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November 3, 2022

    1. Sign in and stow your phones out of sight. Log into a Chromebook and complete the WYAW activities.

    2. Joyful news from our friend and colleague, Morgan!
      https://jamboard.google.com/d/1l5xHFBmRJqCCE1Nk4HcvObuYv5INM24eoXOVjiiUPm0/edit?usp=sharing

    3. Google and Chrome go hand in hand and allow for some powerful tools you can use for your classroom including (Google) Classroom.
      Google Classroom:
      • Search on Google Classroom, click the link, and log in with your class account. When you are in your Google Classroom dashboard, click the + (plus) to "Join a class". MAKE SURE TO ADD YOURSELF TO THE CORRECT SECTION USING THE CODE FOR YOUR CLASS.

        • EDEL 446-03 12:30
          Use code: zoiuudb
        • EDEL 446-02 2:00
          Use code: q2noevt

      • Let's see two ways to use Google Classroom for student work and communication. Questions and Assignments.

      • Do both activities in your Google Classroom related to Global Education.

      • NC DLC Alert: Digital Citizenship #5 https://files.nc.gov/dpi/teacher-dlcompetencies.pdf

    4. When you are done with the two Classroom global activities, EITHER:

      1. Play with Google Earth checking out: Voyager (compass icon) or I'm Feeling Lucky (dice icon) or search on these locations:
        1. The house you grew up in
        2. Where one of your family members is from
        3. Your first school
        4. Movie theaters, Play or Opera Houses, Restaurants in an exotic place or somewhere you'd like to visit
        5. One of these funky landmarks: TIP: Use the Pegman to find user generated images (look for the small blue circles)
          • Cadillac Ranch in TX
          • World's Largest Easel in KS
          • The Basket Building in OH
          • The Peachoid (water tower) in SC
          • Dole Plantation Maze in HI
          • The Fremont Troll (sculpture) in WA
          • Salvation Mountain (sculpture) in CA
        6. Try some of these collections:

          OR.......

      2. Explore some of these Google Goodies
    5. STUDIO TIME: Creating a virtual tour using the Projects option in Google Earth.

      Let's explore a few examples:

      But wait, there's more:

      1. Open Google Earth (https://earth.google.com/) on your Chromebook and explore the left side menu
      2. Start a Project to create your own custom tour of a location.
      3. Choose the Create >> Google Drive option and name your project with a one sentence description.
      4. Now you are ready to add locations by choosing "New Feature"
        1. Search for a location - the place or a place within the place (e.g., Paris or the Eiffel Tower)
        2. Once at the location look at the information box at the top right of the screen and choose "Add to Project" and choose your project name and "Save".
        3. Now edit the information for that feature (location/pin) by clicking on it from the list at the left of the screen and then the pencil icon.
        4. Click "Replace" and add your own information (if you use info from the web, make sure to cite your source at the bottom of the information box).
        5. Now add your own selected images by clicking on the box with the icon of a camera and locate two or more images you wish to add to your feature/location description.
        6. Your work is saved as you go in Google Drive as long as you are connected to the internet.

      REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT

      • Title and 1 sentence description for project location (cite source)
      • Four or more features (location pins) added
      • For EACH feature, at least two image you search and select
      • For EACH feature, description you find or write (cite source) REPLACING the Google default (which is almost always wikipedia)
      • Set SHARE LINK to anyone with the link can view.
      • Now, write a profile of this too. THIS IS WEB 2.0 #4!
      		 gearth

      GOOGLE EARTH RESOURCES

      Two good tutorials for how to create a tour in Google Earth using the Project option.

      How to Create Tours in Google Earth (Web Version)
      Nov 21, 2019 // Richard Byrne // 11:17      		 Google Earth Projects - Video Walkthrough
      May 12, 2020 // Greg Kulowiec // 4:32