On its own the “Im Feeling Lucky” button provides an excellent way for trainees to discover brand-new places. That said, trainees find out more through the “Im Feeling Lucky” button if you give them a bit more instructions than just “click the button and look around.” Thats why I produced a little concern sheet to prompt trainees to do a little research about the locations they find in Google Earth by means of “Im Feeling Lucky.” My concern sheet can be found here as a Google Doc..
This brief video shows how trainees can check out Google Earth in more detail after clicking “Im Feeling Lucky.”.

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

For more information about using Google Earth in your class, take a look at my Crash Course in Google Earth & & Maps for Social Studies.