In April, Google introduced a revamped, re-imagined version of Google Earth, which included a number of new features that go beyond visualizing the planet through the use of maps and satellite imagery, to also allow users to explore the world through tours, and learn about its many wonders.
The new version of Google Earth introduced a feature called Voyager, offering a showcase of guided tours from scientists, nonprofits, and other storytellers and organizations.
The tours let you explore a region or multiple locales, through the use of photos, 360-degree videos, and Google Maps Street View, along with text.
At launch, there were tours from groups like BBC Earth, Jane Goodall, Sesame Street, and NASA available.
At the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference, Google today announced it’s expanding its lineup of tours to include 10 new stories, specifically designed for educational use.
Partners on this new effort include National Geographic Society, PBS Education, HHMI Biointeractive and Mission Blue.
These stories will enable students to investigate the world utilizing Google Earth in the classroom, says Google, by going to remote spots like the Costa Rican Thermal Dome or by wandering with Lewis and Clark, for instance.
Past the visits themselves, Google is additionally presenting lesson arranges and different exercises for instructors to help better guide their classroom utilize.
Furthermore, Google Earth this week is being added as an administration to Google for Education, which implies I.T. administrators would now be able to deal with the item through the Google Admin board.
The Google Earth Voyager refreshes were declared today alongside other new instructive devices, including a gathering of STEM devices for Chromebooks (Dremel 3D40 3D Printer and littleBits Code Kit) which schools can buy as a marked down package, and also an independently directed mode in the Expeditions application for Cardboard and Daydream that will enable students and educators to pick any of the more than 600 virtual field trips the application offers all alone.
