Journal 6

Journal 6

Web 2.0 Tool

Google Earth

Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Fly to your house by just typing in your address, press search, and you’ll zoom right in. Cool huh :o)

You can search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings, or look up to explore the sky. With Google Earth you have the opportunity to save and share your searches and favorites. You can even view driving directions and even fly along your route.

Google Earth is like your own personal globe that sits inside your PC, as you can point and zoom to anyplace on the planet that you want to explore as satellite images and local facts zoom into view. Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

Google Earth would be a great tool to use for intermediate grades 4th, 5th, & 6th.

Students can use Google Earth to research when doing a science project or studding geography. I think students could really benefit by having the opportunity to zoom into a place they have never visited to study.

With there being so many visual learners who like to see where they are studding they have the opportunity through Google Earth to view their area of study through the eyes of their computer as if they were there in person. Neat! :o)