hilary resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth

Google Earth is a great resource for school aged children to use because it gives them a different way to explore and learn about geography. Kids will like Google Earth because they are able to go online and use the computer to see close up and far away images of earth. I think that students will want to learn more about geography when they are given another way to learn besides looking a piece of paper and memorizing it.
Wikipedia explains how google earth uses satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe which give very detailed, clear images of any place in earth that you would like to look at (even your house!).

http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html

This website gives many great ideas of how to incorporate google earth into the classroom. One idea is for students to learn more about topics such as the progress of human civilization, the growth of cities, the impact of civilization on the natural environment, and the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. This website compares Google Earth to playing a video game because you can view images at street level or you can view an image of the entire earth. There are also links to click on to get more inforamation about ways that Google Earth can be incorporated into the classroom.

http://www.amazon.com/Google-Earth-Dummies-Computer-Tech/dp/0470095288

Amazon. com sells the book Google Earth for Dummies which would be a good book for a teacher to read before they taught their students how to use Google Earth. Since teachers should know more about the subject they teach than their students, Google Earth for Dummies is a quick read that will give important information to know about the program so that they, and their students, can get the most out of the program