World Wonders Project

Google has revamped its core product - search - in a major way. It looks like the change is paying off. Read more at Google: Knowledge Graph is Making You Search More

As Nick Provenzano (@thenerdyteacher on Twitter) teaches high school English at Grosse Pointe South High School said: "The Google search is your best friend. It is a great way to start a broad search and see if other teachers have written about a tool and how to use it. We go to Google for so many different answers that searching for web tools should be no different. If you can master searching with Google, half the battle is won."

Read his latest post: 

A Tech Expert's Not-So-Secret Sources

Google has produced so many tools that are most helpful in education. Just to name a few: 

Maps

View maps and directions

Scholar

Search scholarly papers

Docs

Create and share your online documents, presentations, and spreadsheets

Books 

Search the full text of books

 and now...... 

Another wonderful Google product!!

Google’s World Wonders Project brings the magic of Street View to historic sites

The World Wonders Project is a valuable resource for students and scholars who can now virtually discover some of the most famous sites on earth. The project offers an innovative way to teach history and geography to students of primary and secondary schools all over the world.
Google has been taking Street View off-road for some time — offering users effortless glimpses into special areas like backcountry national park trails and famous landmarks — and the company is now tying those efforts together with a more formal service called theWorld Wonders project. Google's included 132 historic sites from 18 countries 

Google's World Wonders project expands on its Street View tours of special places

The right-hand side of the World Wonders site has menus allowing you to find out more about the location, including information provided by UNESCO World Heritage, along with links to pursue additional education. There's a video section with (of course) YouTube selections highlighting various interesting or important aspects of the site, and a photography section with content provided by Getty Images and image sharing sites OurPlace and Panoramio.
Read more: http://technorati.com/technology/article/googles-world-wonders-project-gives-teachers/#ixzz1wTpMFIF3

                                               Screenshot  of Three Castles, Bellinzona
Have fun exploring your world! So easily!