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Last updated: 7.5.07
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Explore, Search, and Discover your World Please see Related Resources and Links below for How-to Articles, Tutorials and other cool stuff to use in Google Earth. Check back often - new stuff added daily!!!! Google Earth - Add-ins -
GE-Path and GE-Graph - excellent tools for making paths, areas and polygons and adding 2D/3D graphs to Google Earth. -
KML Circle Creator - need to make a circle around a location? Need to convert from meters to feet when using in a lesson. -
GPS Visualizer - convert coordinate units for mapping, draw routes between points, and draw rings around a point. -
GooPS - Free program for adding your GPS points to Google Earth. -
Earth Bridge - Bridge the gap between Google Earth (free version) and your GPS. -
 KLRN/UnitedStreaming and Google Earth How-To Guide
(pdf file)
Add Streaming Content to Google Earth Placemarks
Tracks 4 Africa
(pdf file)
Google Earth 3 - Simple Help
(pdf file)
Google Earth Version 3
Google Earth 3 - Advanced Help
(pdf file)
Google Earth Primer version 3
(pdf file)
How to get started using Goolgle Earth version 3- includes kml and kmz tutorials
Google Earth 4 Basic Navigation
(pdf file)
Google Earth 4 - How to Create Placemarks
(pdf file)
Google Earth Pro For Teachers - Qualifications
(pdf file)
How to Qualify for Google Earth Pro for free as a teacher.
Texas Revolution in Google Earth
(kmz file)
Links to Wikipedia articles and UnitedStreaming videos
Seven Wonders of the World
(kmz file)
KMZ file of the seven wonders of the world
Lewis and Clark Expedition
(kmz file)
Blue Marble Next Generation KMZ
(kmz file)
Show change over time with BMNG
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» Census Data for Google Earth
This sites offers census data for us as a chloropleth map in Google Earth. You just find the state you are looking for and download then unzip the kmz file.
» Juicy Geography
Cool site - check it out!
» Juicy Geography's Google Earth Blog
» EarthWandering Home
Follow the Leader? Need to take students to placemarks on Google Earth? Use EarthWandering to do so.
» GE Lessons
Great start to a website devoted to teachers using Google Earth.
» Google Earth Showcase
Links to NASA's Blue Marble, Discovery Channel Video, Geography Quiz, etc. A great place to start.
» Google Earth Noteables
Current Events, Social Science, Science, History and Literature, and Reference Information - links to websites as well as kml and kmz files to use in GE.
» GOOGLE EARTH RESOURCES FOR GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS
News, Links and Resources for Google Earth
» Google Sigthseeing
Cool Things to See in Google Earth!!!
» Google Earth Cool Places
Cool places to get some really neat kml files
» Hurricane Katrina Overlays
From NOAA. Has dynamic overlays - may take time to stream but worth it.
» Hurricane Rita Images
Please read the website. Images can placed as overlays in Google Earth.
» NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission -TRMM
Great use of remote sensing and Google Earth - data is from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (pronounced "trim"). The data is in "real-time" from 3 hrs. to 168 hrs.
» Video Podcasts of Basics Functions in GE
Covers everything from basic map making to integrating links and images into Google Earth. Podcasts are .mp4 format.
» World Gazetter
» KML Circle Creator
Need to create a circle in the free version GE? KML Circle Creator does just that. Enter the coordinates that you want to have at the epicenter and how many meters for the radius. In case you forgot, there's 3.3 ft in a meter. An excellent way for students to work converting units.
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