Navigating Google Lit Trips

http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/9-12/9-12.html This is interactive, and entertaining, but I think it might be too many bells and whistles for middle and high schoolers. I do think that geography maps in 3D are JUST AS important as static flat maps that students can write on. I do not think this static maps should, or even can, be replaced. I plan to check out Google Lit Trips over the next couple weeks, so far, I do not find it as useful as I thought I would have. :-(