PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES:

The purpose of this assignment includes:

1. To become familiar with features of Windows and Windows concepts and techniques such as:
   • The Desktop and Icons;
   • Menu selections;
   • Launching an application;
   • Pointing, dragging, and clicking a mouse;
   • Use of Menu Bars, Toolbars, Status Bars, and Task Bars;
   • Use of Minimize, Maximize/Reduce, and Close bottons;
   • Sizing and dragging windows;
   • Using Scroll Bars and Scroll Buttons;
   • Knowing concepts about storage devices, folders, and files;
   • Saving & retrieving files.
   by using Google Earth;
2. To learn to use Google Earth because:
   • It will lead to learning Windows concepts listed above;
   • It can be used as an computerized instructional tool to demonstrate subjects including Geology, Geography, Navigation, History, and many others;
   • It's FUN!!!.

PLEASE NOTE:

• To receive full credit, all specifications must be meet and fulfill the assignment as an individual effort;
• Read the NOTES at the bottom of the assignment before continuing;
• Learning how to do this assignment:
• The following descriptions are the specifications for the assignment;
• They are not a tutorial on how to do the assignment;
• Discussion and demonstration on how to do the assignment will be given in class on the demonstration day for this assignment (please attend class that day for the demonstration);
• Use the Google Earth program which may or may not be on your computer. if Google Earth is not installed on your computer, it can be easily installed as described below, and is free of charge.
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SPECIAL PRE-ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Upon completion of this assignment, you will need to save the assignment to a:

• Flash memory drive or floppy disk;
• Your account ("Home Directory") on the UNLV Complabs Network;
• Your personal computer at home or work (if you work on your assignment off campus).

Google Earth must be installed on the computer you are using. Google Earth is installed on the computers in the classroom. It is not installed on the computers in the labs, but you are permitted to install Google Earth on the lab computers. You may have to install Google Earth on the computer you use outside the classroom.
Do the following:

1. Determine if Google Earth is installed on the computer you are using;
2. If Google Earth is on the computer you are using, proceed to the SPECIFICATIONS & INSTRUCTIONS below;
3. If Google Earth is not installed on the computer you are using, install Google Earth on the computer (if you have permission) as follows:
• Click the Web address below to link to the free Google Earth download;
• Follow the download instructions for installing Google Earth on the computer you are using.
  
  The Google Earth download & install link is: http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
  

SPECIFICATIONS & INSTRUCTIONS:

To receive full credit, you must do the following:

1. While preparing to use Google Earth:
• Choose your favorite place on Earth. It may be a place you have been, or a place you would like to go. It may be a place where you had a semester break experience, family reunion, vacation, or special event, or a place you would like to go. The location should be the same place as you drew in your PAINT project. You will need the image you create with Google Earth in this project for future assignments;
• Do not make any indecent images;
• Do not recreate the image shown in the sample. Create your own origional image;
2. Launch Google Earth from Windows (Start-Programs-Google Earth); or Start-Applications-Google Earth on the PC's in CSC-C129):
3. Set the following settings in Google Earth
   • In the Menu Bar's "View" Option:
   • Activate the "Tool Bar" (Ctrl+Alt+T);
   • Activate the "Side Bar" (Ctrl+Alt+B);
   • Check the "Compass" check box (F11);
   • Check the "Status Bar" check box;
   • Checking the "Grid" check box (Ctrl-L) is optional. It is very useful for understanding global navigation (i.e., latitudes and longitudes) but may make the graphics very busy;
   • Check the "Over Map" check box (Ctrl-M);
   • Check the "Scale Legend" check box;
   • Check the "Atmosphere" check box.
   • On the Side Bar's "Layers" Options, check the following boxes:
     • Terrain;
     • 3D Buildings;
     • roads;
     • borders;
     Other Layers check boxes may be checked at your option. However, additional checked boxes may make your screen appear very busy.
4. Fly to your favorite place on Earth using Google Earth:
   • Locate your favorite place and fly to it using one of the following methods:
     • Enter your destination in the "Fly To:" box in the left sidebar and click the "Begin Search" button to the right of the "Fly To:" box, or
     • Use the navigation tools in the top right corner of the the Google Earth window to manually fly to your destination.
   • Position the view of your destination for a picturesque view:
   • The angle and view should be near ground level (within several hundred feet);
   • The view should show a three dimensional view of the surrounding terrain;
   • The view should show a horizon with sky above the terrain.
5. Save your view as a ".jpg" or ".jpeg" image on a flash memory drive or floppy disk and on your home directory on the UNLV PC Network as follows:
   • From the Google Earth window, click "File-Save-Save Image...", in the Menu Bar, or strike the Ctrl+Alt+S keys all at the same time;
   • In the "Save As" window, specify the device and/or folder in the "Save in:" box , and file name in the "File name:" box. Create a file name that makes sence, such as "Assignment2" or "Google Earth Pic".
   
   You will need this image for several future assignments!;

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION:

1. Print a copy of the labeled image and submit it on the due date as your assignment as follows:
• In Google Earth's Menu Bar, click File-Print;
• In the "Print" Window's "Print Options", select:
• "Graphics of 3D View", and
• For the "Print the current 3d view at the desired quality:", select "Screen (932x685)" or "Screen (1042x679) or the closest available screen resolution to 1000x700;
• Click the "Print" button.
2. A color printout is not required - a black and white printout with gray tones is sufficient.
3. Hand write on the paper below the picture:
• Your Name, ID#, Section#, and Assignment#.
• The name of your site on the picture;
• The Navigation Pointer's coordinates (Latitude and the Longitude) of your site;
• The Elevation (above sea level) of your site;
• The Eye Altitude of your snapshop taken with Google Earth;
Refer to the sample below for an illistration of what is expected.

NOTES:

1. To receive full credit, all specifications must be met.
2. A sample image meeting all the requirements is shown in the link below.
3. Be sure to save your image (in your student account and on your flash memory drive (for redundancy of backup)) for future use. You will need it for several future assignments.
4. Remember, your Google Earth image must be your own based on your own use of Google Earth. Do not recreate the image in the sample as your own.

GRADING:

The instructor and/or Grader will be verifying that all specifications stated above in SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS as well as ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION were met to receive full credit. Specifications missing will be the basis of deducted points.