22 October 2013

Google Earth

Google Earth is now installed in the ICT suite, and is an essential resource. Here's a quick video to get you started navigating in Google Earth if you've never used it before:
There are now a huge range of things you can do in Google Earth:
 * Click here for some highlights including maps of the Moon, Mars and the sky!
 * The showcase page here is an impressive way to start, from discovering shipwrecks on the ocean floor to zooming in on 3D cities around the world.
* Click here for a gallery of maps, including maps relating to history, science and nature, travel and recreation and many more.
* Click here for the learnign page, full of tutorials to help you explore as many of the features of this amazing resource as you like.

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