Maporama: http://www.maporama.com/ Map a Destination or a Route From One Location to Another, Street Level Coverage of Western Europe, US, Canada, Australia plus other Cities with Increased Coverage Planned, Multilingual with 26 Languages Supported, Searchable European Business Directory. Here is a new street map website that covers Western Europe and Australia in addition to the US and Canada. Just select a country and type in a city to be on your way. If you do not know the exact spelling of a city's name, just type in the start of the name, press go, and the site will give you a list of cities to choose from. Maporama is multilingual and supports over 25 languages which is great for foreign language classes. Customized maps can be saved for further use by setting up a free Maporama account. There are also directions for displaying Maporama maps on your own website.
History Globe.com: http://www.historyglobe.com/ The Jamestown Online Adventure, The Oregon Trail - A Virtual Tour, Anglo-Apache Conflicts 1861-1886. The History Globe.com website presents interactive areas for three historical periods. The Anglo-Apache Conflicts section provides detailed information about the events as well as the people involved. Pressing the Assess buttons pops up a report form for students to fill out and print. The Oregon Trail section takes you on a virtual tour of the trail and presents detailed information and pictures for each site along the way. The newest area Jamestown Online Adventure takes students along as the colonists land in the new world. Students are asked to take part in the decisions that the colonists make as the colonization of Jamestown proceeds. How will their choices affect the course of the colony?
