Welcome to another episode of Somethin’ to Tech About. Today we are talking about Google Earth and some ideas for classroom use.  

WHAT? 

Google Earth is a web-based app that brings the world to your fingertips. It has up-to-date satellite imagery showing street views, space views, oceans, topography, global temperatures, wind speed, precipitation, and so much more. 

WHY?

1. Immerses students in the learning experiences. 
2. Provides connections to the real world.
3. Promotes inquiry-based lessons and learning.
4. Data can be visualized in new and more engaging ways
5. Critical Thinking
6. Creative Communicators

If you are just getting started here are some quick ways to get your students comfortable with using Google Earth. We will have tons of resources on our blog so be sure to visit somethintoteachbaout.com to check those out!

One of the easiest but effective activities to do with your students is to navigate and explore the wonders of Google Earth together. This would be a great introduction for demonstrating some of the features of Google Earth and would work to pull your students into a remote lesson!

If you click on the person icon in the bottom right-hand side of Google Earth, your students will get the ‘street view’. Demonstrate how they can explore a particular destination from the street view and get up close and personal with the view. Some locations even allow you to enter the buildings!

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More resources:

• ISTE Standard(s) for Educators and Students
• Newspapers In Education
• Common Sense Media

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