Walking
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History
Encyclopedia Virginia & Google Street View




Who We Are and How We Got Involved in This
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Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
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Encyclopedia Virginia
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Free
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Authoritative
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Innovative
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“Google Earth Outreach gives nonprofits and public benefit organizations the knowledge and resources they need to visualize their cause and tell their story in Google Earth & Maps to hundreds of millions of people.”
Geo for Good

Google Maps
Street View
Google Cars

Trekkers

Tricycles

Snowmobiles

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DSLR

October 2013: Poplar Forest

- Enhancing content
- Promoting EV
- Facilitating discovery
- Strengthening partnerships
- "Preserving" historical structures
- Innovating in new spaces
Adding Value to Our Work
Enhancing EV Content
Access to Cultural Heritage Sites
Partnerships and Outreach


Partnerships and Outreach
Preservation Virginia: Rosenwald School, Reedville

Partnerships and Outreach

UVA and Slavery: Limestone Farm
Preservation and Partnerships


Sherwood Forest, Fredericksburg, VA
Menokin

Francis Lightfoot Lee's House
Disappearing Landscapes

Immersing Yourself in History

EV and Virtual Reality


Annotating Virtual Reality
VR in The Classroom
Google Expeditions


QUESTIONS?
Matthew Gibson: mgibson@virginia.edu
Geo Teachers Institute
By Encyclopedia Virginia
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