1. Advanced Google Earth Creating Curricular Materials and Adding Custom Placemarks

2. Building Placemarks Creates Innovative Lessons Creates Innovative Lessons Advanced placemarks allows the addition of information and graphic to placemarks. Advanced placemarks allows the addition of information and graphic to placemarks. DescriptionsDescriptions ImagesImages Video linksVideo links HyperlinksHyperlinks

3. Advanced Placemarks Ask question that students need to answer. Ask question that students need to answer. Turn lessons into inquiry Turn lessons into inquiry Motivate students Motivate students Use emerging technologies Use emerging technologies Be creative Be creative

4. A few reminders Most of the images in Google Earth are taken by low flying planes. Most of the images in Google Earth are taken by low flying planes. Zoom to the desired appearance before placing your placemark. Zoom to the desired appearance before placing your placemark.

5. Adding Placemarks From task bar, select the pushpin icon From task bar, select the pushpin icon A window will open to permit information to be added A window will open to permit information to be added

6. Adding information to the Placemark Give the placemark a name Give the placemark a name The coordinates are given The coordinates are given Add a description Add a description Click on the Style/Color tab and make selection Click on the Style/Color tab and make selection Altitude tab allows placement to be at a given altitude above the ground. Altitude tab allows placement to be at a given altitude above the ground.

7. Change the icon appearance Select the icon beside the title box Select the icon beside the title box Select the icon of choice or import a custom icon. Select the icon of choice or import a custom icon.

8. Editing information in the balloon description To add/edit information in a balloon To add/edit information in a balloon Right clickRight click Select propertiesSelect properties Add information in the description areaAdd information in the description area If only text is entered, the formatting will not change.If only text is entered, the formatting will not change. Once the first piece of html is added, all the formatting is lost.Once the first piece of html is added, all the formatting is lost.

9. USING HTML The addition of formatting in the html code uses “tags” The addition of formatting in the html code uses “tags” Tags begin with a “ ” symbol. Tags begin with a “ ” symbol. There will be instructions placed between the symbols. There will be instructions placed between the symbols. The instructions must also tell when to end that formatting. This is performed by using. The instructions must also tell when to end that formatting. This is performed by using. Example: Dr. Archie Bone will bold only the words Dr. Archie Bone. Example: Dr. Archie Bone will bold only the words Dr. Archie Bone.

10. A Few Basic Formatting Codes This is for a paragraph and is really a double enter – double spacing. This is for a paragraph and is really a double enter – double spacing. This is a Break or a single space This is a Break or a single space Bold for bolding information Bold for bolding information Underline for underlining information Underline for underlining information italizing italizing

11. More Code To bold and underline To bold and underline The order does not matter; however the order must be reserved to close the command The order does not matter; however the order must be reserved to close the commandExample:<b><u>America<u><b> This text is said to be nested. The resulting text will look like America

12. Adding a link to Internet The anchor tag is used to add a link to Internet. The anchor tag is used to add a link to Internet. Represented by. It must be closed by using Represented by. It must be closed by using There is a space between a and href. There is no space before the end tag. There is a space between a and href. There is no space before the end tag. Tinyurl.com Tinyurl.com HTML code chart HTML code chart HTML code chart HTML code chart

13. hyperlink

14. Bring in images Locally from computer Locally from computer Images from your cameraImages from your camera Short videos from your cameraShort videos from your camera Link to a web address Link to a web address Images from your InternetImages from your Internet Short videos from the InternetShort videos from the Internet

15. Bring in images HTML code is needed by a recipe can be followed! HTML code is needed by a recipe can be followed! An image tag is written An image tag is written Pathway on local computer Pathway on local computer There must be a space between “ and >There must be a space between “ and > Locate the image on your computer, right click, go to properties, copy path, add the image name and extensionLocate the image on your computer, right click, go to properties, copy path, add the image name and extension Example: Example:

16. More on images The width of the image may be limited by using the following code: The width of the image may be limited by using the following code: There is a space before width= There is a space before width= 300 pix is a good setting for an image in a balloon. 300 pix is a good setting for an image in a balloon. The balloon may be saved as a.klm file and shared with others. The balloon may be saved as a.klm file and shared with others.

17. Image code

18. What is a.kml file? The curriculum piece in Google earth will be saved as a.kmz file. This nothing more than a zip file. The curriculum piece in Google earth will be saved as a.kmz file. This nothing more than a zip file. Individual information such as a ballon will be saved as a.kml file. Individual information such as a ballon will be saved as a.kml file. To save a ballon To save a ballon Right clickRight click Save asSave as.klm.klm

19. Other formatting changes for placemarks Font color Font color or or To assure that the same color shows on all computers, use the color number (RGB color Values)To assure that the same color shows on all computers, use the color number (RGB color Values)RGB color ValuesRGB color Values Font size Font size text here text here X = Font size and may be from 1 (smallest) to 7 (largest)X = Font size and may be from 1 (smallest) to 7 (largest) Background color for the balloon Background color for the balloon This MUST be the first entry in the ballon.This MUST be the first entry in the ballon.

20. Question? Let’s Start Creating!