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DCF Conference - May 4, 2012

BookMapping -

Google Earth and Google Maps are amazing tools you can use to create a literary tour through the DCF List. Susan will demonstrate how to add placemarker pins with embedded video, images, and audio files onto Google Earth as a way of bringing the list to life for your students. Learn how to create a tour and collaboratively build one of your own.

What do we know about Google Earth/Google Maps? -  Socrative (http://m.socrative.com/student/#joinRoom)

EXAMPLES:

Presentation by Lucie deLaBruere and Dave Davidson

google-tools-to-support-geo-spatial-learning-pdf.pdf

Bookmapping -

Lit Trips and Beyond - Terrance W. Cavanaugh - Author Visit Idea

BookMapping_Cavanaugh.ppt

Bookmapping the DCF List

ADogsWayHomeTG-1.pdf

Google Earth How-to Resources:

Creating Placemarks in Google Earth

Adding Images to Placemarkers in Google Earth(if you don't have Google Earth 6):  

• Knovio Screencast:  http://knov.io/sgiKBw

Creating a Narrated Tour in Google Earth

Packaging Bookmapping Tour into a Movie:

Using Spreadsheet Mapper 2.0 -

     A simple HTML templating system to create your own balloon designs.

•     Example:  DCF 2011-2012 Google Earth Placemarkers Spreadsheet -

Finding Longitude and Latitude of specific location:  http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

How to find Google Earth Resources:

• KML files -  "Amelia Earhart" filetype:kmz
  
• Delicious Stack
• Scoop.it
• Pinterest
• Paper.li
• Twitter - #googleearth  (http://search.twitter.com/)

• 15 Coolest Google Earth Finds

Audio Resources:

Sound Maps from the British Library

10 Online Resources for Free, Online Music