As a (preservice) teacher, it’s always great to find new resources, especially ones that are free!
Recently Google has upgraded their maps service to allow users to view certain areas of the world in 3D. Watch the video below that explains this.
I’ve had a quick look around this and I can see awesome opportunities to use this to teach students about different areas of the world. Great for HSIE lessons. And, it’s really easy to use! And, it would look amazing on a smartboard, and students could interact with it. It’s amazing how real we can make different parts of the world look.
Below are some screenshots that I have taken while playing around.
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Hi Calum,
Just thought I’d say hi and thanks for your blog – I discovered it a few weeks ago.
I was an ed student at USYD too and involved in EU back in the day
This is a great resource – I’ve used it both in Geography and also the images of Mecca have been pretty handy for Studies of Religion.
Ryan
Hey Ryan,
Thanks mate!
Glad to see cross gen EUers connecting online (is a few years a generation?), I’ve been following your new blog for a while too, and have been enjoying some of the content, esp on teenage boys. They are a challenging bunch.
Calum