Google Earth Tours

This week in my Technology class was probably my favorite thus far. Last week we learned about some of the cool features of google earth (yes, you can do more than find your house!). This week we created a virtual tour using google earth. I decided to use a state core standards which related to cultures and their customs,currency, etc. so I created a tour which takes you to Washington D.C. to represent the U.S., China, France, and Australia. At each of the stops there is also an activity for students. I watched some of the other tours created by other students in my technology class. Each of their tours gave me a new idea. One of them took you to locations for places where they have different types of dance, another gave you an inside (literally!) look at volcanoes all over the world, and the other I watched was a tour of castles. The possibilities really are endless with this program. I was terrified when I heard we had to use html tonight, a completely foreign thing to me, but now I want to know more than just the basics. Like I said, this has definitely been my favorite assignment thus far. Quite time consuming, but I feel like I learned so much this week.