Google Maps are simply amazing. There is so much crazy cool stuff you can do with them. Finding ways to include them in your class can broaden your students horizons, as they are able to walk around in the Taj Mahal, explore the Galapagos Islands, or kayak down the Colorado River.
Explore and Create with Google Maps (see below)
Google Maps and Earth in the Classroom (lesson ideas)
Tour Builder (create stories)
Google Lit Trips (ELA)
How to Use Google Maps Engine Lite (create)
Panoramio (photos)