Google Geo Tools
Sample Agenda
Quick Overview (Make your own Copy)
Google Geo Tools
- Google Maps - Great for directions and exploration but not much else.
- My Maps - The map creation tool for the Google Maps. Create customized maps with layers and data sets.
- Google Street View App - 360 degree photos
- Tour Builder - Newest customized mapping program. Tutorial - Sample Tour
- Google Earth (Web) - https://earth.google.com
- Google Earth Desktop - Must be installed on any computer that can run it.
- Google Earth has iOS and Android apps that allow you to view Google Earth .
- Google Sky - Web-based images of outer space.
- NEW Google Maps in Space - A combination of Google Earth, Street View, and planets in our Solar System.
Resources
- Google Lit Trips - Many have been revamped so that Google Earth is not needed.
- Google Maps Streetview Gallery
- Earth View extension for Chrome - Adds a satellite image from Google Maps every time you open a new tab.
- Google Street View Tour of Diagon Alley
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- The Hobbit: Battle of Middle Earth in Google Maps
My Maps
Resources:
- About Google Maps: It's more than getting directions
- My Maps Gallery - Maps Shared by others and your My Maps
- My Maps Samples - Templates to download (kml files)
- How to Download kml Files from Google Maps - Richard Byrne
- Google Maps for Education: Lessons and Resources from Google.
- Google Earth Walks - Student solve real world problems using Google Geo Tools and GPS.
- Geo4Edu - Kurt Wismer - His site is amazing and curated. It includes student lessons and lots of resources for Google Maps, Earth, and now VR.
- Google Maps for Educators
- Fun with Google Maps
More Resource Presentations:
- Student Created My Maps - Austin Houp
- Map it with Google Maps - Kimberly Mattina
- Gearing Up with Google Maps - Iosif - Good explanation of Google Maps and the rest.
Google Tour Builder
Resources:
- Tour Builder site
- Eric Curt's Template for adding images to Tourbuilder
- Text Template for TourBuilder (Eric Curts)
Google Earth (Web) - New 04/2017
Resources:
The web version of Google Earth will run on a Chromebook.
- Using Google Lit Trips on New Google Earth (Eric Curts)
- Create Your Own Lit Trips for New Google Earth (Eric Curts)
More resources to come. Be aware that this is a limited version of Google Earth an many of the things you can do in Tour Builder and the desktop version will not work.
Google Earth (Desktop)
Download Google Earth or Google Earth Pro
- Karen's Google Earth Resource Folder - Includes step-by-step directions on how to create Google Earth place marks. Also cut-and-paste html code for advanced customization.
- Karen's Creative Story In Google Earth KMZ File
- Google Earth Blog - Unofficial
- An Easy Way to find Google Earth Tours - Richard Byrne
Other Resources
- Lit Trips on Chromebooks with the New Google Earth - Eric Curts
- Create your own Lit Trips (and more) for Google Earth - Eric Curts
- 10 Amazing Google Geo Tools for Your Classroom - Kasey Bell
- kmz file - plate tectonics (you will need to download this. It can be uploaded to either Google Earth or My Maps.)
- Geo4Edu - Kurt Wismer -His site is amazing and curated. It includes student lessons and lots of resources for Google Maps, Earth, and now VR.
- Google Earth for Educators Ideas about using Google Earth with your students.
- Fun with Google Earth
Fun Stuff: Games and More
Smarty Pins | Google Art & Cultural Institute | Google Treks |Google Lit Trips | Land Lines | placeSpotting |
Geo Greeting | Cycling the Alps | Earth Picker | Mission Map Quest | Tower Defense in Google Maps |
GeoGuessr | GeoSettr (GeoGuessr Pro Account required) |Geo Guns - Turn any maps in to a battlefield |
I Know Where Your Cat Lives - Geo tagged cat pictures from Instagram| Google Maps Street View Gallery |
World of Music | The Hobbit: Battle of Middle Earth | Google Street View Tour of Diagon Alley |
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | I Know Where Your Cat Lives - Cat pictures from Instagram|
Earth View extension for Chrome - Adds a satellite image from Google Maps every time you open a new tab.|
Terrapattern Alpha (visual search engine for Google Earth still limited) |
Expeditions
Resources:
Expeditions Resources to come