I found this way-cool Web 2.0 widget called Virtual Earth. You can perform many of the searching functions of Google Earth right within your web browser. The widget comes from Widgetbox (which, by the way, has hundreds more cool widgets).

They only offered it in medium and large sizes, so I apologize for Virtual Earth taking over most of the screen. Nonetheless, enjoy playing with it. Imagine the applications this could have in the classroom. And you don’t have to install any special software.

The code, if you wish to embed it on your site, is:

<embed src=”http://xfacts.com/widgets/map.swf” quality=”high” pluginspage=”http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”620″ height=”429″></embed>