Google Earth Virtual Field Trip

1. Download Google Earth

2. GE Basics These navigation controls allow you to move around in GE Historical Imagery for change of an area over time These tools allow you to add placemarks, lines, polygons and other info. Search bar allows you to enter location Lists the places you have visited/viewed Layers that you can pre-select

3. Location, location Enter your desired location in the search bar. Ex: coordinates from a GPS or a street address

4. Creating Folders Right click on your location and click Add and then folder to create a new folder

5. Creating Placemarks Right click on the desired folder and then click Add  Placemark OR use the placemark shortcut from the toolbar

6. A dialog box will appear asking you to name the placemark you just created.

7. Click on the icon to customize your placemark

8. In the description box, you can add: Text, pictures, videos, widgets, anything that can be embedded. For example….

9. Copy the image URL by right clicking on the image

10. Adding content from Discovery Media. Inserting an Image: 1. Add the following text: <IMG SRC=“URL”> After the equal sign, insert the link to the image you found in Discovery Media. (located by right clicking the image and selecting “COPY IMAGE URL”)

11. Voila!

12. Downloading & adding video to GE

13. Adding video to GE

14. Uploading your videos Enter the required information (indicated by a *). Next, be sure to check the box to allow “Embedding/Direct Linking.” Finally, click “Add Files”

15. Upload the downloaded file into Media Manager

16. Now, copy the provided embed code

17. Paste the code into the description box

18. Voila again!

19. The final piece : Assessment

20. What did your students learn?

21. Return to Builder Tools

22. After you have created your assessment, copy the URL

23. Now using some simple URL formatting, paste the URL code into the Description box.