Google Earth

Adding Folders

1. Control Click on My Places, 2. Click on Addor

Adding Folder

or

Control Click on My Places Click on Add

1. Give Folder a Name: Lewis and Clark (Name)

2. Click OK

Adding Folders

Finding Places

1. Enter name of your 1st Place Mark

2. Location should appear below search bar as a marker.

Making Placemarks in Your Folder

Click on the Yellow pin button

Click once on your Folder, so that it is highlighted.

Moving the location of PlacemarkWhile you have the editing box open, your placemark will appear as a blinking icon surround by a targeting box. You can click and drag your icon to a new location.

2. Rename Placemark

1. Click on the symbol button and choose a new symbol.

Select a symbol appropriate to your Place mark.

Editing Placemarks

1. Control Click on Placemark

2. Click on Get Info

Inserting an Image

• 1st need to find an image online. Try Creative Commons (search.creativecommons.org) Uncheck the 2 search restrictions

Try Flickr

FireFox1. Control Click on the image.

2. Click on Copy Image Location

Chrome

1. Control Click on the image.

2. Click on Copy Image URL

Safari1. Control Click on the image.

2. Click on Copy Image Address

In the Description section you must use the “Add Image” button to insert an image.

This button will automatically create the HTML code needed. You simply need to Paste the Image location in the required text box.

EXTENSION: Adding Sentences

At the end of the HTML for your image, type the following <br>

After the <br> (which is html for Break) type in the sentences written regarding your placemark.

Click OK and check your Placemark to see if it is appearing properly. (single click on your placemark icon in Google Earth)

Making a PathAfter building all 3 of your placemarks.

Click once on your Folder, so that it is highlighted.

Control Click on your folder, select “Add”, then select “Path”

Or click on “Add” on the menu bar, select “Path”

Title your Path

Give the Path a Title

Do not Click “OK” until yo have finished making the path.

Marking the Path

You can click and hold while dragging the mouse along the path

Or

You can single click, move the mouse a small distance along the path and click again.

Each red dot is adjustable.

In Google EarthFirst, single click on ‘Lewis and Clark’ Folder

Then, click on File ->Save -> Save Place As

Listen to Instructions Carefully!