Using Google Earth

After exploring the other students' Google Earth projects it made me want to make another one and add more to it, or expand on what I have. I looked at

Keri Wooten
Allie Whitezell
Nancy Taylor
and Sam Webster's projects.

Honestly there is so much in Google Earth. I'm excited to make a tour for the solar system and talk about how there is so much out there. As I explored on Google Moon, and Google Mars I thought of how that would be an interesting literacy connection for the students to make a tour and then write about the difference it would make if they had to live on Mars considering the climate. What would they have to adjust in their daily living routine. Google Earth is an incredible resource that I'm just starting to see all the possibilities of (especially thanks to looking at my peers projects).


The only downsides I see to using it in the classroom, at least having students make a project is helping them to not feel overwhelmed by all the options. At least that was a struggle for me so I would think that perhaps they might see it as a struggle. However, I feel that the costs are very outweighed by the huge benefits.