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I scored 22,035 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge geteach.com/ClimographCh...
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🌍 I scored 22,131 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge geteach.com/ClimographCh...

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Climate Graphs: From Google Earth Engine to geteach.com - geteach.com/blog In the summer of 2019 I created a little side project Google Earth Engine website (geteach.com/engine). While I have been using it in class for these past six years, my desire was to always take this ...

New Layers (Climate Graphs and Climograph Challenge) from geteach.com using Google Earth Engine with Map API. Looking forward using this in my classroom.

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#Geography #geoEducation @americangeo.bsky.social

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I scored 23,165 out of 25,000 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge #maps #earthscience

geteach.com/ClimographCh...

I created this game, and this is officially the 1st time I’ve managed to hit the highest rank (>22,000 pts).

2 weeks ago 0 0 0 0
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Working on a new way to interact with climate data

A 5-round exercise in spatial reasoning. Analyze the temperature and precipitation patterns, then pin the map. Watch how I fared.

Not optimized for phones

Try it here: geteach.com/ClimographCh...

#Geography #EdTech #Geteach #ClimographChallenge

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Created a new Climate Graph Game for the site!
🌍 I scored 20,809 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge geteach.com/ClimographCh...

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Created a new Earth-Sun layer on geteach.com

Solar angle, daylight, and vegetation—linked month by month. #geography #maps #earthscience

3 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Try it here: geteach.com/maps3d/world...

Take a quick tour of the 16 stadiums hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada—mapped in 3D with Google Maps API.

Click to fly, view Street View, see match schedules, and explore host cities. #geography #googlemaps

3 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Here’s a new geteach.com layer I’ve been building for #TCSS2025 — Informal (Shadow) Economy and GNI (per Capita). Join me Sat, Nov 1 (1:50–2:50 PM) in Frisco to explore health, knowledge, living standards & equity through maps.
txcss.net/conference
#txcss2025 #txcss #geography #geoedu

5 months ago 3 0 0 0
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🔗 Explore more maps: www.geteach.com

New population density layers now available on geteach.com. Delhi’s population density changes from 1975 to 2025 using the

Data from the Gridded Population of the World (GPWv4.11) and Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) #geoeducation #geography #googlemaps

5 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Excited to present at Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference in Frisco, TX!

Join me Sat, Nov 1, 1:50–2:50 PM for “Mapping Human Development with geteach.com ."

Explore interactive maps & HDI data to see global development from multiple perspectives. #txcss2025 #txcss #geography #geoedu

5 months ago 1 0 0 0
geteach.com/maps3d/worldsapart

You might like this geteach.com/maps3d/divide/

7 months ago 1 0 0 0

New shoes are ordered. Ready to start another school year.

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Not sure...just looked at your site. It's well done.

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Authoritative Bias of Maps (Updated 2025) - geteach.com/blog In today’s context it is bit of a challenge writing a post about the authoritative bias of maps. After all, how can maps be both accurate and tendentious. Kuby, Harner, and Gober’s book Human Geograph...

Yes, but also an opportunity. I use this concept when teaching about the values and limitation of sources—especially in mapping. Here is the classroom post created that demonstrates to students some of the cartographic decisions people make when creating maps. geteach.com/blog/2018/08...

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geteach.com Free site dedicated to help teachers educate and engage students using Google Geo Tools

geteach.com is a website and OS agnostic. Created it for my students years ago and pleased to share it with anyone interested in exploring our earth. youtube.com/@ge-teach?si...

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How to Select a Map/Layer on geteach.com | Quick Tutorial #GeographyEducation #googlemaps #geography
How to Select a Map/Layer on geteach.com | Quick Tutorial #GeographyEducation #googlemaps #geography YouTube video by Josh Williams

Quick video showing how to select a map and add layers to explore spatial patterns using geteach.com.
#geography #googlemaps #geosky #EDUSky
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The Untold Story of Google Earth
The Untold Story of Google Earth YouTube video by Bilawal Sidhu

Interesting story — youtu.be/lhMlFl_NR-g?...
#geography #googlemaps #geosky

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Cartographic Choices Matter | Mapping the Brexit Vote #googlemaps #brexit #geography #map
Cartographic Choices Matter | Mapping the Brexit Vote #googlemaps #brexit #geography #map YouTube video by Josh Williams

How do cartographic choices shape what we see?
This short explores the 2016 #BrexitVote using geteach.com —shifting from national to local scale and from 2 to 6 color shades. Same data, very different stories. #geography #googlemaps #geosky #EDUSky

youtube.com/shorts/dyi9o...

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Authoritative Bias of Maps (Updated 2025) - geteach.com/blog In today’s context it is bit of a challenge writing a post about the authoritative bias of maps. After all, how can maps be both accurate and tendentious. Kuby, Harner, and Gober’s book Human Geograph...

Just updated my blog post The Authoritative Bias of Maps. Now includes updated examples and Google Geo tools to help students explore how maps shape our understanding of regions and authority. #geography #googlemaps #geosky #EDUSky
geteach.com/blog/2018/08...

8 months ago 1 0 0 1
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My new July #podcast is due out on TUE 1 JULY 2025! In the Thinking Spatially series!

9 months ago 2 1 0 0
Same Map, Different Boundaries | Google Maps Regional Differences
Same Map, Different Boundaries | Google Maps Regional Differences YouTube video by Josh Williams

Did you know Google Maps shows different borders depending on where you're viewing from?

Compare regional versions of Google Maps at geteach.com/regions. Watch the short video—what else can you discover?

#GeographyEducation #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geography #edusky #sschat

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Same Map, Different Names | Google Maps Toponym Changes #googlemaps #geographyeducation #geography
Same Map, Different Names | Google Maps Toponym Changes #googlemaps #geographyeducation #geography YouTube video by Josh Williams

Same Map, Different Names | Google Maps Toponym Changes

Google Maps labels change based on the selected region. Explore regional toponym differences using the comparison tool at geteach.com/regions.
#Geosky #geography #sschat
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9 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Then vs. Now: Google Maps vs. Historic Maps (1492–1794) #googlemaps #geographyeducation #history
Then vs. Now: Google Maps vs. Historic Maps (1492–1794) #googlemaps #geographyeducation #history YouTube video by Josh Williams

Then vs. Now: Google Maps vs. Historic Maps (1492–1794)

Explore at geteach.com

Compare modern Google Maps to historic maps from 1492 to 1794 using geteach.com. See how early cartographers mapped the world—and what they chose to emphasize. #Geosky #geography #sschat
youtube.com/shorts/xosZt...

9 months ago 2 0 0 0
Earth’s Monthly Changes | Blue Marble & Temperature Maps #geography #googlemaps #earthscience
Earth’s Monthly Changes | Blue Marble & Temperature Maps #geography #googlemaps #earthscience YouTube video by Josh Williams

Earth’s Monthly Changes | Blue Marble & Temperature Maps

Explore the maps at geteach.com

Watch Earth transform from January to December using Blue Marble imagery and global temperature layers on geteach.com. #GeographyEducation #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geography #geosky

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Arithmetic vs Physiological Population Density | Geteach.com #googlemaps #googleearth #geography
Arithmetic vs Physiological Population Density | Geteach.com #googlemaps #googleearth #geography YouTube video by Josh Williams

Updated geteach.com population densities for 2025!
(Arithmetic vs Physiological Population Density)
#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

Population statistics
population.un.org/dataportal/h...

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9 months ago 1 0 0 0
Refreshed Geteach.com demographic layers for 2025! #googlemaps #googleearth #geographythroughmaps
Refreshed Geteach.com demographic layers for 2025! #googlemaps #googleearth #geographythroughmaps YouTube video by Josh Williams

Refreshed Geteach.com demographic layers for 2025!

Next up: Human Development Index (HDI) layers.

Looking forward share @ txcss.net/conference #TXCSS2025 @socialstudiestx.bsky.social

Population statistics
population.un.org/dataportal/h...

youtube.com/shorts/UsURR...

9 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Excited to share that my presentation proposal “Mapping Human Development with geteach.com” was accepted for #TXCSS2025! Looking forward to sharing some mapping! @socialstudiestx.bsky.social

9 months ago 1 0 0 0
Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe —#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps
Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe —#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps YouTube video by Josh Williams

Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe — geteach.com
#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
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10 months ago 2 0 0 0
Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth
Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth YouTube video by Josh Williams

Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth

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A geteach Google Map API - 3D experiment geteach.com/maps3d/divide/

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