Thursday, April 14, 2011

Free Technology for Teachers: 3D American Civil War on Google Earth

3D American Civil War on Google Earth

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Sumter, the first battle of the American Civil War. Through the Google Earth Blog I learned about a great source of Google Earth files and Google SketchUp models related to the American Civil War. 3D American Civil War is all about sharing and producing SketchUp models to use in Google Earth to illustrate places and events of the American Civil War.

The Google Earth file and 3D model that drew my attention is this one featuring the Battle of Fort Sumter. The file contains the following:

This looks like an awesome site for people who use Google Earth to teach. If you don't, think about going to Google Earth and trying this out!

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