1. LCDLC Presents: Technology Toolbox Exploring Google Earth? The world is only a mouse click away

2. Downloading Google Earth Free Download from Google http://earth.google.com/ http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth uses streaming imagery over the Internet to provide you with incredible images of our world.

3. System Requirements Operating System: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista CPU: 500Mhz, Pentium 3 System Memory (RAM): 256MB minimum, 512MB recommended Hard Disk: 400MB free space Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 16MB of VRAM Screen: 1024x768, "16-bit High Color" screen DirectX 9 (to run in Direct X mode) Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 or later CPU: G4 CPU, 1GHz or faster System Memory (RAM): 256MB minimum, 512MB recommended Hard Disk: 400MB free space Network Speed: 128 Kbits/sec Graphics Card: 3D-capable with 32MB of VRAM Screen: 1024x768, "Thousands of Colors"

4. Getting to know our Earth

5. Getting to know the Earth

6. Using Search Fly To Go Directly to a location Find a Business Use an address to go to a location Directions Get to and from directions with route simulation

7. Getting to know the Earth My Places Locate Revisit Organize Save Temporary Places - Will not return after program closes Add Content from Google

8. Getting to know the Earth Adding Layers Roads 3 D Buildings Borders and Labels Terrain Geographic Web Real Time Traffic Weather Points of Interest

9. Getting to know the Moon

10. Getting to know Mars

11. Getting to know the universe

12. Adding Place marks and Adding Content Add content here

13. Adding images with overlays

15. Literature Trips www.googlelittrips.org/

16. Creating your own trips 1.Using place marks find locations from your story 2.Add text into descriptions text box 3.Using Picasa Web Galleries, Google Video or You Tube embed media into text box 4.Save Folder 5.Share KMZ files with others.

17. Getting embedded content Select a photo and select them link button for Link and Embed Data to appear

18. More fun with Google Earth

19. Flight Simulator

20. Learn more about Google Earth Google Earth Blog http://www.gearthblog.com/ Using Google Earth Blog http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/ Google Earth Userguide http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ Google Lit Trips www.googlelittrips.org NORAD Santa http://www.noradsanta.org/