E.+DI+Google+Earth

|| Kentucky Places Sheet All About Me! pdf || Computer connected to projector || Options || ====**Students will be introduced to the Google Earth: ** ==== I. Anticipatory Set-In order to engage students' curiosity and expectations about Google Earth we will play the Game “Where in the World are We”. In this game Kentucky (and Louisville) landmarks will be located in a folder ahead of time. A landmark is chosen and zoomed into so close that the image is blurry. I will choose a student to tap twice on the image on the SmartBoard to bring it into focus. Each time the image is tapped a student will guess the name of the landmark. The game continues until the image is in focus and identified. **
 * Lesson Title || Google Earth and Kentucky ||
 * Summary || Using the geographic browser Google Earth, students will find natural resources and other physical characteristics (e.g., major landforms, major bodies of water, roads, and bridges) in regions of Kentucky. They will learn how to mark their locations and create an animated tour of the places they have visited in Kentucky.
 * Materials || Computer with Google Earth installed
 * Technology Tools || Computer with Google Earth installed
 * Technology Activity
 * II. Introduce and Model New Knowledge: ** I will explain to the class that we have been using a new software program called Google Earth. Google Earth is like a globe inside their computer. They can point and zoom to any place on the planet they want to explore. They will see satellite images and local facts zoom into view. I will model a simple search that includes finding their school.
 * III. Students will go to http://lincolnlab.wikispaces.com/Google+Earth . **
 * Students will watch the tuorials and follow directions to learn how to navigate through Google Earth and create placemarks. **
 * IV, Students will create a tour of Kentucky lanforms and famous sites. They will choose one location in each of the columns of the Kentucky Places to Find and find and placemark that location to create a tour. We will share their tours in the computer lab.

Differentiate/Extension Students could each identify and create placemarks for places they have visited in their lives, then create a tour of their locations. All About Me! ]

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