This is the first time that I have played with Google Earth, usually I just make the most of Google Maps in my browser. This allows me to mark places of interest and has a decent amount of zoom. I could spend hours looking at quite a few land marks, something that I have already done with the street view option available on Google maps. I have seen the Eiffel Tower, the pyramids in Egypt just to name two. I can take my students to the places I am telling them about. If we are talking about Australia which we are currently doing in my EPL prep class, instead of showing a single picture of the Sydney Opera House I can take them to it.
Utilising satellite images is incredibly easy, even easier if you are connected to the net and don't need to save what you intend to show to them.
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Hi Zelina, google earth is amazing not only for use in educational environments but everyday use! There are endless uses for this tool within the classroom, I am already planning geometry and mathematics lessons using google maps and it is a great way to include ICT's. I can't wait to make more use of this tool in my classrooms within the future :-)
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