Google Earth

I have learned that Google Earth has many more capabilities than only searching for my house! Google Earth has a lot of features that can be used in all subject areas. It is not only useful for geography, but Google Earth can be explored with math, history, science, literature, and anything you are curious about. It can be used in the classroom to help students have an experience with the curriculum and explore on their own, rather than simply being told information. It would be a great way to engage students in their own learning. I also learned that Google Earth opens .kml and .kmz files. If you search anything on Google with .kmz at the end of the search, you will find files that can be opened in Google Earth. There are a lot of neat files that people have created to be explored with Google Earth.
I found a great link to "Smithsonian's Volcanoes of the World" where you can see the distribution of volcanoes around the world, see pictures, and get specific information.
Link to Volcanoes
This link can be used to observe patterns of volcanoes, their locations, and the effect they have on the physical features of the world.