| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 08/01/05 01:51 PM |
UK Primary Curriculum - Lessons and Resources
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I am a Year 6 teacher in Nottinghamshire in the UK and I would invite any colleagues to post Google Earth resources that would directly support any area or topic of the foundation and primary curriculum that is taught in their schools.
I look forward to seeing what we can all create.
| mcshea98 |
| (Master Guide) |
| 08/01/05 07:31 PM |
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Re: UK Primary Curriculum
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MrBarrett111,
Welcome to the BBS. I think your idea is great. I hope that people will continue to contribute things to this forum. I took the liberty of tweaking your file a little. I hope you don't mind. I like to show people some of the possibilities that are out there. I can think of only a few, but combined the BBS has already come up with some very unique ideas. Again welcome to the BBS, and keep all the good ideas coming.
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 08/02/05 06:42 AM |
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Shackelton's Voyage: Diary and letter writing
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Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team of men set out to conquer the Antarctic continent as the world became embroiled in World War One.
All but forgotten back home in Britain, Shackleton's expedition drifted with the ice for nearly two years. Facing hunger, loneliness, near-mutiny and what has come to be known as the greatest small-boat journey in history, this is their story.
Much of the information in this resource can be seen at the website for Amercan Natural History - http://www.amnh.org
and the Kodak site has an excellent resource on Shackleton's voyage.
http://www.kodak.com
How can this be used in school?
Well much of what happened was recorded in the sailors' diaries and this could be explored using Google Earth placemarks and descriptions to plot their course.
UK Literacy Strategy links include:
Letter writing: Year 3 Term 3
Recounts: Year 5 Term 1
Diaries: Year 6 Term 1
Poetry through other text types: Year 6 Term 2
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 08/02/05 07:01 AM |
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Continents
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A simple set of data showing each continental area.
I have also added some basic information taken from Wikipedia.
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 08/02/05 07:04 AM |
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Geography - QCA Unit 10 - Village life in India
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I am just adding this again so that it can be seen individually.
A simple set of data to start the Geography QCA Unit 10 - Village Life in india.
Standards Site
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 10/30/05 07:25 AM |
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Design and Technology - QCA Unit 6A - Shelters
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A useful resource to introduce the topic of shelters. A variety of houses and shelters from around the world. Use in tour mode or look at individual pictures.
This should be used as a whole class with key questions from the QCA:
-What materials have been used to build the shelter?
-How has the shelter been made?
-Why has the shelter been made this way?
-What are the different parts called? eg frame, canopy
-What do the different parts do?
-Who will use the shelter?
-Who needs shelter?
-Which constructions are the strongest?
See Standards site for further info.
Unit 6A: Shelters
Section 1: Investigative, disassembly and evaluative activities (IDEAs)
Info for resource taken from http://www.hgpho.to/wfest/house/house-e.html and CIA Factbook post (Flags etc)
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 11/06/05 03:17 AM |
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PSHE - QCA Unit 5 - Living in a diverse world
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Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)
Unit 05: Living in a diverse world
Section 3: What are different places like?
Standards Website QCA Unit Link
I have collected a variety of resources for the introduction of this specific unit. Although ideal for this section of the QCA unit it could easily be adapted for other sections, as a starting point for discussion or simple written work.
Resource includes:
> Simple placemarks of common holiday destinations. (Spain, France etc) Explore with the chldren other destinations and add their names to the placemarks.
> Placeopedia. If this is checked then once you have stopped exploring GE for a few seconds relevant placemarks will pop up with links to Wikipedia articles. It is just like a live encyclopaedia as you explore. Very good example of a non fiction text and to understand more about the differences between these places and the children's homes.
> World borders. This is important to highlight the clear distinction between the countries. Much easier for children to understand the borders and for you as a teacher to find Bulgaria for example!!
> 50 Nearest Flikr photos. This is a fantastic resource to use to explore the world's diversity - but it comes with a big health warning! The resource will load small thumbnails of tagged photographs around where you pause exploring. This gives you a link to the photographs - a great resource that you must have a go at using.
WARNING: I am uncertain about whether the photos pass through LEA filtering or not. Like any searching on the web, prior experience is important. Conduct the navigation and look at the photos that pop up beforehand. They are mostly landscapes etc. But please be aware. I have added Naxos and Santorini - 2 Greek islands that I know have some good photos on.
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 11/14/05 12:50 PM |
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Maths in Las Vegas
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This is an emerging idea - so I would be happy to know what you all think of it.
Looking down upon lots of cities and places, as we all do, I realised there is an awful lot of real maths involved in what we see. Shape, number, data handling, fractions etc.
I have started with Maths in Las Vegas.
This work is probably relevant for Year 5 or 6
The resource includes:
> Identifying 3D Shapes using the 3D buildings layer. (Could be applied to lots of cities)
> Data handling using a webcam to watch and count traffic and pedestrians.
> Counting the number of cars in car parks - looking at these as a fraction of the number of car parking spaces.
> Area of the car park - using the measure tool in GE Pro if appropriate.
The work is labelled A, B, C etc and children could work on an interactive whiteboard as a group or individually at computers.
(Would appreciate any comments)
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 11/14/05 01:17 PM |
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Maths - Live dep info - Data Handling and time
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Once more another initial idea that is worth posting for anyone's thoughts.
Blueghost.co.uk has supplied a great resource which is in the Dynamic Layers forum. It provides live traffic and travel information for the UK.
This can be used in maths when exploring time and travel times. This work is probably for Year 5 or 6. (times are in 24 hr clock)
> Ensure the resource is checked in My Places list.
> Navigate to your school's region.
> Explore what train stations there are in the surrounding area.
> Decide upon a journey and click on the relevant station.
> Select 'Click here to see train running times' in the placemark.
> The web page should open up - scroll down to the current information.
> Explore departure times and plan a journey.
This could be completed as a whole class using an interactive whiteboard - a group in the independent time could then plan a similar journey using the interactive whiteboard - with or without support.
Key Objective Year 5 NNS:
Use all four operations to solve simple word problems involving numbers and quantities, including time, explaining methods and reasoning.
Key Objectives Year 6 NNS:
Identify and use the appropriate operations (including combinations of operations) to solve word problems involving numbers and quantities, and explain methods and reasoning.
Solve a problem by extracting and interpreting information presented in tables, graphs and charts.
| Zip |
| (Tourist) |
| 12/11/05 08:10 PM |
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Re: Maths in Las Vegas
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That's really interesting -- I like the cars-in-parking lot idea. I think one of the most valuable math skills is correlation. Rather than keep it *just* percentage or fraction of the car lot that's full, you could compare the percentage of parking lots that are full in five different cities and search for possible reasons. Try Phoenix vs Manhattan, for example -- real estate and parking fees are drastically different!
Also, the time that the photo is taken can be (somewhat) determined by relative length of shadow. You could compare 5 or 10 parking lots in similar areas but in which the photo was taken at a different time. You could even make a great x-y scatter plot to look for trends.
In my school, with a US -based curriculum, we introduce X-Y scatter plots in grade 5, and reinforce them in grade 6. I'm not sure about the UK curriculum, but Edward Tufte believes (and I agree with him) that an X-Y correlation plot is far more informative than a bar graph. I'm always on the lookout for ways kids can collect data that shows a correlation, graph it, and seek explanations for any relationship they discover!
Warren (aka Zip)
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 12/12/05 12:56 PM |
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Maths in Madrid
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Another exploration of a city and some Maths along the way.
Questions are numbered to work through.
Includes work on:
>Area
>Distance - addition
>Conversion of different units
>Subtraction and difference
>Extracting information from a website
Once again I would appreciate any feedback or ideas to extend - or even someone could do a maths post for their own city or town!
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 12/12/05 12:59 PM |
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Re: Maths in Las Vegas
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Warren
thanks for taking the time to give some feedback. I appreciate your thoughts. How old are the children in Grade 5 and 6? I teach a Year 6 class who are 10 year olds.
best wishes
Tom
| Zip |
| (Tourist) |
| 01/15/06 09:10 PM |
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Re: Maths in Las Vegas
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Hi Tom,
We have a "kindergarten" class which is 5-year-olds. That makes our year one (we call it "first grade") 6-year olds. So fourth graders mostly start out as nine-year old. By the end of fifth grade, most of my students are 11.
Sounds like we teach pretty much the same group of kids!
Warren
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 04/08/06 01:17 PM |
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Coastal Walks in the UK - Portsmouth and Southsea
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This resource utilises the excellent web based information and media available from the BBC about different coastal walks.
Here I have added placemarks for each part of a walk around Portsmouth/Southsea. For each placemark is a link to a panoramic view of that spot, an audio guide giving a brief insight into the history surrounding that point and a link to further information on the BBC website.
After making this I thought that it will never take away from actually being there and smelling the salty sea and feeling the windy spray against your face but it may help some children to experience places that unfortunately perhaps they may never visit for real.
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 04/16/06 12:02 PM |
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Geography QCA Unit 15: The mountain environment
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I am doing this unit later in the summer term and have had a few ideas about it so I have put this small collection together.
Standards site QCA unit
These materials should support your teaching of this unit quite well - designed to be used as a whole class or individually in an ICT suite.
>Geosnapper - a network link that displays geotagged images of where you are in GE. **Remember to vett them before use.**
>Placeopedia - a network link that displays available Wikipedia articles for wherever you are.
>Wainwright's Lake District Peaks - a comprehensive guide to all of the peaks present in Alfred Wainwright's book.
>World's Highest Peaks - a collection of over 150 different high points in different countries across the world. Taken from Valery35's network link but altered so that each view of the peak is seen in perspective. Some of these high points are not much at all - the children could look to reorganise these into hills and mountains. The Encyclopędia Britannica requires a prominence of 610 m (2,000 ft) for it to be deemed a mountain.
>World Hills - a very large collection of hills across the world.
>World Borders - to distinguish the different countries - possible to use the BORDERS tool, but I prefer to teach with this as it has similar use of colour to many atlases.
>The Pennines / The Lake District placemarks.
>Planet Earth DV - Mountains - I am really pleased with this resource which takes advantage of the DV from the BBC Planet Earth TV series. A variety of placemarks with related video footage from mountain footage to mountainous fauna in the rhododendron - take a look . All video opens in Real player. (right click and choose view in Theatre mode for full screen)
See BBC Planet Earth for more.
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 04/16/06 12:10 PM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Mountains
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
When working on the Mountains QCA unit I created these GE placemarks with links to the DV footage, but thought that they justified a separate post. Follow links within placemarks to DV footage - opens in Real Player.
Mountains
>Puma Family in the Andes
>Grizzly Bears hunting for moths
>The Alps
>Karakoram aerials
>Markhor goat rut
>Snow leopard hunt
>Rhododendron time lapse
>Panda cub
>Demoiselle cranes
>Kukenon Tepuis aerials
>Angel falls
>Danakil Depression
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 04/18/06 03:37 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Freshwater
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
**New** - Freshwater
>Texas blind salamander
>Blind cave fish
>Villa Luz cave, Mexico
>Yucatan Cenotes
>Iguaza Falls
>Pantanal life
>Pantanal caiman kill
>Lake Malawi life
>Lake Baikal life
>Giant salamander
>Diving elephants
>African wild dogs
>Blue Nile gorge
>Tis Isat falls
>Hippos fighting
>Kingfisher strike
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/19/06 02:36 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Deserts
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
Deserts
>Swarming Locusts
>Death Valley bloom
>Namibian Desert elephants
>Flat lizard display
>Utah Canyonlands
>Saguaro Cactus bloom
>Kangaroo Adaptation
>Bactarian camels
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/21/06 01:42 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Polar
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
>Emperor Penguins
>Polar bear cubs
*Please help to expand this resource by posting any suggestions for other examples in this habitat*
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/21/06 01:43 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Saltwater
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
>Diving with humpback whales
>Great white shark
*Please help to expand this resource by posting any suggestions for other examples in this habitat*
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/21/06 01:45 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Jungle
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
>Gorilla display
>Termite catching chimps
*Please help to expand this resource by posting any suggestions for other examples in this habitat*
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/21/06 01:46 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Plains
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
>Wolf hunt
*Please help to expand this resource by posting any suggestions for other examples in this habitat*
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/21/06 01:47 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Forests
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
>Amur leopard
>Bird of paradise
*Please help to expand this resource by posting any suggestions for other examples in this habitat*
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/21/06 01:53 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Caves
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
>Cave glow worms - New Zealand
>Cave of Swallows - Mexico
>Cave swiftlets - Indonesia
>Bat catching snakes - Australia
>Lechuguilla caves - New Mexico. US
>Texas Blind salamander - Texas. US
>Villa Luz Cave - Mexico
>Yucatan Cenotes - Mexico
>Blind Cave fish - Thailand
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 05/21/06 02:00 AM |
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Planet Earth DV - Complete Habitats Collection
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Clips of this inspiring series have been released via the Creative Archive and the BBC Planet Earth site. I think that these sorts of resources are exactly the media teachers should be using in classrooms so it is great to have them available.
Follow links within placemarks to DV footage - opens in Real Player.
In this resource I have included the following DV clips and information:
Mountains
>Puma Family in the Andes
>Grizzly Bears hunting for moths
>The Alps
>Karakoram aerials
>Markhor goat rut
>Snow leopard hunt
>Rhododendron time lapse
>Panda cub
>Demoiselle cranes
>Kukenon Tepuis aerials
>Angel falls
>Danakil Depression
Freshwater
>Texas blind salamander
>Blind cave fish
>Villa Luz cave, Mexico
>Yucatan Cenotes
>Iguaza Falls
>Pantanal life
>Pantanal caiman kill
>Lake Malawi life
>Lake Baikal life
>Giant salamander
>Diving elephants
>African wild dogs
>Blue Nile gorge
>Tis Isat falls
>Hippos fighting
>Kingfisher strike
Deserts
>Swarming Locusts
>Death Valley bloom
>Namibian Desert elephants
>Flat lizard display
>Utah Canyonlands
>Saguaro Cactus bloom
>Kangaroo Adaptation
>Bactarian camels
Polar
>Emperor Penguins
>Polar bear cubs
Saltwater
>Diving with humpback whales
>Great white shark
Jungle
>Gorilla display
>Termite catching chimps
Plains
>Wolf hunt
Forests
>Amur leopard
>Bird of paradise
Caves
>Cave glow worms - New Zealand
>Cave of Swallows - Mexico
>Cave swiftlets - Indonesia
>Bat catching snakes - Australia
>Lechuguilla caves - New Mexico. US
>Texas Blind salamander - Texas. US
>Villa Luz Cave - Mexico
>Yucatan Cenotes - Mexico
>Blind Cave fish - Thailand
*Please help to expand this resource by posting any suggestions for other examples in this collection*
| mcshea98 |
| (Master Guide) |
| 05/23/06 10:43 PM |
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Planet Earth DV - Available only to UK residents
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MrBarrett111,
This looks great. Unfortunately, only those in the UK can see the Video portions. However, the rest of the content is very informative and well organized. Thanks.
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 10/28/06 02:38 AM |
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This is my school...and this is our blog
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OK what I would love to create here is an answer to a question I often have. Where is this class blog from?
So it is a classblog list with a difference - upload a Google Earth file (kml / kmz) of where you are in the world and then link from within the placemark to your school or class blog. Like ours above...
Originally posted at Classroom Google Earth wikispace
| MrBarrett111 |
| (Tourist) |
| 10/28/06 03:00 AM |
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Google Earth Wikispace
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I have started a wikispace for Google Earth as I think that it is a much better way to share resources.
Why not head over to:
http://classroomgoogleearth.wikispaces.com
and add a resource / download something or just leave a comment in the discussion tab at the top.
I will be populating the wiki with tips and other stuff to do with making the most of Google Earth in your classroom.
Take a look at:
"Leaf Colour Changes in the UK" and "Take it slow - enjoy the view"
| JDWilliams |
| (Tourist) |
| 01/14/07 10:13 AM |
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Re: PSHE - QCA Unit 5 - Living in a diverse world
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I've been looking through your stuff here (and then realized I've been reading your blog for awhile) and first wanted to say thanks.
The 50 closest Flickr photos really got me interested. Unfortunately it seems like that network link doesn't work anymore.
I searched on Google for a bit and found
http://kmlphotos.metaltoad.com/
It seems to do the same thing, and is pretty interesting. I haven't looked at it to much yet, but I was wondering if you found anything else instead of the GeoBloggers network link that shows Flickr photos?
So before I finished typing this I saw this post on a Google Earth Blog: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/08/two_flickr_phot.html
| clane |
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| 02/16/07 01:08 PM |
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Re: Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Forests
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GREAT STUFF, thanks for the share! I plan on using it with my teachers here in St. Louis, MO , usa
| MrBarrett111 |
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| 02/17/07 06:16 AM |
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Re: Planet Earth DV - Habitats - Forests
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Thanks Clare - let me know if it proves useful. Do you have a class blog?
Tom