Google Earth has many handy little features that your students can use even if they don’t have Google accounts. Without a Google account your students can customize the appearance of Google Earth, measure distances and areas, change the units of measurement, and share locations and Street Views with you. Of course, they can also use the more obvious features of Voyager and “I’m feeling lucky” in the web version of Google Earth without having Google accounts.
In the following video I demonstrate five features of Google Earth that your students can use even if they don’t have Google accounts.
1. Navigate in Street View
2. Share locations and views.
3. Measure distance and area.
4. Change units of measurement.
5. Change/ customize base map.
Learn more about using Google Earth in this Practical Ed Tech on-demand webinar or in the July session of Teaching History With Technology.