Google Earth is one among my all-time favourite instruments for instructing geography and historical past classes. Two of my favourite methods to make use of Google Earth within the classroom are outlined beneath.
On its personal the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button supplies a great way for college kids to find new locations. That stated, college students be taught extra by the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button when you give them somewhat extra route than simply “click on the button and go searching.” That’s why I created somewhat query sheet to immediate college students to do some analysis concerning the locations they uncover in Google Earth by way of “I’m Feeling Lucky.” My query sheet might be discovered right here as a Google Doc.
This brief video demonstrates how college students can discover Google Earth in additional element after clicking “I’m Feeling Lucky.”
The Amazing Race is the one actuality recreation present that I’ve watched with curiosity for so long as it has been on tv. Years in the past I created a classroom recreation primarily based on the identical premise of the present. Last spring I up to date that recreation with some new graphics and new challenges after which printed it as a PDF on PracticalEdTech.com.
Recording a Google Earth tour is the capstone exercise in Around the World With Google Earth. There are a few ways in which college students can try this. Students who’re utilizing the desktop model of Google Earth can use the built-in recorder. Students who’re utilizing the online model of Google Earth can use a screencasting instrument like Screencastify to file a tour.
In this brief video I exhibit how one can file a Google Earth tour in your net browser through the use of Screencastify.