How to Craft a Google Earth Digital Story Karen R. Chichester Monroe Jefferson High School and the Eastern Michigan Writing Project

1. Research and Write Students should gather all of their information, sources, and links to images or websites in a document. 2. Identify Locations that tie into the story

Get Started by adding a folder in Google Earth

3. Create Placemarks

4. Add text Students should have written this ahead of time. They can cut and paste the information from their document.

5. Add Image or Video Students should have foound these ahead of time and listed their links and/or embed codes in their document.

Select Image or Video From: Within Google Earth o Street View o Panoramio Any Website Flickr Google Drive Picasa Web (being phased into Google+) YouTube

Panoramio

Use Panoramio Images

Panoramio Step 1

Panoramio Step 2

Panoramio Step 3

Flickr

Flickr Step 1

Flickr Step 2

Google Drive *Images must be in Public Folder and the Image must also be Public

YouTube

Picasa Web

Picasa Web Album

Picasa Web Album Step 2

3. Add a New Folder You can customize a folder the same way you can customize a placemark.

7. Create a Path This is optional and should be used sparingly.

This is the Tricky Part....You have to play with it. I don't recommend it.

7. Revise/Edit Put Placemarks into your folder. Arrange the Placemarks Proof all text

Drag and Arrange Place all placemarks and paths into the folder you created and named. Drag to arrange the order of your Google Digital Story. Make sure you drag your "new" folder into "My Places." Don't leave it in "Temporary Files."

Choose folder and select "Save Place As" (Remember where you saved the file) and Your Google Digital Story is Done.