Google Tour Builder - Take your students on a field trip to ANYWHERE!
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Five things to keep in mind before making you adventure.
- This tool can only be used on a Mac or PC platform and NOT on a Mobil Device (no iPads). You can not create or view this on an iPad. If anyone finds that Google changes this let me know, because it would be awesome to let students explore tours on their own.
- You will need to install the Google Earth PlugIn, so make sure you are able to install on the computer you want to use
- You need a strong, fast internet connection because this is very graphics heavy.
- Because this is not available on mobil devices design your tour so that you can lead it, rather than it being self lead. My tour is designed to be self lead, but my students would not be able to use it on their iPads.
- If you are using Mac this is the one time it is better to use Safari than Chrome. For some reason the PlugIn needed will not work on Chrome for Mac.
Click Here for a step by step tutorial or watch the video below.
Examples of other tours from Tour Builder
Example Tours
Additional Videos about Google Earth
Additional Resources
Google Earth Tutorials
Below is a list of short tutorials from Tech-Ease. Make sure you feel comfortable with each other these skills.
- Learn how to find any location in the world in Google Earth. - Finding a Location
- There are many ways to change the zoom level in Google Earth. Learn how to change the zoom level using the controls as well as an external mouse. -Zooming
- Learn how to pan around in Google Earth. - Panning
- This is one of my favorite features in Google Earth, the ability to tilt your view until you have more of a three dimensional view. - Tilting
- How to change your orientation in Google Earth. - Rotating
- How to save a location to My Places so you can go back to it at a later time. Saving Locations to My Places
- How to add a placemark in Google Earth. Adding Placemarks
- How to save several bookmarks to a folder in My Places, then how to export the folder as a .kmz file you can share with other people.Saving Placemarks in a .kmz File
- How to open a .kmz file in Google Earth. A .kmz file can be used to share placemarks with other people who have Google Earth installed on their computers. Opening a .kmz File
- How to use placemarks to can create a virtual tour in Google Earth. Creating a Tour with Placemarks
- This movie shows you how to display layers in Google Earth. Layers make it easier to find locations by showing an overlay of major roads. They can also be used to display the location of hotels and restaurants. Displaying Layers
- Google has partnered with several companies to provide featured content such as images. In this movie, learn how to access featured content from Panoramio, Wikipedia and National Geographic Magazine. Diplaying Featured Content
- Google searches are integrated into Google Earth. Learn how to find the location of businesses using Google Earth.Using Google Search
Optional Tutorials - These videos go beyond the basics.
- Learn how to use Google Earth to get driving directions. Google Earth can even do a 3D tour over the path you would be following to get to your destination. Driving Directions
- Google Earth includes a ruler you can use to get an estimate of the distance between two points. This movie shows you how to use the ruler tool. Using the Ruler to Estimate Distance
- This movie shows you how to use the path tool to build your own virtual fly-by. Path Tool
- You can make your maps more interesting by adding image overlays over an area. This movie shows you how to add an overlay. Adding Image Overlays
- Learn how to print and email images of locations you have found in Google Earth. Printing and Emailing Google Earth Images
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