Going+Google

**Google Earth**
Google Earth is currently available for download as a desktop application, although you need to be connected to the Internet to use it. Every time you open Google Earth, it automatically connects to Google's servers, giving you access to terabytes of geographical, political and social data. Google Earth is a map of the world on steroids. You can zoom and glide over stitched together satellite photos of the world. Use Google Earth to find driving directions, find nearby restaurants, measure the distance between two locations, do serious research, or go on virtual vacations. You can create your own tours and embed videos, pictures, links, and text. Let's take a quick demo.

Go here to download [|Google Earth]

[|Geometric Solids_1.kmz] [|romanhistory.kmz] [|to boldly go.kmz] [|Spencer's around the world project tour.kmz]
 * Sample Google Earth Tours**

http://earth.google.com/ http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualize04/tool_examples/google_earth.html http://gelessons.com/lessons/#HowTo http://www.googletouring.com/create.php
 * Google Earth Resources**

Here is a video on how to use Google Earth media type="youtube" key="RYapu-TDW30" height="344" width="425"

Google SketchUp
Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. Redecorate your living room. Design a new piece of furniture. Model your city for Google Earth. Create a skatepark for your hometown, then export an animation and share it on YouTube. Get models online for free. You can build models from scratch, or you can download what you need. People all over the world share what they've made on the Google 3D Warehouse. It's a huge, searchable repository of models, and it's free. Let's take a demo.

Go here to get [|Google Sketch Up]

[|SketchUp_Lesson_ElementarySchool.skp]
 * Sample SketchUp Files**

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=36e1fa0d054a15eecc725c514c21d975 http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2006/issue10-sketchup.html http://www.sketchup2india.com/tutorial/toc.html http://www.3dvinci.net/teacherguide/Teacher_Guide.htm
 * Google Sketch Up Resources**

Here is a video on how to use Google Sketch Up media type="youtube" key="xqcL-xPC-Ys" height="344" width="425"

Other educational tools that Google has available Google provides free blog spaces. Google provides free, online word processing, presentation making, and spreadsheet software. Google provides space to host you RSS feeds so you can stay up on the current updates to your favorite sites. Google provides free maps and directions to locations through out the world. Google provides space to upload and share photos.
 * [|Blogger]
 * [|Google Docs]
 * [|iGoogle]
 * [|Google Maps]
 * [|Picasa]