Geolocation

Geocaching
Geocaching invites the user to use a GPS device and locate an object based on the coordinates provided. = =

Google Maps
Google Maps for Educators has many possibilities for educators, and the Google LatLong blog highlights many uses for maps - and maps are easy to make!
 * **Earth Science:** Use [|this] Google Maps Mashup to locate and learn about recent earthquakes around the world.
 * **Environmental Science:** See how Google and the United Nations Environment Programme teamed up to use collaborative MyMaps for the International Cleanup Weekend Initiative
 * **Physics:** Learn how one [|teacher] used Google Maps with his 9th grade class to teach speed, velocity and displacement.

Google has extensive resources and tutorials for Google Maps and Google Earth available.

Create a custom map in Google Maps:

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America's Highway: Oral Histories of Route 66 Bring the outside world into the classroom with Google Maps Collaborative Google map experiment [|Embedding YouTube Videos into placemarks] Google Maps and Google Earth activities from Google Teacher Academy Writing a Story in Google Maps by Silvia Tolisano is the blog post and here is the map [|Postcard geography]: Colette Cassinelli Google Map Mania blog has various mashups of data on Google maps.

Google Earth
Google Earth: create custom overlays for Google Earth, such as Google LitTrips Google Earth Tutorials 40+ Interesting Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom is built in a Google doc and welcomes ideas [|Using Google Earth in class] [|Google Earth 101 for Educators wiki with how to videos and curriculum lessons] [|Google Earth Lessons] Google Earth Outreach Stories Teaching with Google Earth

Other
GeoCube Move the Geocube around with your mouse and explore the faces and topics.Geocube provides an accessible way to read, see and watch what Geography is and geographers do. Google Sketchup is a 3D modeling tool - model buildings and upload to Google Earth. Here is an example of a history teacher who integrated SketchUp while studying local history