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This page includes links to all the activities we used during the session along with many more to help you to continue your learning after the session.

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Need something to put things into perspective on a Monday morning? Our suggestion: The largest single-shot photo of Earth ever taken.

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“The best resources of using google apps in education”

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When Google acquired Keyhole - the tool that would become Google Earth - in 2004, the company believed it would become the ultimate video game. Google thought travelers could peruse potential vacation destinations and movie makers could use the detailed satellite imagery as a backdrop in films.

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April 22 is Earth Day and in recognition of this, I’m highlighting several of the greatest Earth Day sites for kids and teachers. According to the United States Census Bureau, Earth’s population recently surpassed 7 billion. Teaching awareness of our environment to children has never been more important. Here are 6 great sites to assist.

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A 30-year-old man used Google Earth to literally move mountains and find his long-lost family after nearly three decades of separation.

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It has been nearly 100 years since the Titanic crashed into an iceberg and sunk to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Our interest has never decreased in that fateful night, and numerous National Geographic specials and even movies have been created trying to tell the story. In fact, we’re only two days away from its 100th anniversary.

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Travel in time and explore NASA satellite visualizations in 3D

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Bring all the dynamics of our home planet into your classroom with this collection of NASA activities and resources about planet Earth.

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NASA's Space Place - explore science, earth, the solar system, People and technology and all kinds of scientific facts.

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Satellite eye on Earth: September 2011 - in pictures

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Here’s a circuitous route to free advertising on Google: An Austin, Texas, firm will install QR codes on rooftops in an attempt to sneak into Google Maps.

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Google Earth 6.1 has just been released, and it comes with a handful of very nice features. You can download the new version here.

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Preliminary results show some interesting outcomes that should be bourne in mind when producing Google Earth Tours (GETs):

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One thing we should always remember is that the the earth is spinning around while the stars stay relatively constant in the sky. YouTube member bulletpeople took a beautiful existing time-lapse video of the stars and edited it to show the stars as static in the sky, which highlights the rotation of the earth.

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Using this new Google Labs tool, we've already begun helping scientists develop applications for detecting deforestation and mapping land use trends, and have started working with individual countries to develop their own applications.

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Earth-Touch aspires to be the pre-eminent multimedia company that brings matters of the Earth (including wildlife and the environment) into the offices, homes and daily lives of people around the world by using cutting-edge technology.

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You would be surprised how many people initially think Google Earth will show imagery in real-time. Or, that surely it will only be a day old. I guess part of this thinking comes from watching the weather satellite photos which are only a few hours old, or live weather radar.

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Incredible visuals

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