Google+Earth

**Google Earth** is a great research tool. The imagery contains a great deal of information about the natural landscape and human infrastructure on the Earth's surface. The ceaselessly growing Street View layer adds dimensionality to this imagery by offering a dense array of 360° panoramic photographs for many cities, towns, and other places around the world. Google Earth, due to its ease of use, can become a standard part of everyday discussion in the classroom. For example, if a question about a particular coastal feature or cyclone is about to hit Australia, Google Earth can watch this from the comfort of your classroom or home.
 * Google Maps they are intuitive, well designed, interactive and the search capabilities are awesome || PROS
 * Excellent search capabilities
 * Visually appealing maps
 * Aerial photos
 * Maps of everything from your local town ,airports, national parks || Cons
 * Some services are not available everywhere
 * Some sites sometimes have problems understanding what you want
 * Information is not always accurate ||  ||
 * Virtual Atlas **Here are some ideas about how to use Google Earth and Google Maps as a virtual atlas projected on a screen or interactive whiteboard. Some of these ideas could be used by students on individual computers.
 * Art **: search for locations of galleries, artists, locations of landscapes **Citizenship**: show where events are taking place**Design And Technology**: identify different types of shelter in different environments**English**: search for [|locations of books, authors and locations] or use locations to inspire creative writing and poetry **Geography**: search for locations, physical and urban features and go on virtual field trips**History**: search for locations of events and go on virtual field trips**Maths**: use for [|real world distance/speed/time puzzles]or use for fractions – e.g. find a car park and give the fraction of number of places filled**Foreign Languages**: search for locations to enhance learning or ask pupils to give directions in target language**RE**: search for locations e.g. Medina, Bethlehem**Science**: look at power generation – wind farms, oil rigs, coal mines (