This page will contain links to various instructional material, information, tutorials, and websites that may be of interest to users of this site.

Tutorial Videos

This is a collection of video tutorials; each designed to cover a particular skill used in Real World Math lessons.  These Xtranormal and YouTube videos play in Google Earth placemark windows so that instruct-ional references to the application can be seen simultaneously.

Tutorials page link

Highlights

EducationDegree.com (link) - Provides a directory of teacher eduction programs from schools around the country, including math teacher education programs from over 1,200 schools.

Masters in Teaching (link) - Resource guide to those interested in pursuing a Masters degree in Education. This site offers links to colleges in each state with graduate programs for teachers, links to grants and funding, and plenty of good information.

Computing Technology for Math Excellence (link) - Computing Technology for Math Excellence at http://www.ct4me.net is devoted to the standards movement and integrating technology into teaching and learning and in K-12 mathematics and calculus.  Find software and sites for basic skills, problem solving, homework assistance, games/simulations, virtual manipulatives, project-based learning, standardized testing, technology integration, multimedia development, web desig, math initiatives, math methodology, professional development, research, including No Child Left Behind and he Common Core State Standards.  Accessibility resources are included.

Puzzle Master (link) - Puzzle Master has a large and unique collection of brain teasers; puzzles for sale.  In addition they also carry chess, mechanical banks, puzzle books, magic trick books, boomerangs, etc.

Xtranormal (link) - create animation videos that can be embedded into placemarks via Xtranormal or YouTube.

Vocaroo (link) - give your projects a voice by linking to Vocaroo audio files.

Google Earth Blog (link) gives users of GE a place to find news, ideas, and discussion.

SketchUp Components (link) offers collections of elements, such as trees, cars, etc., that you can add to your SketchUp component library.

Google 3D Warehouse (link) is a collection of downloadable 3D SketchUp models created by users.

Google Earth Add-ons, Downloads, Visualizations (link) is another resource that shares ideas and downloads with the Google Earth community.

A Round Trip Ticket to Google Earth and Sky (link) by Mike King, is a  download that offers a training guide for Google Earth and Google Sky in interactive video lessons.

Education

Google Earth for Educators (link) is the Google page that provides ideas and links for educators using GE.

SketchUp for Education (link) provides software license information and resources for educators

Google Earth Lessons (link) provides “An Educational Resource for Teachers” using Google Earth.

TeachersFirst.com (link) is a rich collection of free lessons, units, and web resources reviewed by teachers for teachers.  Resources can be found by subject/grade level, or keyword searches.

Language

Google Lit Trips! (link) from Jerome Burg offers Google Earth tours that connect literature with landmarks.

Google Earth Linguistic Layers (link) “Global linguistic visualizations for Google Earth” from the Rosetta Project.  Offers 4 different layers that highlight languages from around the world in audio links. 

Science

USGS Earthquake Google Earth Layer (link) add this layer to your Google Earth places and get real-time earthquake information from around the globe.  This layer will update every 5 minutes and includes plate boundaries.

National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Natural Hazards layer (link) for Google Earth displays historic volcanic, tsunami, and earthquake data from around the world

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) offers a variety of layers (link) for Google Earth that demon-strate polar, glacial, and permafrost data.