Google+Maps+and+Earth+French+Tour

= __**Lessons 1 and 2**__ =

Your Google Map should focus on one region of France. You will use it to design a tour of the region that includes photos, information and a route. You will also prepare a Voki introduction to your tour which will be embedded during the last lesson in Google Earth**.**

Extension: Your group may also want to search out a brief video about your region which can also be embedded into the tour or create your own video using Animoto.

**Step One:** If you don't have a personal GMail Account please create one here.

**Step Two:** Click on maps at the top of the GMail Page or go to Google Maps directly and click on create a new map.



Name your map and write a short description for it.



Collaborate with your partner(s). . Include their email address(es) and ask to be sent a copy of the invitation by clicking on the box. Do not allow them to invite others and do not allow anyone else to edit your map. These boxes should not be ticked for this lesson.

You can view your map in different ways. Try the different views: Map, Satellite and Terrain. You can also add photos, videos and More by clicking on the More button.
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Find a location on your map that you are would like to use in the project and pinpoint it using the marker. Once you place it on the map a window will open up asking you for a label and description. These are important parts of your map and need to be filled in carefully. **//Don't worry if it is not perfect, you can always edit it later.//** Notice how you can change the icon or add a picture as an icon by specifying a URL or web address of the picture. Take a look at some of the other features (shown below) that are available on the page.



__**Important!**__ Try using Google Image's advanced search option to search for pictures that are available for reuse. =__ Lessons 3 and 4 __= Go to the Voki website and create a talking avatar to introduce your tour. Make sure you state the purpose of the tour and describe the geographical location of the region you have chosen.

**Step One:** Finish off your map in Google Maps first. The next step is to open it in **Google Earth**. This will create a KML file that you can save in your documents and share with others.(You can also allow others to collaborate on or share your map by inviting them to be viewers or collaborators.)

Add a place mark to your map in Google Earth. Copy the embedding code from your Voki and paste it into the text box. Don't forget to add a title to your place mark.

You can add your Animoto or YouTube Video to another place mark in the same way. Once in Google Earth you can try out a great many features like adding more place marks and shapes, recording a tour, showing historical images, showing the sun over the landscape,switching between the sky, Earth and other planets, measuring paths and adding different layers. You can also add __**content**__ to your **__Temporary Places__**, which are basically different tours and places to visit in Google Earth. These can be saved to **__Your Places__** by choosing this option from the __**File Menu.**__ = = =__**Saving Your Work in Student Shared**__=
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