Today I learned that there are so many uses for Google Earth and so many things you can do with it. I learned that you can do a virtual tour that includes pictures, links to websites, information, activities, etc. There are so many options that can be done with virtual tours as well. Geograpy, places in history, setting in books, animals, plants, cities, etc. all can be studied and viewed. It is great to me that children can see their world and make connections in a visual, hands on way. I can use this tool in my teaching context by creating one myself for the kids to view as a class, to have a world scavenger hunt that the kids can view and complete activities individually or in groups. Also, students themselves can create virtual tours to present things they learned.
The following link is to a .kmz file that shows a Google Earth virtual tour of various things in American History. There is the Trail of Tears, Railroads, the Oregon Trail, and the Gold Rush. I can use this link to introduce a topic or as a review. The students can also use this as a model to create their own virtual tours of these topics by adding additional information and pictures to the tour. A fun idea would be to split the class into groups and have each group be in charge of a certain stop on the trail. The students can then put all their work together and view their class trail.
The link to the .kmz file:
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/placemarks/cl-05-08-08-238110882.kmz
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