It has been a crazy couple of weeks, months, years! From my first glance at Google Earth for web to the present day, the same three ideas have circulated; explore, create, share. I am sure that I heard those in some chat at one time; or heard a version of them, but these ideas have percolated into my current framing of Google Earth. With the initial release of Google Earth for web, several years ago, most users could only explore. Technically speaking, people could create and share with the web version from the start, but with the November 20, 2019 launch of creation tools it is now easy for everyone to explore, create, and share.
While Google Earth project templates allow for compelling stories with Google’s rich imagery in combination with media (images, YouTube) and text, using the “Switch to HTML” option in the info box might be a glimpse into the potential of this storytelling platform. It is with these two perspectives, one being an effective and easy entry point the other being a stretch, I share these early explorations and creations.
Most of the ideas for these creations come from my news feeds. Basically, I read a story and think that would work better on Google Earth.
Google Earth Project Template Stories
Man-Made Disasters (Link to Google Earth Story)

Source: https://medium.com/@audrey96928626/the-top-20-biggest-man-made-disasters-37f7f2a1ed2
Images and textual information come from Wikipedia
Human Trafficking (Link to Google Earth Story)

Human trafficking is one of the concepts for one of the courses I teach. With being such a large global issue, I figured the UN had resources that could help tell this story.
Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/01/1031552
Changing Earth (Link to Google Earth Story)

Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/images-of-change
Hungry Planet (Link to Google Earth Story)

Source: https://time.com/8515/what-the-world-eats-hungry-planet/
Peter Menzel, from the book, “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.”
Aquaponics – A FAO Story (Link to Google Earth Story)

How aquaponics and integrated agri-aquaculture farms are making smart use of water
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Photo Credit: ©FAO/Valerio Crespi. Editorial use only.
Google Earth HTML Projects
Planet Money T-Shirt (Link to Google Earth Story)

Source: https://apps.npr.org/tshirt/#/title
My Austin (Link to Google Earth Story)

Neighborhoods Worlds Apart (Link to Google Earth Story)

Source: https://unequalscenes.com/
US Geography Quiz: Draft (Link to Google Earth Story)

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl (Link to Google Earth Story)

Find all of Google Lit Trips Premier Edition Earth stories here. https://www.googlelittrips.org/
For official Google Earth Education information visit https://www.google.com/earth/education/.
In addition, think about Joining the Earth Edu Community: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/earth-edu-community