Tech Tip 4: Date Stamp on Google Earth
Just for Fun, Tech Tip Tagged bellows spring, google earth July 17th, 2008Last school year, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders all completed an activity using Google Earth. Google Earth quickly became a favorite application among the students. This upcoming year, the tech teacher laptops will have the newest version of Google Earth. One of the upgrades that I really like in the new version is the date stamp. When zooming in on an area the date the satellite photo was taken appears on the bottom right of the screen. In the picture below you can see that the satellite photo of Bellows Spring was taken in February 2002. This makes sense, as there’s a lot of brown around the school because although the outside of the school was built, it was still a construction zone.
If you don’t have Google Earth on your computer, you can download it free from the Google Earth website. (Students, please get assistance from your parents before doing this.) To see the other cool upgrades in Google Earth 4.3 watch the video below.
July 17th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
When I did activities I always made a point of showing my kids my old house in Washington State outside of Seattle. Why? Well turns out my car was parked in the driveway. When we looked at our school we noticed the same thing. While Google Earth is a great tool and fabulous resource with limitless uses it is important to always be aware of the time stamp on the area of the Earth you are viewing.
January 21st, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Google Earth is a great application because I can see famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower in France with 3D buildings and I can see my neighborhood. The date stamps is a helpful tool that tells me when the photo was taken.