Math adventure with Google Earth Voyager Stories

 

Take your students on a math adventure with our Google Earth Voyager Stories. Using the power of Google Earth, Media4Math has developed a collection of resources that contextualize math in the real world.  These real world applications include: The Geometry of City Planning, Architectural Prisms, The Mathematics of Pyramids, Polygon Architecture, Quadrilateral Structures, The Geometry of Sustainable Architecture,  The Geometry of Castles, Triangular Structures and Circular Structures.  To see the website click here.

Indigenous Speakers

According to Google Earth "A shared language is one of the most important connections among groups of people. Not only does it create a sense of kinship, but it promotes a shared worldview through unique vocabulary and traditional sayings and songs. Yet many of the world’s 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing; according to the United Nations 2,680 Indigenous languages are at risk."

To learn more watch the video and click here.

Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego?

Some of you might remember playing this game back when you were a kid back in the day.  Well it is a bit different with Google Earth.  This might be good for your World Geography course.  To check it out click here.

Scribble Maps

If you need to get a base map and annotate it or scribble on it, draw some line etc then this site is for you.  Here is what Edshelf has to say about Scribble Maps, "The easiest way to draw and share maps!

We have focused on making a tool that makes it ultra easy to draw on maps, we have polished the user experience using a large amounts of feedback from our users, and we continue to improve on a regular basis. The effort has paid off with Scribble Maps being used in grade school classrooms all the way up to Government agencies. In addition to being able to draw, with Scribble Maps you can:

Add Custom Images / Overlays
Place Text
Place Markers
Create custom widgets
Export to Google My Maps.
Export to Google Earth.
Save as KML/GPX/JPG
Create 3D JPEGs and Widgets
Send Maps to Friends
Print"

To see the website click here.  See the video below for a brief explanation of the website.

 

Google Earth for Beginners

If you ever wanted to use Google Earth here are a few excellent sites for beginners.  Google Earth is not only for social science only as it can be used in English for a Lit Trip.  Here are some beginner sites:

Google Earth Basics - Google Earth Blog

Beginner Tutorials - from Google Earth

Google Earth 6: Beginner's Tutorial 1 - a Youtube video

Advanced Features and Tutorials: Google Earth Tutorials - From Google Earth

Google Earth 101 for Educators - From Teaching Hacks

Crafting Stories with Google Earth - From the National Writing Project

Google Lit Trips - From Jerome Burg

10 Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom - Creative Commons

Google Earth Lessons - from David

Teaching with Google Earth - from Starting Point

Google Earth for Educators: 50 Exciting Ideas for the Classroom - From Associates Degree