polygons, or other features!

=__Google Earth in Education__=

The Tool: http://earth.google.com/ The Crib Sheet: [|Google Earth Crib Sheet] Support: http://earth.google.com/support/

Overview

 * Fly To...
 * Layers
 * Placemarks, Polygons, and Paths (Also: Image Overlays, Sunlight, etc.)
 * KMZ Files (Loading and Saving)
 * Sky

Using your existing knowledge of places, find, create, and annotate a place mark for 3 favorite places you've been in your life.
 * Activity:** **My Favorite Places** (For Earth)
 * **Beginner:** Write a sentence about each place and choose a unique icon for each location.
 * **Intermediate:** Beginner PLUS find a photo or video associated with each place and include in your place marks.
 * **Advanced:** Intermediate PLUS add a custom title as an overlay, export it as a KMZ file, and post it as a public Google Map.


 * More Resources:**

[|Google Earth Homepage] - the official page from Google for downloads, resources, and more [|Google Earth Community] - find & share new place marks [|Google for Educators] - Google Earth Classroom Activities [|Juicy Geography] - great ideas for using Google Earth in the classroom [|Google Lit Trips] - Jerome Burg's fantastic ideas for Literature, Social Studies, or other subjects. [|Google Earth Blog] - blog dedicated to using Google Earth [|Jing] - record Google Earth tours ("flyovers") as movies and share them online [|Sample Google Earth tour captured with Jing]


 * Videos:**

[|ITM Episode #1: Calling Planet Earth]

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[|Fix your landmark in Google Maps?]

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[|Finding Osama Bin Laden with Google Earth]

= = =__SketchUp in Education__=

The Tool: http://sketchup.google.com/ The Crib Sheet: [|SketchUp in the Classroom] [PDF]


 * More Resources:**

[|Google SketchUp] - official homepage with links to resources and download [|SketchUp Tutorials] - step-by-step video tutorials to get started with SketchUp [|3D Warehouse] - find, collaborate, and share SketchUp creations [|SketchUp for Dummies] - learn how to use SketchUp with a little help from Google's official evangelist, Aidan Chopra


 * Videos:**

[|ITM 3: Living in 3D]

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(See also [|Google Sketchup Turorials].)
 * [|Google Sketchup For Dummies] on YouTube, by Google employee and author of //Google SketchUp For Dummies//, Aidan Chopra.**