We the Google Globe Trotters ;)

Trot the Globe (Traveling Homeschoolers with Google Earth!)

This past winter we visited the Pyramids of Giza, Buckingham Palace, the Eiffel Tower, Venice, Stone Henge and Niagara Falls!

How did we do it?

Google Maps/ Google Earth...the next best thing to being there (well, maybe not...but you must admit it is a good idea!)

Whenever we learn about any new place in our lessons, we visit there with Google! It is really neat when you can drag down the little yellow man and "virtually" see the actual place. It is fascinating to realize how far out in dessert the pyramids really are! And I was shocked when I realized that there was a road so close to the Niagara Falls viewing area. Strangely, I really feel as if I've almost been to these places now!

Another great thing we do with Google maps is let our children drive "virtually" around town, to friends houses, to favorite restaurants and grandma's house. It helps them develop that bird's eye view that will help them learn their way around.

My own "MY MAP"!! What FUN!

Here is our first "my map"! We've been in Corpus Christi, TX about seven weeks and gone lots of fun places -- if you click on an icon you will see photos and read little tidbits of our travels. You can zoom in and out and be sure to click onto the "satellite" view for seeing the real lay of the land!

I will be honest, it took me a little bit to figure out how to get photos on it, mainly because I'm not used to using a host site for photos. (I'm sure you will figure it out in an instant!) But once we figured that out it was VERY FUN and EASY to do!

If you want to view it in a larger screen you can go to this direct link into google earth -- I think it is a little easier to view!

Hope you have fun looking at "MY MAP!"


View Fun in Corpus Christi in a larger map