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Embedding Google Earth

Now that you've got a Google Earth map its time to embed it in your Google Site

 

You will need to Save your map as a kml file

 

Then you upload your map's kml file to the web-- we will do this by uploading it to the Files page in your Google Site

 

Go to your File page and click +Add Files. This will give you a Browse box. Find your kml file in your computer and click Upload

 

 

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Once you have your Google Earth kml file uploaded to your File page it is available for you to use in gadgets that can be embedded in Google Sites-- you use the file's URL when it comes time to embed the gadget. 

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This is handy, since we can now use it to embed your Google Earth map in your e-portfolio.

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There are two steps to do this: 

 

  • You need to know your map kml file's URL and
  • You will need to find an embed gadget that will work with Google Earth

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Type this URL in the box for Add gadget by URL:  

 

http://code.google.com/apis/kml/embed/embedkmlgadget.xml

 

Then click Add

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To get your map kml file's URL, Right Click (for PC's) or Control Click (for Mac's) on the file to open a menu

 

Scroll down to Copy Link Location and click on it-- you got it

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This will be the URL that you will use for your Google Earth map-- this is what you will paste into the gadget in a couple more steps

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Now its time to find the gadget that you will paste this kml file's URL into: 

  • Go to your Map page in your portfolio 
  • Get in Edit mode 
  • Click on Insert>More Gadgets
  • Then choose Add Gadget by URL (it is circled below)

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In the KML or My Maps URL box you paste in the URL from your Google Earth map (the one that you added to your File page a couple of steps ago)

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You will see the usual grey box for the gadget while you are in Edit mode, but once you Save you will see your map. The cool thing is that the Google Earth map is interactive-- you can zoom and move around in the map and open the map marker balloons that you created. Its like having a window into your Google Earth embedded in your e-portfolio.

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If you want a bigger map, go to Edit mode and delete the Tips in the right hand sidebar. Then click on Layout and make the page a single column (this removes the Right sidebar and gives you more space). Now you can make the map as wide as the page.

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To make your map larger, get into Edit mode and click on the Google Gadget. This gives you a formatting toolbar. Click on the little Gear button (circled below) to get the Properties menu.

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Make the Width 100 Percent (not 100 Pixels!) so that it will always be as wide as your page, no matter how wide (or skinny) you make the page.

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Make sure that you write a few sentences explaining what the map shows us and why you made it.

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Then add more maps to make it a real showcase.

 

 

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Congratulations! You have a Map Gallery!!