Google Earth and elementary school

There was a time and age when children required to be taught what to do. In this age of technology advancement, children learn to adapt to technology very quickly. I want to specifically talk about Google Earth and how it seems to have mesmerized my son. Yesterday I saw him climb Mount Everest and wonder why it was so difficult to clim down again from it. The other day I saw him trying to find out Eurasia. I think it wonderful that the advances in technology help students discover science and their spatial ability in a nice way.