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=Boricua College Science Lab= = =

We're finally to the place where we can upload our field trip experiences to the Internet for anyone to see, and learn from our travels. We will be using Google Earth to 'geotag' each group's photos. That is, the location where each photo was taken will be used to link the photo to Google Earth satellite photography of Brooklyn. Let's jump right in and see what it is we'll be doing. First, create a second window to continue reading these instructions while we work in Google Earth. To do so, click on the 'File' menu, and select 'New Tab' (or Ctrl-T). Type in this URL (http://terminus.wikispaces.com/nside) in the address window. Now you'll be able to click back and forth as we go to different parts of the Internet to learn about geotagging.

My [|sample file] will show you the basic concepts we will be using in this lab. Click on the link, and click on the 'OK' button to open up Google Earth. Wait for the program to load up, and then make sure the window has the following view:
 * 1) Make sure the Sidebar on left side is visible. If it isn't, Click on the 'View' command on the Menu, and Select 'Sidebar' (Ctrl-Alt-B)
 * 2) Minimize the Search Sidebar by clicking on it once.
 * 3) In the Layers Sidebar, turn off all of the checkboxes by clicking on any box that has a check in it. Then minimize the Layers Sidebar by clicking on it once.
 * 4) At this point, only the Places sidebar should be visible. In the 'Temporary Places' you should see a 'final.kmz' line with a '+' in front of it. Click on the '+' to open up the uploaded file.
 * 5) You should now see three more '+' buttons, for the fly_in, nside, and terminus_brklyn photo folders. Open up these folders by clicking on each of the '+' buttons.

Now we can see the capacities of Google Earth. Click on the play button ( the button with a triangle on its side) at the bottom right hand corner of the place side bar. You will now watch a "fly by" over each of the pushpinned locations. If you look carefully, you should see each push pin label (north pole, usa, florida, etc.) highlighted as that pushpin's coordinates are passed to the Google Earth software. As you zoom in on Brooklyn, you will see five photos, of the summer and fall field trips, geotagged to the specific location that they were taken. Your group will be doing the same geotagging process for your photos in this lab.

Geotagging Techniques
You can go to any of the pushpin locations listed on the Places sidebar simply be double-clicking with the mouse on that specific name. So double click on the "Boricua" pushpin and watch the map zoom in on the Northside campus. On the bottom right corner of the map, you should see one of the photos. Click once (and only once) on it. A much bigger photo should pop up. Click on the bigger photo once (and only once). This will take you to the [|Panoramio] website, something like Facebook, but integrated into Google Earth. Eventually, all of our photos will be geotagged and referenced in Panoramio.

Class Assignment
Each group will place pushpins on the map, referencing the place where each of their photos were taken. Follow these steps to complete your group's task:
 * 1) Right click on 'Temporary Places' and select 'Delete All Content'
 * 2) Now you will use the Navigation controls on the upper right side of the map window to orient yourself to each of the places your group took a photo. Using the top control to rotate around a point, using the left and right arrows. Use the top and bottom arrows to "pitch and yaw," that is roll closer to the horizon or closer to face the ground. The second circle simply moves you north, south, east, west on the map. You can also to this by click and dragging the hand icon on the map itself. Finally, you can zoom in and out with the + and – thermometer.
 * 3) Find the first location you took a photo at using the controls described above, and click on the 'Add' command on the Menu, and select Placemark (Ctrl-Shift-P), or click on the yellow pushpin button. Click and drag the pushpin around on the map until it is on the location where you took the photo.
 * 4) A new window box should pop up. In the name box give the photo's location a few words that will help you identify the photo. Click on the 'Description' tab and copy your group's description of what you experienced when you took the photo. After you have dragged the yellow pushpin to the correct location, click on the view tab, and click on the 'Snapshot current view' button. Then hit the 'OK' button. The name of your pushpin should now appear in the Places sidebox.
 * 5) Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each of your photos.

Once you are done, //**get Prof. Lewis' attention before logging out!**// You will need to save your work, and the best way to make sure your group have safely saved the work is to have me look at your windows.