Cameron McKinley and Mandy Fox

Welcome

See Google Earth tour examples

Skype with travel companions

Create Voice Threads for our tours

Create Google Earth Placemarks

Upload them

Create tour

Create a folder on your desktop called Workshop

Right click on the desktop area and go to New and then Folder

Name it Workshops

http://dsc.discovery.com/videogalleries/nationalparks/nationalparks.html

http://www.googlelittrips.org/

Free program for Mac and Windows to conference with people from all over the world

Computer to computer is free

Download program here if you would like to try it: http://www.skype.com

Program to create interactive slideshows for the web

Add voice, doodling, and more to your photos

Easily embed them in the Google Earth Placemarks

Free to educators

http://www.voicethread.com

Set up account

Upload Photos

Use PageFlakes links to collect pictures

Include: one picture, one audio comment, and one written comment

Options for later: webcam commenting, phone comments

Save and make public

Placemarks

Measuring distances

Day/Night- Use Sun feature

Google Sky

Fly to exact location: find address

Add- Placemark

Type Title

Choose a placemark icon

Embed Voice Thread code

Save to Workshop folder

Upload placemark to drop.io box

Instructors will put this tour together

Handout on putting tour together- http://www.googletouring.com/create.php