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Great post covering the basics of google maps. Segue...I had a great session with grade 2 integrating their map reading and story writing. Planned out a map and dropped markers on various landmarks around melb. Students in pairs were then allocated a marker with corresponding landmark and then had to write their part of the story. Best explained here http://2bornot2b.global2.vic.edu.au/2012/03/23/a-google-map-journey/.

This looks like a handy tool for maps lessons. You can do all this in google earth but having the drawing tools over laid at the top of the screen is very handy and quite user friendly for students. 

This is way cool. A map of the Internet done graphically to look like a universe. The visual learner will get a lot from this one.

Another amazing Google Project. From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google's World Wonders Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world. By using our Street View technology, Google has a unique opportunity to make world heritage sites available to users across the globe. Street View is a hugely popular feature of Google Maps which is already available in dozens of countries. It allows users to virtually explore and navigate a neighborhood through panoramic street-level images. With advancements in our camera technologies we can now go off the beaten track to photograph some of the most significant places in the world so that anyone, anywhere can explore them.

Looking at this for carnevale 

Great list of tools for creative thinking. Tools for creating ideas. From the usual suspects like brainstorming and mind mapping through to less discussed notions like incubation and morphological analysis. 

A search engine that searches through wikipedia for you and then creates a mind-map of all available information.

How to Videos on google earth. Worth a look!

Great online mind mapping tool can embed into blogs

Another flow chart mindmapping tool