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November 14, 2024

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

    2. REMINDER: 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
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      5. Find your extension and choose to pin it so you can access from your browser bar

    3. Google Classroom. Used by millions of students and classrooms across the world:
    4. Let's join a Google Class:
      • 12:30 EDEL 446-01 / EDMG 466-01 CODE: mfwfldi
      • 2:00 EDEL 446-02 CODE: xeiagfg
      • Now, do the Where in the World activity and take the Geography Quiz.

    5. We'll do the NearPod activity together as a class with you as students. NOTE: Students can also use teacher created NearPods on an individual, self-paced basis. Your WYAW on Tuesday will be to explore and find your own Nearpods for your classroom.

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 Drive project.

        2. Add a title and a 2-3 sentence description for your tour - personal or informational. Cite your source if you get info from the internet.

        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. Next, click on the Pegman (little man icon in the lower right of the screen) and notice the blue circles around your added location. Explore them until you find one you like and add it to your project OR if you don't find a user-generated view you like, just click on the blue lines and set that view for your project.

          4. From within the photosphere view, save it to your project by using the "Capture this view" icon in the bottom left of the screen (Looks like a gray framed pin). Go back to your project and name this pin "My location 360 View"

          5. Do this for at least three locations or features for a total of six items in your list (two each for three locations).

          6. Your work is saved as you go in Google Drive as long as you are connected to the internet.

          7. To see your location map view or 360 view, double-click on the location pin in your list. You will zoom into that location. 

          8. Go to Share for your project and choose "Share with anyone with the link" so I can view it. 

          9. Send it to me via email or Remind. 

        WANT A CHALLENGE?

        Instead of using the Google offered information, upload your own images and add your own description:

        You can add your own description and upload photos/images from your personal collection. To do this, choose the "Update" button for that feature (location/pin) and choose Description and Media to customize your location.
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        REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PROJECT

        • Title and 2-3 sentence description for project location (cite source if not your own words)
        • Three locations for a total of six pins: 1) map view with description from Google and 2) PhotoSphere (360 view) using the 
        • For each of your features/locations, label it appropriately "Statue of Liberty" or "Statue of Liberty 360 view".
        • Set SHARE LINK to anyone with the link can view.
        • Email or Remind message the link to me

    GOOGLE EARTH RESOURCES

    A good tutorial for how to create a tour in the new Google Earth

      Creating Tours in Google Earth (Web Version)
      October 3, 2023 // Richard Byrne // 9:34