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Google Earth has a great deal of cool functions that can assist students find out about the world. One of those cool features is the “Im Feeling Lucky” button that is found on the left hand toolbar in Google Earth. Clicking that button will take trainees to a randomly-selected location on the planet..

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By itself the “Im Feeling Lucky” button offers an excellent way for students to discover new locations. That said, trainees discover more through the “Im Feeling Lucky” button if you provide a little more instructions than simply “click the button and browse.” Thats why I produced a little concern sheet to trigger trainees to do a little research study about the locations they discover in Google Earth by means of “Im Feeling Lucky.” My question sheet can be found here as a Google Doc..
This short video shows how trainees can explore Google Earth in more detail after clicking “Im Feeling Lucky.”.