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April 1, 2025

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

    2. Watching your Animoto videos? Two compliments....

    3. Getting Google-y: So far we've used Google: Sites, Drive, Slides, and Gmail. Here are a few more to consider:
    4. Chrome Extensions: To continue our exploration of web 2.0 tools related to collections or suites of tools, let's look at tools you can embed in your Chrome browser. These are helper apps that you can add directly into your browser. Check some of these out by installing them into your Chrome browser. You must install the two required and one other that you choose and pin them to your browser bar.

      1. Go to the Chrome Web Store and search through the options. Find one you like.
      2. Click on the link to the extension
      3. Click the blue "Add to Chrome" button and then again the "Add extension"
      4. Manage your extensions using the icon in the top right corner
        manageextensionsinchrome
      5. Find your extension and choose to pin it so you can access from your browser bar

    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 start a new project using the New button. Make it a New project.

      2. Add your own title and a robust one-paragraph description using the three dot or snowman menu. 

      3. Now you are ready to add locations by searching on your places:
        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 "Save to Project" and keep the same information offered by Google. 
        3. Now click on the Pegman (yellow man icon) and notice the blue circles around your added location. Zoom in or out as necessary to get the view you wish. Explore them until you find one you like and want to add to your project. Or you can use any blue areas (e.g., streets) that allow you to get a 360 view.
        4. From within the photosphere view, save it to your project by using the "Capture this view" square icon in the bottom left of the screen.  Go back to your project and name it "My location Street View"
        5. Do this for at least four locations for a total of eight or more pins (two "views" of each location)
        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-paragraph description for project location (cite source if not your own words)
      • Four locations with two views each for a total of eight views
      • For each of your features/locations, label it appropriately "Statue of Liberty street view"
      • Set SHARE LINK to anyone with the link can view.

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