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-Music and effects provided by GarageBand and iTunes- -All voices and edits produced by John and Filbert-

 = Google Earth in the Classroom. =


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 Google Earth Script

John: Welcome back to The Beat. I’m here today with a local high school teacher, Mrs. Robinson, that’s going to discuss the application of Google Earth in the classroom. Take it away Mrs. Robinson!

Rachel: Hey everyone, what’s happening? So I’ve been teaching for about 15 years now and as you all have noticed there’s been a lot of new technology coming out. My favorite is definitely Google Earth where you can do a lot of cool stuff and students can learn a lot about our world and solar system.

John: What is it??

Rachel: Well, Google Earth is basically a virtual globe and map where you can basically go anywhere in the world. You can zoom in and see 3D images of many buildings, houses, and landmarks. In select areas, you can actually get a real street view of the surroundings which feels like you are standing in the middle of the road looking around. From seeing cloud cover and weather forecasts to diving deep into the ocean to see old shipwrecks, you can do just about anything with Google Earth. Just type where you want to go and hit enter, it’s as easy as that.

John: Why shouldn’t it be in the classroom? What are the risks/legal issues/ethical concerns?

Rachel: Government privacy, personal privacy, naughty searches.

John: When I was in school, we used a good old map and globe.

Rachel: I bet you couldn’t zoom in to people’s hometowns on that globe.

John: Well, that sounds really cool. How much is this program going to set me back?

Rachel: It doesn’t cost anything. It’s free. Just go to Google.com and type in Google Earth. Click on the first link and complete the simple download.

Credits

Voices - Filbert, John, Rachel

Person playing John in the video - John Person playing Rachel in the video - Rachel Person taping John and Rachel - Jen

(Well, actually it was Jen's macbook, but Jen pushed the button to record.)

Special thanks to Scott Lounge

All pictures from Google Earth Except: Beet Picture - artdecade.blogspot.com Robins Eggs - depts.washington.edu AwesomeSauce - http://awesomesauce.info

All music from Jen's iTunes

Project created collaboratively using iMovie, Garageband, iPhoto, and OpenOffice.

THANK YOU GOOGLE EARTH!

...that was pretty awesomesauce.

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