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=Your Project Assignment:=

1. Civil War Battle Sites
Using the directions provided by Ms. Smith (also linked here), use Google Earth to create a brochure. Ms Smith's links are included in this section. __Remember: do not use Wikipedia as your primary, trusted source.



Information Source provided by Ms. Smith: [|Civil War Battle Sites Map]  __

2. BASIC Navigation of Google Earth (GE)
This is a BRIEF, beginner's guide to using Google Earth and especially using it for this project. There are many features of Google Earth. You'll learn some basic features and you may even discover a few more advanced features. Keep in mind your PROJECT DEADLINES...don't let yourself get off track and fall behind in your assignment. 1. The contents page listed to the left __ON THIS WIKI__ contains a "Home Page", "Examples", "Google Earth Guide", & "Your Project" as a guide--the address is: http://cffbasdGE.wikispaces.com/ Since GE opens separately from the browser and this wiki page, you can switch between the two applications to refresh your memory. 2. TO FIND GOOGLE EARTH: Go to the upper right hand corner of your laptop screen and click the 'search' MAGNIFYING GLASS 3. Type in "Google Earth"- everyone's laptop should have the 4.3 version installed in these laptops-if yours doesn't look on with a neighbor. After the presentation we'll help you w/ the download (download the 4.3, not the 5.0--5.0 takes a while). You'll see a 'Tips' page pop up-exit out of that. 4. You should see the Google Earth app open as a globe. Take a few minutes and let's first look TOGETHER at the icons along the top of the screen and the contents on the side. a) The top horizontal icons allow you to do various things, like trace a path from one place to another and so on. b) The left hand table of contents is divided into **PLACES** you'll 'visit'-Civil War sites for now and **LAYERS**. Places keeps track of your visited sites and Layers allows you to 'layer' features onto your earth map. 5. For this project, you'll want to use these **Layers: Geographic Web, Borders, Places (check Wikipedia), and Terrain**. If you check more sites t takes longer for your page to load. 6. Before we move on, look back (left hand contents side of GE) at the PLACES section: Notice there's a 'Play' and 'Stop' button. When you have an address, addresses, and paths on your route this button simulates an aerial flight from place to place. 7. __LET'S TRY SOMETHING NOW__: Go to the **SEARCH SECTION** (right above the PLACES section), click it and enter an address of your choosing, like your home. Now click the search MAGNIFYING GLASS--you'll see the address show up as a link to other sites later (if needed) AND you'll notice the globe going to the address you've entered. 8. **WANT TO GET CLOSER?** Use the slider bar to the right (has a "PLUS" at the top, a "MINUS" at the bottom) and slide the bar toward the plus-try sliding it all the way in both directions. Now take a minute and adjust the two buttons above this to see what happens. 9. What happens if the slider is moved all the way to the "PLUS" end? How can we can we fix this if you want to view your address AND-don't forget!-**YOUR CIVIL WAR SITE** up close? 10. Go to the upper toolbar on your Google Earth site and scroll over the button that says reads "VIEW IN GOOGLE MAPS". This takes you to Google Maps (NOT Earth) and allows you to get a 'street view' using the slider on the left.Adjust it to see how it affects your view.

3. How should I use Google Earth to complete my project?
1. G.E. is much more than using pictures from a map. True, you CAN use pictures (make sure you have permission or use copyright free sources though) to place into your brochure. TO DO THIS: Take a picture or graphic, drag it on to your desktop, have your Pages brochure open and drag and drop it into the desired spot. 2. __We can now begin to look at some Civil War sites--let's look at one no one has assigned, first though-to see what it can do. Ready?__ 3. Using the "MINUS" slider, back out away from your address until you have a Globe again. 4. __Click on this link:__ [|Civil War Battlesites] 5. Your G.E. globe will 'populate' itself with a many dots...each dot represents a Civil War battle site (please see the Research Source page for credit to the developers and contributers of this site). Don't worry about the different colors of the dots for now. 6. __Go to the LAYERS Section (lower left hand side/Table of Contents) and check the boxes: Geographic Web, Places (Wikipedia), Borders and Labels, and Terrain.__ Your screen shot looks pretty crowded by now BUT each dot now has the potential to have a a basic description of the Civil War site, maybe some photographs from historic sites or tourists, and perhaps a Wikipedia reference. 7. So HOW do you find your site without going blind? __Go back to the "Search" feature-where you typed your address before and type in the address or name of a Civil War site.__ 8. __Let's try a quick one for practice TOGETHER please: in the Search section type: Fort Ridgely State Park, MN.__ __Click the magnifying glass.__ Perhaps the site will ask you if you mean one of two sites: Make sure you know where your site is! 9. The map will zoom in. Place the hand icon over the Fort Ridgely location & double click to get closer. Each time you double click you'll get closer. ONE click gives you the address. You can also use the 'hand' to adjust the map itself. 10. After one or two double clicks (it takes some practice at times-depends on how crowded the site is) __NOTICE THE BLUE SQUARES-these are pictures taken of various parts of that battle site. A small "W" means there's a Wikipedia reference and so on. Click on one of these blue pictures and observe what information it contains.__ Click on one or two of the squares around Fort Ridgely to see what they feature...are there photos, a monument description, a hyperlink to another site (found under description headings)?

And now what?
So you have an assigned Civil War Google Earth site to go visit. You have some basic navigation tools that allow you to enter your search information and a quick way to gather a lot of initial research information. How you PROCESS, SYNTHESIZE, and USE this information to create your brochure is up to you. You may A) import pictures (again, check for permissions or courtesy references, including the resource we're using for this project) B) include a screen shot (click on the screen you want to reproduce-hold the "Shift", "Command" keys down and press 4-then crop to fit your brochure). Your shot appears on your desktop and can be dragged/dropped into Pages. C) use the descriptive and/or geographic information as a reference and/or research starting point D) write about the terrain and how it may have affected the outcome of the battle--NOTE the bottom of your G.E. screen for each location gives you the LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, and ELEVATION-how high above the site you are. It also gives you the source of the G.E. image (NASA, NOAA, etc.)

You're now ready to begin using Google Earth to research your own Civil War Site. Have fun!