Review & Install

What is Google Earth?

In Week 9, you'll be "Googling Around" in Google Earth, a free application by the folks at Google. It's a 3-D interactive globe! It's a dynamic map! It's a field trip to anywhere in the world! It's an F-16 flight simulator! It's an extraterrestrial visitor to the Moon and Mars! It's a space telescope! It makes julienne fries! (Well, not that last one, but it is everything else, and more!)

Seriously, Google Earth is an awesome tool for exploration of multiple worlds, that integrates nicely with the other tools and data sources you are learning to use in Eyes in the Sky. To make sure you are ready for Week 9, we are asking you to install and test the current version of Google Earth on your computer. Please do this as early in the week as possible, so we can troubleshoot any problems you encounter. If you have an older version of Google Earth installed, please update it to the current version and test it before Friday.

Install Google Earth

Go to the Google Earth web site and follow the instructions there to install the current version of Google Earth on your computer.

https://www.google.com/earth/versions/ 'Download Google Earth' new

Windows

Installation Instructions

Macintosh

Testing Google Earth

Launch Google Earth and enter your school address in the fly to box, then press the Enter key on your keyboard. Allow Google Earth to zoom in to your school, and create a screen shot and post it to your Review 2 Discussion group.

That's all for now, folks! Exit Google Earth (unless you want to play some more, but please remember that for this week, we'd like to limit our troubleshooting to just getting Google Earth installed and running properly on your computer. Stay tuned next week for our Getting to Know Google Earth tour.