Learn to use Google Earth and add technological richness across the content areas in grades 1‎-2 with this highly engaging‎,‎ easy‎-to‎-use resource that offers flexibility for authentic 21st century learning‎.‎ This teacher‎-friendly book provides step‎-by‎-step instructions‎,‎ lessons‎,‎ and activities that integrate this technology into social studies‎,‎ science‎,‎ mathematics‎,‎ and English language arts curriculum‎.‎ All lessons are differentiated for a variety of learning styles and activities are leveled for all learners‎.‎ In addition‎,‎ suggestions for flexible groupings and for extension activities are also included‎.‎ Using Google Earth‎(‎tm‎)‎‎:‎ Bring the World Into Your Classroom shows teachers how to help their students start their own ‎.‎kmz folders and fill them with layers of locations that connect their own lives to the curriculum‎,‎ and to build cross‎-curricular connections‎.‎ The included Teacher Resource CD includes templates plus clear‎,‎ easy‎-to‎-follow directions to lead students ‎(‎and teachers‎)‎ to see a global view by starting with their own neighborhoods and then moving outward‎.‎ This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and supports core concepts of STEM instruction‎.‎