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=__Google Earth & Maps in Education__=

[|Google Earth Crib Sheet] [|Google Maps Crib Sheet]
 * Materials:**

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
 * **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 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]