Google+Earth

http://earth.google.com/ Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
 * Fly to your house. Just type in an address, press Search, and you’ll zoom right in.
 * Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
 * Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.
 * Save and share your searches and favorites.

THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL: Table of Contents for the Google Earth user guide http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_toc.html

How it Works: http://travel.howstuffworks.com/google-earth.htm

Google Sightseeing: http://googlesightseeing.com/

Google Earth Blog: Educational Uses http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/08/back_to_school.html
 * example: African animals, .kmz file: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/08/see_african_ani.html

Google Earth Lessons: [|http://www.gelessons.com]

Scholastic: Explore Your Earth: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/exploreyourearth/

DEN: Google Earth + unitedstreaming: http://discoveryeducation.typepad.com/pennsylvania/2006/05/unitedstreaming.html

AUGUST 2007: Google Earth adds Google Sky:
It's awesome! http://earth.google.com/sky/skyedu.html

=//"Universe opens up for Google Earth users//= //Users of Google Earth will now have a new feature that lets them turn their gaze to other worlds, Google announced Wednesday.// //Sky, a tool included in the newest version of Google Earth, allows users to view and navigate their way through high-resolution images of 100 million individual stars and 200 million galaxies. It also offers seven layers of information on celestial phenomena, including sections on constellations, the life cycle of a star and photos from the Hubble space telescope."// Read the full article: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/08/22/tech-googlesky070822.html