Google today launched Google for Educators, to help teachers use Google products in the classroom. One section is about how Google Earth can be used as a teaching tool, and it includes a page with detailed lesson plans prepared in cooperation with Discovery Education unitedstreaming [sic]. (Strangely, these lessons plans still use the old Google Earth 3 interface for screenshots and instructions.)
Ogle Earth
Notes on the political and scientific impact of digital maps and geospatial imagery
re using GE3 not that surprising as most school computers are relatively old and needs to be stable _ also better chance of being used in developing world situations where its needed most