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Google Earth, Google Maps, GeoGruessr, Pursued, Geocaching, Mr. Donn, Thinkfinity, Holt On-line, ThinkCentral, BrainPop, Nettrekker, KidsPast, SocialStudies.org. KeepVid, screenshots, screencasts EDSS 620 Summer 2013

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Google Earth, Google Maps, GeoGruessr, Pursued, Geocaching, Mr. Donn, Thinkfinity, Holt On-line, ThinkCentral, BrainPop,

Nettrekker, KidsPast, SocialStudies.org. KeepVid, screenshots, screencasts

EDSS 620Summer 2013

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NYS Social Studies Standard 3 - Geography

• use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the interdependent world in which we live—local, national, and global—including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the Earth’s surface.

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.KML

• KML, or 'Keyhole Markup Language', is an XML grammar and file format for modeling and storing geographic features such as points, lines, images, polygons, and models for display in Google Earth and Google Maps.

• A KMZ file is a compressed version of a KML file.

• Google Earth is best viewed in 1024 X 768

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SketchUp

• The free version of Google Sketchup can export 3D to .dae and Google Earth's .kmz file format.

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GeoGuessr – Let’s Explore the World!

http://geoguessr.com/

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Geocaching

• Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device to hide and seek containers, called geocaches” or “caches” anywhere in the world.

• A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook where the geocacher enters the date they found it and signs it with their established code name. After signing into the log, the cache must be placed back exactly where the person found it. Larger containers such as plastic storage containers (Tupperware or similar) or ammunition boxes can also contain items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little value.

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Geocaching

Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location.

http://www.geocaching.com/

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Franny’s Feet

http://pbskids.org/frannysfeet/globe/index.html

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SocialStudies.org

http://socialstudies.org