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Examines what Google Earth is, provides resources for learning how to use Google Earth, discusses Google Earth's relevance/utility in the classroom, points to wasy to get started, and introduces Keyhole Markup Language (KML), a standard format for storing and distributing geographic data.

15 Interesting Ways to use Google Maps to Support Learning http://t.co/xVLRhdEejD

15 Interesting Ways to use Google Maps to Support Learning http://t.co/xVLRhdEejD

This is an amazing map of our closest 100,000 stars. Zoom and explore our galaxy. See binary systems and exotic stars in exquisite 3D detail. Requires Google Chrome. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

"Had fun today at #stav2012  showing junior science videos, including this one I made a few years ago for +BlipTV where I used glove puppets to teach multicelular organisms."

"Andrew Vanden Heuvel has a little too much fun looking at mirrors with his Google Glass."

Create an interactive online lesson with this brilliant site. Upload and curate all the resources for a lesson in one place and access them with one click. The site works with Office files, PDFs, flash files, small videos, images and internet links and even connects to Google Drive and Dropbox. Then simply share the link with anyone who need to use view it. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Planning+%26+Assessment

Student misconceptions about science concepts

Planetarium by Neave Interactive is a website on which you can specify your current location and it will show you a map of the night sky based upon your location and the date. You can also use Planetarium without specifying your location and instead explore the night sky from any place on Earth. For Google Chrome users, Planetarium offers a Chrome Web App that you can add to your browser.