Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Google Street View

Today's e-newsletter from Google, called the Sightseer (sign up here), highlights a cool new feature of Google Earth.  Street View is a layer now available.  Once you turn on the layer, you will see icons of cameras in several locations.  You can zoom in for a closer 3D look!  Street View imagery is now available in the US, France, Spain, Japan, Australia, and Italy.

Detroit RiverfrontYou can also access Street View from Google Maps.  I just virtually traveled to the waterfront shops in Detroit.  Yes, there really are some beautiful areas in Detroit!  Wouldn't you like to take a scroll down this street? 

How-to directions for using Street View in Google Earth are available from Google Earth's web page. 

To access Street View from Google Maps, click and drag the yellow figure/man on the left side of your screen.
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    [...] 60. Yes Tech! – Blogger Pam Shoemaker works as the Instructional Technology Coordinator and is on the Michigan Discovery Educator Network leadership council, as well as on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Association of Computer Users for Learning (MACUL) Recommended posts: “Cover the Material or Teach Students to Think,” “Reflections on Earthcasto8,” and “Google Street View.” [...]

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