A Different Way to Read Great Literature!
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
Send greetings to your family and friends using Google Earth. Type in your greeting and geoGreeting will find buildings around the world that are shaped like letters. Very cool!
Our collection of Google Earth tours grows by the day, with many contributors adding theirs. All the sights of the world are now at your fingertips right here!
* Rate each tour - let everyone know which ones are hot and which are not!
* Check out the Hints and Tips page for ideas about creating amazing tours.
* If you have improvements or corrections for a tour, you can follow the Upload new version link on each tour page to send your updated one to us!
* Two write-ups about GoogleTouring, on hegnar.no and Frankwatching.
Last week one of my colleagues asked if I knew of "any good websites" for space science lessons. I said of course I did and gave the suggestion to turn on the moon view in Google Earth. This post was prompted by that 90 second conversation. Here are eight (for the eight planets) good resources for space science lessons.
One of the wonders of the Internet is that it can bring the world to you instead of your needing to find the time and money to explore the traditional way. The following virtual tours bring opportunities to explore cities, famous landmarks and buildings, museums, college campuses, and even outer space. You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball parks and theme parks. There is even a section of incredible virtual tours that Google Earth has compiled that shares the world in a whole new way.
Students in 8th grade geopgraphy will create their own tours of important places in the world. All documents necessary for the project are listed here.
"Fly over and explore in 3-D Pennsylvania's Civil War towns, battlefields, hallowed grounds, monuments, and museums. Zoom in and examine inscriptions on headstones, monuments, and more with our ultra-high resolution, panoramic GigaPan photography. Immerse yourself in the stories of bravery and battle in the story stops and state historical markers."