Friday Google Tidbit: Explore the New Google Earth in Chrome!

<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy Friday!</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIzrIMk7kOvh527dBG8OSavkQJk25hVTbU8Zaih-zA5Hu3qlKzXibiBrFFKlFCHd2R0bu9ZrdRF4CAHjHt7ytdQFOh636xW8nFdvazP6COhFKS8anXVb4kE2e_gdnG4-4dYkT_T_H7Ig/s1600/earth-clip-art-at-clker-com-vector-clip-art-online-royalty-free-aqWY0j-clipart.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIzrIMk7kOvh527dBG8OSavkQJk25hVTbU8Zaih-zA5Hu3qlKzXibiBrFFKlFCHd2R0bu9ZrdRF4CAHjHt7ytdQFOh636xW8nFdvazP6COhFKS8anXVb4kE2e_gdnG4-4dYkT_T_H7Ig/s200/earth-clip-art-at-clker-com-vector-clip-art-online-royalty-free-aqWY0j-clipart.png" width="200" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week Google has launched the new Google Earth will full support for the Chrome web browser-this means you can explore all the features of Google Earth on Chromebooks with no downloads required.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To get started, visit: <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/">https://earth.google.com/web/</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4p8jga-oPE29RBYQLzPkv58i7TTDAljWmdBUtGJkYesD9KQRd1ubdzNKxP2fsFG_mXCz639vn8NFyEI1s-FiUWi63uIfvx1Lf2mFyAWjWW9mNCl03IEidMnbLhB4WILelBO4EpTK1_Nc/s1600/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-35-22.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4p8jga-oPE29RBYQLzPkv58i7TTDAljWmdBUtGJkYesD9KQRd1ubdzNKxP2fsFG_mXCz639vn8NFyEI1s-FiUWi63uIfvx1Lf2mFyAWjWW9mNCl03IEidMnbLhB4WILelBO4EpTK1_Nc/s640/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-35-22.png" width="640" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You will see a space view of Earth with navigational tools in the lower right corner and a full toolbar menu on the left side of the screen.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Use the magnify glass on the left side to search for any location or landmark.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC9bZ-YbPhd5wYdFvmSxmbQ_3t8DGr0ETsalK635sXwV6PdmDXFYl__XdMCiWsZ8rM7tfa0-Z4sS3HYba5J_YFdDCcx9eQoPSQFSn5smpnLsQEzr1GaRN8EiN9u14zRcBSvzZv__isZM/s1600/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-36-38.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC9bZ-YbPhd5wYdFvmSxmbQ_3t8DGr0ETsalK635sXwV6PdmDXFYl__XdMCiWsZ8rM7tfa0-Z4sS3HYba5J_YFdDCcx9eQoPSQFSn5smpnLsQEzr1GaRN8EiN9u14zRcBSvzZv__isZM/s640/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-36-38.png" width="640" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can use the navigational tools in the lower right corner to zoom in and/or activate street view.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Clicking on the wheel icon on the left toolbar will open up the new Google Voyages-guided tours of different locations based on history, travel, culture, and nature.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfHIo6D0JL-ficw-RjQaNYFhPcDjlUVGxThXI9LwkX70drqz_0abhbDlyeRMIveoVjMQ2CgQB4-swEiE3j-Bl2qY4MvfBl_CM1brHAhL_1B8KiaVVKO4OUUr3rWwezHfhy0C-86EwfXc/s1600/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-37-42.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfHIo6D0JL-ficw-RjQaNYFhPcDjlUVGxThXI9LwkX70drqz_0abhbDlyeRMIveoVjMQ2CgQB4-swEiE3j-Bl2qY4MvfBl_CM1brHAhL_1B8KiaVVKO4OUUr3rWwezHfhy0C-86EwfXc/s400/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-37-42.png" width="400" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is a screenshot of the deserted islands voyage...</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYt3ROuY-_LwP9Dz13Lq1fBBEE13k35NAqJUvnXkQMd5g0GPC8bA-OYnZ_DHVGcLG59xNieabqC1eQyCLJN9EMcZDMj-B3grZ_OvkI2hvO7M0GtUmJdxGNPRy4qdj6lneVTSCvk3oBDQ/s1600/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-38-14.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYt3ROuY-_LwP9Dz13Lq1fBBEE13k35NAqJUvnXkQMd5g0GPC8bA-OYnZ_DHVGcLG59xNieabqC1eQyCLJN9EMcZDMj-B3grZ_OvkI2hvO7M0GtUmJdxGNPRy4qdj6lneVTSCvk3oBDQ/s640/screenshot-earth.google.com+2017-04-19+10-38-14.png" width="640" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can advance to the next part of the voyage by clicking on the arrows in the bottom right corner.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are feeling lucky, you can click on the dice icon on the left toolbar to fly to a random location. This could be a great way for students to describe new locations, calculate distance, and it's just plain fun!</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you have a great weekend and explore the new Google Earth for Chrome!</span></div>

Friday Google Tidbit: Explore the New Google Earth in Chrome!

Happy Friday! This week Google has launched the new Google Earth will full support for the Chrome web browser-this means you can ...

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Wednesday Web Tool: Primary Source Sets from Digital Public Library of America

<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWd9-8DRQ57f0JwAYVgdJYb71hiXdcLREaQpnUFhu5L4BZouVpk06DUD42n9Tk0qgWiPkXfmvqsWF7UZPglB1OxP01PFbs8vWmP1G2DNx8XrzGXjP4jXxT_2VAZHLtH2T_b96nnrn01WS/s1600/prmsrchead.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWd9-8DRQ57f0JwAYVgdJYb71hiXdcLREaQpnUFhu5L4BZouVpk06DUD42n9Tk0qgWiPkXfmvqsWF7UZPglB1OxP01PFbs8vWmP1G2DNx8XrzGXjP4jXxT_2VAZHLtH2T_b96nnrn01WS/s400/prmsrchead.png" width="400" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week we are sharing an excellent resource for US History courses. Digital Public Library of America has collected primary sources from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States and organized them into resource sets sortable by subject and time period.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To view the primary source sets, visit: <a href="https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/">https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jZRJgpBlXhGNN8ad94bFqNSLVRSSUcjIOYS-cSyfiQO8wnDPjk887zKBrfIOVF3LqivMz3TBPgssRMj3nxbgCWi-03HRo7WogEfxLq-khL8m86lyZhpdNpUib4CEjaZLbfJU5bb5JUpo/s1600/screenshot-dp.la+2016-12-29+08-26-15.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jZRJgpBlXhGNN8ad94bFqNSLVRSSUcjIOYS-cSyfiQO8wnDPjk887zKBrfIOVF3LqivMz3TBPgssRMj3nxbgCWi-03HRo7WogEfxLq-khL8m86lyZhpdNpUib4CEjaZLbfJU5bb5JUpo/s400/screenshot-dp.la+2016-12-29+08-26-15.png" width="400" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Each set contains a topic overview, 10-15 primary sources, links to additional resources, and a teaching guide. Click on a set to open it.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is a preview of the <a href="https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/sets/women-in-the-civil-war">Women in the Civil War</a> resource set:</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4xg-4tU6nuzjy7O8X1-UeAuRGOyeOH8Y03GCW3iE550fvnPC5dPFfPxxd6_DXwXZAvtPK9KLjKPKUFigXNge4a4xSPVY9IBiv-FV6oG01jn_zbFlMcx1qAnWYRbBpJ3QSXAVMUBNqaK9/s1600/screenshot-dp.la+2016-12-29+08-29-26.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4xg-4tU6nuzjy7O8X1-UeAuRGOyeOH8Y03GCW3iE550fvnPC5dPFfPxxd6_DXwXZAvtPK9KLjKPKUFigXNge4a4xSPVY9IBiv-FV6oG01jn_zbFlMcx1qAnWYRbBpJ3QSXAVMUBNqaK9/s400/screenshot-dp.la+2016-12-29+08-29-26.png" width="400" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you share <a href="https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/">DPLA's Primary Source Sets</a> with your students as a great free digital resource.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div>

Wednesday Web Tool: Primary Source Sets from Digital Public Library of America

This week we are sharing an excellent resource for US History courses. Digital Public Library of America has collected primary sources ...

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