LI 1B*2

Was anyone else disappointed with the Interactive Earth? The name suggests that you should be able to see volcanoes erupt from the core and plates shifts causing tidal waves and earthquakes. . .ok maybe I was thinking a more of the geological earth and not the geographical one. When I clicked on the interactive maps I was given a pop up of South Dakota, which was neat, with a choice to look at more information on my home state. I moved the curser around and realized I could get information on any place that had a pink tear drop over it. I moved over to AZ, the state I grew up in and clicked into it's link. It brought me to a page where I can access endless information from the state bird and flag to it's government, people, economy, climate etc. I again moved over to SD and found that if I zoomed in a little more, I could even see my tiny town of 350 people, nice.

What a great way for a student to find information for a report if they don't have a location picked out. Some of us have a hard time thinking of places to research off the tops of our heads and this is a great visual tool. In a matter of minutes you could check out several locations and make a decision based on which one provides information that interests you. Very exciting.