How about a tour around the world? Try Google Earth (demo’s, downloads, instructions).

Google Earth uses Google Search technology, satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to give you a birds-eye view of the globe.

Using Google Earth, not only can you visit places around the world. You can placemark them, put organise them into folders and then automate your tour, save it as a movie, upload to your site and carry it around on your flash drive/iPod. make sure you check ot the Hints & Tips first.

• Take your students to historic places around the globe
• Get rich multimedia content from National Geographic and web communities
• Upload your tour to Google Touring and send the link to anyone
• Create your own travel diary – I created mine, check it out here.

Here are some shots from my tour;

For more info, check out the Google Earth Blog.