by Mike Macfadden | Apr 26, 2013
The Google Earth Balloon Maker is a tool that I cobbled together to make building virtual field trips easier. Virtual Field Trips Google Earth is a great resource in the classroom. Sites like GoogleLitTrips.com have done a great job to promote one of my favorite...
by Mike Macfadden | Apr 25, 2012
Teach westward expansion, the Oregon Trail, the trail of tears, and Manifest destiny with these resources. Oregon Trail – Google Earth Take your students on a virtual tour of the Oregon Trail. If you haven’t ever used Google Earth in your classroom, you...
by Mike Macfadden | Mar 19, 2012
This video demonstrates how to add Placemarks to Google Earth to create tours, also known as “virtual field trips”. What’s a Placemark? Placemarks allow you to set a course of “travel” in Google Earth. Instead of navigating blindly, or...
by Mike Macfadden | Feb 10, 2012
Google Earth is more than just an incredibly cool, and yes sometimes creepy, mapping tool. Besides viewing the roof of your house, Google Earth can be used to take your students on engaging virtual field trips – sometimes referred to as Google Lit Trips....
