1. Google Earth Where do you want to go today?

2. Google Earth Resources http://delicious.com/JLWagner/googleearth Click on this link to subscribe to my delicious links for google earth: http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/JLWagne r/googleearth?count=15http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/JLWagne r/googleearth?count=15 http://jlwagner.pbworks.com/GoogleEarth

3. 10 Reasons Why 10. Totally changes "where I went on my summer vacation" journal entry. 9. Be teamed with another class (ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD) and collaborate (http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_collaborate.h tml)http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_collaborate.h tml 8. Lesson plans, kmz's, and tutorials, that have been lined up with standards, are available!! 7. Eliminates the need of flat, wall maps. 6. Bring the locale of a book to life by use of tours. (IE Make Way For Ducklings, Little House On the Prairie or for older students: Around the World in 80 days, Grapes of Wrath)

4. 10 Reasons Why 5. Make the world a smaller place. Create placemarks of family members, e-mail pals, etc. 4. Ability to turn ANY lesson (geography, history, literature) into a more engaging and memorable experience. 3. Pre-Visit your upcoming field trip including distance and directions. 2. Latitude and Longitude coordinates take on much more meaning and understanding. 1. Visit locations (both present and past -- on earth and in space) that you and your students will probably never see in a lifetime.

5. New Features Record Tours Jump Into Google Maps Time Slider 3 Views Mars

6. KMZ’s & KML’s KMZ/KML FILES A KMZ or KML is a google earth landmark(s). Once you open the KMZ, it immediately takes you to the location(s) in Google Earth. ( A KMZ file is simply a "zipped" KML file.) KML Gallery - http://earth.google.com/gallery/http://earth.google.com/gallery/

8. Overlays

9. TimeLiner

10. Google Ocean

11. Google Mars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_mr-lDng7k

12. Google Earth into Google Maps Washington, D.C.

13. From Here To There

14. WILD SANCTUARY http://earth.wildsanctuary.com/ http://earth.wildsanctuary.com/

15. Flight Simulator http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/flightsim/index.html http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v4/flightsim/index.html

16. Google Earth for iphone/itouch http://mashable.com/2008/10/27/google-earth-iphone/ http://mashable.com/2008/10/27/google-earth-iphone/

17. Sketch Up http://sketchup.google.com/ http://sketchup.google.com/ http://sketchup.google.com/vtutorials.html http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/Eart hModelshttp://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/Eart hModels http://www.sheetmetalguy.com/sketchup-books.htm http://online.caup.washington.edu/courses/larc440/sketch up/sketchup_home.htmhttp://online.caup.washington.edu/courses/larc440/sketch up/sketchup_home.htm http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Num ber/418795/page/vc/vc/1http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Num ber/418795/page/vc/vc/1 http://www.sketchucation.com/old/

18. And Don’t Forget… http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0 http://www.gearthblog.com/basics.html http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ Be Sure To Visit http://www.googlelittrips.org/ http://www.googlelittrips.org/ Google Earth In The News: http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=1643 96

19. Jen Wagner projectsbyjen@gmail.com