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I would recommend GoogleEarth to visual learners. Really, I would recommend this to anyone because it is so fantastic. I think Google Earth would help students understand landforms and any aspect of geography. Many times, students don’t understand the difference between a city, country and continent. GoogleEarth would help them grasp and visualize the differences between these descriptions. To better understand landforms, students could “fly” from Maryland to Las Vegas and describe the differences in landscape.
Students also need to build background for settings of stories, and GoogleEarth would also be a great way to do that. For example, the story The Cricket in Times Square takes place in Times Square, obviously. Students don’t always have a good picture of New York City, and flying above Manhattan would help them see the setting of the story more clearly. I think GE would help provide a sense that the world is bigger than what they see everyday. Perhaps a global view?
There is a Google Earth Educator’s Forum and there is a page containing lesson plans for GE. The possibilities are endless for teachers of all levels and of all subjects.