Google Earth - Reloaded!

If you know me, you know that Google Earth is my JAM!  I think it is a great educational tool for lots of different content, and it integrates spacial thinking along the way!

In Math you can find geometric shapes all over the planet, you can use it to measure distances, and students can even use it to figure out area and perimeter.

In Language Arts, you can fly to the settings of books and stories

In Social Studies, you can explore geographic features and famous historical sites.

In Science, you can visualize geology, weather, and animal habitats.

So your saying to yourself, I already know about Google Earth, why are you telling me about it again...  well, here's why...  there is now a Web-based version of Google Earth that will work without downloading the program...  so you can use Google Earth on a Chromebook!

Now, it is really new, and it is not as full-featured as the full program, but you know how Google is...  they add cool new things all the time, so you can expect new features will be added often.

The interface is simple, and the available data layers are limited at this point, but the navigation is familiar as you fly from one location to another.  Check it out at https://earth.google.com/web/