GAIN google earth

I learned a lot about google earth by looking at the tutorials and tips, and just messing around with it myself. At first I thought it was going to be just like google maps, and although you can do much of the same stuff that you can do on google maps on google earth, google earth also has a lot more to offer. One of the things that i thought was really cool about google earth is that you could explore terrain under the sea, and even explore various ship wreck. Google earth shows you where the sip wreck is, gives you some brief information about the ship, and how it sank, and in some cases even provides a video of the discovery dive.
Another thing that I though was pretty cool is that, its not just the earth you can explore, but also the moon, and even mars. This would be great for students learning about the planets and the solar system to be able to actually see that they look like.
You can also look and see what towns and cities looked like throughout history and compare how things have changed.

The idea sheets gave some interesting ideas for projects that teacher could have their students do with google earth. One sheet gave the idea that students could trace the path of  Explorers using the line tool, and create place markers along the way to mark important sites and events. This would help the students actually see where events took place rather than just hear about them. Students could also create place markers marking where various traditions started around America or the world.
Older students could actually explore various battle fields, and i some cases may even be able to use the date feature to go back to the particular year when the battle took place, and see what the battle field looked like then.
Another idea talked about how students could use the layer feature to demonstrate the historical migration of humans and also current migration patters of various ethnic groups.
Google earth has a lot of potential educational uses.

I looked at a couple of the sites from part C but the one that stuck out to me the most was the google earth goods. it talked about 26 different ways to use google earth in the classroom. One suggestion was using google earth to track the color Change of leaves in various parts of the world. This could be great for a science lesson. Another lesson that I thought was really interesting, especially for older students, is having them develop the next great city. Simply find a big open piece of land and let them work. Students would have to research city infrastructure in order to do this, and work together to design the layout. It would be a very intensive, but interesting project when learning about the dynamics of how a city works. Students can also make a virtual biography about a historical person, embedding picture and videos, marking important sites, and then take a class on a tour of that persons life. If your class is studying Shakespeare, you can even take look inside of the globe theater. These are just a few of the ways that teachers could use google earth for educational purposes. There are so many things that could be done with google earth. It is truly an amazing resource.