StopPreviousNext Vicnet Internet training course Workbook 8 Google Maps, Google Earth and Google Images Easy English workbook July 2010

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StopPreviousNext About the Vicnet Internet training workbooks This workbook is part of a series of 10 workbooks How to use a computer Introduction to the Internet Searching for information Introduction to Introduction to Skype Radio on the Internet Working with pictures on the Internet Google Maps, Google Images and Google Earth Introduction to YouTube Websites in your language The workbooks are written in Easy English. They provide basic information on how to use the Internet. The workbooks should be used with a trainer. These workbooks were developed by Vicnet at the State Library of Victoria The funding came from Department of Planning and Community Development 3

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StopPreviousNext 5 What is in this book Introduction Google Maps Search for a map of a country Search for a street address Street view Google Earth Search for a location using Google Earth Zoom in and out of Google Earth Google Images

StopPreviousNext 6 Introduction In this workbook you will use tools on the Google website to see maps and pictures of places around the world. You will use  Google Maps to look at street maps  Google Earth to see a satellite view of the Earth  Google Images to search for pictures of countries and people.

StopPreviousNext 7 Google Maps Go to the Google web page Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the Address bar. 2. Do 1 click. 3. Type in 4. Press the Enter key on the keyboard. You will see the Google web page.

StopPreviousNext 8 5. Move your mouse over Maps in the menu bar. 6. The mouse shape will be the hand shape. 7. Do 1 click. You will see the Google Maps web page.

StopPreviousNext 9 Search for a map of a country You can search or find maps of countries, street addresses and major buildings. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the Search maps box. 2. Do 1 click. 3. Type in the country you would like to find. For example, Somalia or Italy. 4. Press the Enter key on the keyboard.

StopPreviousNext 10 You will see the web page with a map of Somalia or a map of Italy.

StopPreviousNext 11 Search for a street address Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the Search maps box. 2. Do 1 click. 3. Type in the street address you would like to find - 18 constitucion ave granada. 4. Press the Enter key on the keyboard. You may see a question Did you mean with a suggested location. 5. If you would like to use this location, move your mouse over the address. 6. Do 1 click.

StopPreviousNext 12 You will see a web page with the map for this address. Looking at the map This is the street map for the address 18 constitucion ave granada spain. See the pin in the map on this address To get a closer look at the map, you can zoom in on the address, This makes the map bigger and easier to read.

StopPreviousNext 13 Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the pin This is the location of the address on the map. 2. Do 1 click with your right mouse button. You will see a menu. 3. Move your mouse over Zoom in. 4. Do 1 click with the left mouse button. 5. Repeat steps 1 to 5 to get the map detail that you want.

StopPreviousNext 14 Street view In some locations, you can see a picture of the buildings or landscape of the street address. This is called street view. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the pin on the map. 2. Do 1 click. You will see a white box on the map. 3. Move your mouse over the arrow next to more. 4. Do 1 click. You will see a menu. 5. Move your mouse over Street View. 6. Do 1 click.

StopPreviousNext 15 You will see a picture of the street. You can close the white box on the picture of the street to get a better look at the street. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the close tool – the X in the top right corner of the white box. 2. Do 1 click.

StopPreviousNext 16 Move along the street You will see a grey line with arrows on the picture. This allows you to move along the street to the right or the left. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the picture to make the grey line appear. 2. Move your mouse over one of the arrows on the grey line. 3. Do 1 click. The picture of the street will move.

StopPreviousNext 17 Change the street view You can change the view of the street, e.g. look along the street. Have a go 1. Move the mouse over the four directions icon. 2. Move the mouse over the arrow for the direction you want to view, e.g. right. 3. Do 1 click, or as many clicks as you need to change the view.

StopPreviousNext 18 Zooming in and out of street view Have a go 1. Move the mouse over the zoom icons. 2. Click on the zoom in icon. 3. Click on the zoom out icon. Return to the map Have a go 1. Move the mouse over the white X in the top right corner of the picture. 2. Do 1 click. You will see the map again.

StopPreviousNext 19 Google Earth Google Earth gives you a satellite view of the earth. You will find Google Earth on the Google maps page. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over Earth. 2. Do 1 click. You will see the Google Earth screen. You can control the picture of the Earth so that it spins and zooms in. Be careful – this may make some people feel dizzy.

StopPreviousNext 20 Search for a location using Google Earth Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the search box. 2. Do 1 click. 3. Type in the address or location or country you want to look at. 4. Press the Enter key. The Earth on the screen will spin and zoom in to the location. Be careful – this may make some people feel dizzy. You will see the satellite view of the address.

StopPreviousNext To see the whole picture you can close the white box over the picture Move the mouse over the close tool – the X in the top right of the white box. Do 1 click. The white box is now closed. 21

StopPreviousNext You can enlarge the picture to fill the whole screen Move your mouse over the double arrows. Do 1 click. The picture now fills the whole screen. 22

StopPreviousNext 23 Zoom in and out of Google Earth Like Google Maps, you can zoom in to Google Earth to see a close-up picture of the buildings or landscape. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the pin 2. Do 1 click. You will see a white box appear on the map. 3. Move your mouse over the arrow next to more. 4. Do 1 click.

StopPreviousNext 24 You will see a menu. 5. Move your mouse over Zoom here. 6. Do 1 click. You will see a closer view of the picture. You can close the white box on the picture. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the X in the top right corner of the white box. 2. Do 1 click.

StopPreviousNext 25 Use the zoom tools You can also use the zoom tools to zoom in and zoom out. You can find the zoom tools in the top left corner of the picture. Have a go 1. To zoom in, move your mouse over the plus sign 2. Do 1 click. 3. Repeat the clicks to zoom in. 4. To zoom out, move your mouse over the minus sign 5. Do 1 click. 6. Repeat the clicks to zoom out.

StopPreviousNext 26 Zoom using the mouse wheel Another way to zoom is to use the wheel on the mouse. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the picture. Zoom out 2. Roll the wheel on the top of the mouse towards you. 3. The picture will zoom out (move further away from the address).

StopPreviousNext 27 Zoom in 4. Roll the wheel away from you. 5. The picture will zoom in (move closer to the address). Center the picture You can move the picture to bring an item to the centre of the screen, or to look at another part of the picture. Have a go 1. Move your mouse over the picture. The mouse shape will be a hand. 2. Click and hold down the left mouse button.

StopPreviousNext Move the mouse in the direction you want the picture to move.

StopPreviousNext 29 Google Images You can use Google Images to search for pictures (images) on the Internet. Have a go 1. Move the mouse over Images in the menu bar of the Google website. 2. Do 1 click. You will see the Google Images search page.

StopPreviousNext 30 Search for pictures Have a go 1. Move the mouse over the Search Images box. 2. Do 1 click. 3. Type the subject of your search e.g. Santiago Chile. 4. Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You will see the search results page To see a picture, move your mouse over the picture you want to look at. Do 1 click.

StopPreviousNext At the top of the screen you will see the small picture. At the bottom of the screen you will see the website that the picture comes from. The website might take a couple of moments to load onto your screen To see a larger version of the picture, move your mouse over See full size image. Do 1 click. The picture is displayed. The picture may be large or small. 31

StopPreviousNext 32 Return to the search results Have a go 1. Move the mouse over the Back tool. 2. Do 1 click. 3. You may need to repeat these steps to return to the search results page. Return to the Google Image home page Have a go 1. Move the mouse over the Google logo. 2. Do 1 click. You will see the Google Images home page.