Virtual+Field+Trip


 * Virtual Field Trip**


 * Presenter:** Thomas Cooper, Walker School (Georgia)

thomas.cooper@thewalkerschool.org (main - checked daily) tcooper66@gmail.com twitter: tcooper66 skype: tcooper1966 (Georgia)
 * Contact Info**

Teachers should come with information to create a virtual field trip. Some examples would be a nature walk, a history or art tour of a city, or information about your local community. We will learn how to create basic placemarks, insert images, add paths, and create animated audio tour that students can download and review for a test or a project.

**Before Session**
Download latest version of Google Earth 5.2 **Download Page for Earth - ** __[|http://earth.google.com/intl/en/download-earth.html]__ **Review the Book Mapping Document on the documents page of The Networked Learner **(__** Networked Learner Documents **__)


 * Session Resources **

**The Networked Learner - ** http://thenetworkedlearner.wikispaces.com/ **Google Lit Trips - ** http://www.googlelittrips.org/

**Screencasts - 5 mins each**

 Downloading and Installing Google Earth - []  Using Navigation Tools in Google Earth - []  Using Layers in Google Earth - []  Adding Layers from Google Earth's Internet Community - [|http://www.screencast.com/t/WnpJnxKO] Adding Text to a Placemark - []  Inserting an Image into a Placemark - [] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Organizing and Saving Placemarks to Your Computer - [] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Changing Placemark Icons in Google Earth - [] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Adding a Custom Icon to the Google Earth Icon Panel - [] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Adding a Path between Placemarks - []


 * Google Resources**

Earth Main - __** [] **__ Download Page for Earth - [] Google Earth User Guide - [] Google Earth for Educators - [] Google Earth Community - [] Google Earth Tutorials - [] Grants for Google Earth Pro - [] Keyhole Modeling Language (KML) Handbook - []