So what can you do if you don’t have Google Earth (or can’t get it at your school)?? Use Google Maps. You can search by an address, click and drag around, zoom in… just about everything you can do in Google Earth for viewing. Make sure you click on Satellite or Hybrid in the top [...]
Entries from November 30, 2006
Earth Spelling
November 25, 2006 · 1 Comment · Google Earth, Spelling
Using geoGreeting! you can use the earth to spell messages. It uses buildings from around the world in the shape of letters. It puts a placemark on the map to show you where the “letter” came from. It even makes a webpage that you can link to or send out in email messages so anyone [...]
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Google Earth in the Rain Forest
November 15, 2006 · 3 Comments · Google Earth
The Amazon Indians are using GPS devices and Google Earth to help preserve the rain forest. This article shows the incredible things that can be done with free software and how it can effect the world. Also, the Indians are able to create documents and reference material based on the interviews they are doing for [...]
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Maps of War – Imperial History
November 6, 2006 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Here is the flash animation we watched in class. It is from the Maps of War website. [swf width="385" height="285"]http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf[/swf]
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Power Points in the Blog
November 4, 2006 · No Comments · Math
The Power Points from class are now available to be viewed and reviewed right in the blog. The new Power Points will go up in the blog and be archived on the Power Point page. To view all the previous Power Points go to: http://mrwilliams.edublogs.org/power-points/ Chapter 13.1 – Part One [swf width="425" height="348"]https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=8235&doc=131-part-one-2484[/swf]
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