See the stars above you, zoom in, move around, go to destinations you specify. I have also used Google Earth for storytelling for Mom (who has Alzheimer’s): - a visual tour of her life (where she has lived, where we have gone on vacation) - where our friends live now. - where news events are happening - imaginative journeys. Before Google Earth I would imagine a globe spinning, and I would zoom in and land somewhere – perhaps as myself, or perhaps in another person or animal. Ye olde playful imagination is delightfully faster than the computer-aided imagination of Google Earth (which requires some slight work), but I must acknowledge Google Earth provides details I might not imagine.

Also for your Mom/Dad/friend with early-to-mid Alzheimer’s, I recommend using Google Earth to create an overview of your neighbourhood, from different angles, and create a “movie” that traces the walking paths required to go to the grocery store, the doctor, and the park. I suspect seeing the world from this new perspective integrates the ordinary experience into a deeper comprehension – that’s what I experienced. Even if it doesn’t help, it’s fun.

Get it here (it’s fully free): earth.google.com/

Also good:

Flash Earth An online zoomable map of the world using satellite and aerial imagery from several mapping websites including Google Maps … www.flashearth.com/

Online Google Earth www.netcolic.com/earth.htm

gCensus: Free online GIS using Google Earth Visualize a wide variety of data best displayed on a map. gecensus.stanford.edu/

and here’s how to Link Google Earth to Online Maps

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