Google Earth and Geography
Google Earth, the super-mapping product has transformed the way we looked at finding locations. That Google earth has huge capacity for teaching and studying Geography is beyond dispute and this has been demonstrated by numerous uses of that Google earth has been put to. Google earth could be real funs for teaching the Geography of the world even those who use it for fun have found it immensely educative. Some websites also teach the teachers to use Google earth for better results. A student wanting to score in Geography can look to Google earth for his Geography quotient.
With Google earth you can tell Timbuktu from Tripoli and you can also know that the Nile and the Niger are different. You can do all this by hooking onto Google earth’s Geography Awareness week page. You have to open this page in Google earth and get started. Here it is how you can check you knowledge of Geography, first by double clicking on the quiz option in the left column of the Google earth. When you open the folder you will see ten questions by double clicking it you can see the answers. You can check the answers by clicking on it; if you are more curious to see the location you can go to it by double clicking the answers. Google earth has taken the initiative for a greater awareness of Geography by introducing Google’s new Educators site.
For this purpose Google has introduced new innovations in The Google earth by releasing the new Featured Content for Google earth. The featured content will connect the user to huge data about the history of the world. The information about the world is delivered by using one of the largest map collections in the US. The David Rumsey collections of maps, Which date to the 17th century are integrated with advanced digitization technology new software tools from Google. The effect of all this is that the user can now get to know all the historical details as well. Google earth and the National Geographic have teamed up for geographic literacy.
The Geographic awareness campaign has different topic every year this year it is Africa so you can get to know all about the Geographical aspect of Africa. In connection with Geography awareness campaign Google earth provided an interactive quiz, which included brief description of Africa's physical landscapes, information on Africa's animals and conservation, description of modern mapping and geo-spatial technologies all this will really enrich the user for a better awareness.
If anyone intends to use Google earth in teaching Geography in the classroom here are some guidelines.
1. First you have to download the latest 21st November 2006 version of Google earth.
2. You can update your version with Plus or the Google earth Pro which are subscribed but for educational purposes Google provides a free license.
3. You can have a group of students to locate the places by using an atlas such as the Oxford one or the Pearson Longman. And save them for all to use as placemark folder.
4. You should download the sight seeing tours from Google earth.
Equipped with all this you can better teach Geography to students.[tag] Google , Google earth, Geography, maps, [tag]
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