1. Using Google Earth in the Classroom
Notes for Participants
Fast How To’s:
Placemarks –
• At the Google menu bar – Add > Placemark
• At the Google tool bar – Click on the yellow pushpin icon
• Enter text (Name and Description) in the popup window
• Place the pulsating icon where you want it to rest before clicking
OK
• To change – select – Edit > Get Info (Mac); Edit > Properties (PC)
• To format text – Click on Style, Color in the popup window
• To change icon – click on image of placemark icon on top right of
popup window
Photos –
• At the Google menu bar – Add > Photo
• Enter text (Name and Description)
• Browse for the photograph on your computer
• OR: For photos that are living online (photobucket, etc) – copy and
paste html into description area of a placemark’s popup window
• To make changes – select – Edit > Get Info (Mac); Edit >
Properties (PC)
Paths –
• At the Google menu bar – Add > Path
• At the Google tool bar – Click on the 3-point path icon
• Click and move the cursor, lay down points until you reach your
destination.
• To make changes – select – Edit > Get Info (Mac); Edit >
Properties (PC)
Saving the file –
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2. • At the Google menu bar – Add > Folder
• Name the folder
• Drag and drop all pieces of your trip into the folder so that the
item at the top is the first one you want to see.
• Have the folder selected and then at the Google menu bar – File
> Save > Save Place As
• At the popup make sure you are saving as a .kmz file
• Save on your desktop or somewhere in your documents
• This file can be saved to a travel drive, or emailed as an
attachment
• In order to open the file, you need to have Google Earth installed
Remember, you should delete (Edit > Delete) your file from Google
Earth when you’re finished showing it. Since you saved it as a .kmz
file, you will always have it to show another time.
Places to go for help and ideas:
• Google Earth has a user guide, tutorials, a help center, a blog, a
community
• Do a Google search on the problem you’re having
• Explore the Google Lit Trip website
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