Google Building Maker is a new tool for creating buildings for use in Google Earth. Building Maker provides basic shapes and models for creating your 3D model. To use Building Maker you must have the latest version of the Google Earth browser plug-in installed. The video below demonstrates Building Maker better than I can describe it.

You can read more about Building Maker on the Google LatLong Blog.

Applications for Education
The intent of Building Maker is to enable users to submit their creations to the Google 3D Warehouse. Using Building Maker could be a fun way for students to create 3D models of their communities for use in Google Earth.