1. Google Earth, Google Maps,
GeoGruessr, Pursued, Geocaching,
Mr. Donn, Thinkfinity, Holt On-line,
ThinkCentral, BrainPop, Nettrekker,
KidsPast, SocialStudies.org. KeepVid,
screenshots, screencasts
EDSS 620
Summer 2013

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3. NYS Social Studies Standard 3 -
Geography
• use a variety of intellectual skills to
demonstrate their understanding of the
geography of the interdependent world in
which we live—local, national, and global—
including the distribution of people, places,
and environments over the Earth’s surface.

4. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/what-geography/?ar_a=1

5. Google Earth
http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

6. .KML
• KML, or 'Keyhole Markup Language', is an XML
grammar and file format for modeling and
storing geographic features such as points,
lines, images, polygons, and models for
display in Google Earth and Google Maps.
• A KMZ file is a compressed version of a KML
file.
• Google Earth is best viewed in 1024 X 768

7. Get to know Google Earth
http://support.google.com/earth/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=148176&topic=2376018&ctx=topic

8. Google Earth Tutorials
http://www.google.com/earth/learn/

9. SketchUp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb23enMOHyc&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLEA55BED4322A8219

10. SketchUp
• The free version of Google Sketchup can
export 3D to .dae and Google Earth's .kmz file
format.

11. Google Earth Ancient Rome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqMXIRwQniA

12. Google Earth Engine
http://earthengine.google.org/#intro

13. Google Maps
http://maps.google.com/help/maps/education/

14. GeoGuessr – Let’s Explore the World!
http://geoguessr.com/

15. Pursued
http://pursued.nemesys.hu/

16. Geocaching
• Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which the
participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver
or mobile device to hide and seek containers, called
geocaches” or “caches” anywhere in the world.
• A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a
logbook where the geocacher enters the date they found it
and signs it with their established code name. After signing
into the log, the cache must be placed back exactly where
the person found it. Larger containers such as plastic
storage containers (Tupperware or similar) or ammunition
boxes can also contain items for trading, usually toys or
trinkets of little value.

17. Geocaching
Geocaching is a real-world,
outdoor treasure hunting
game using GPS-enabled
devices.
Participants navigate to a
specific set of GPS
coordinates and then
attempt to find the
geocache (container)
hidden at that location.
http://www.geocaching.com/

18. Franny’s Feet
http://pbskids.org/frannysfeet/globe/index.html

19. National Geographic
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/?ar_a=1

20. The Geography Site
http://www.geography-site.co.uk/

21. MrDonn
http://www.mrdonn.org/

22. Thinkfinity
http://www.thinkfinity.org/welcome

23. ThinkfinityNY
http://www.thinkfinityny.org/

24. Holt Virtual Sampling
http://forms.hmhco.com/virtualsampling/

25. BrainPop
http://www.brainpop.com

26. BrainPopJr
http://www.brainpopjr.com

27. Nettrekker.com
http://www.nettrekker.com/us/

28. Kidspast.com
http://www.kidspast.com

29. SocialStudies.org
http://socialstudies.org