Who doesn’t enjoy fiddling about with Google Maps? It’s just so much fun to explore. Should you ever get bored with that, click on the Google Earth image in the bottom left corner of the screen.
We all know what happens – your flat maps turns into imagery of the earth and that opens up a new level of exploration. Who hasn’t explored their favourite wish list destinations. I enjoy taking a bird’s eye look at Formula 1 race tracks for example. Or, perhaps even more recognizable, the Eiffel Tower.
I can spend hours playing around with this. And, then of course, you can zoom in and zoom out just like you’re there.
But what happens when you zoom out?
Way out!
You’ll get imagery like you’ve never seen before. When you go way, way out.
As I write this post, it’s 7:30ish in the evening in the Eastern Time Zone. Look what I’m exploring.
How cool is that?
But now, let’s take the earth for a spin. The astronomy is a blast.
Let’s head over to Europe. Sufficiently zoomed out, here’s my view.
I love it when I can discover new uses for tools that I’ve used for a long time. There is the thrill of new learning.
Of course, the classroom becomes much richer immediately. How can you use this in your own class?
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