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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

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

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

🔗 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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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
youtube.com/shorts/IsN0o...

The Untold Story of Google Earth YouTube video by Bilawal Sidhu

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

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...

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...

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

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

youtu.be/Yt982j7XtHM?...

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
youtube.com/shorts/YVp7t...

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...

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

youtube.com/shorts/kISm2...

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...

www.youtube.com/shorts/gBCaY...

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...

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

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
youtube.com/shorts/_4FVQ...

Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth YouTube video by Josh Williams

Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth

youtube.com/shorts/U5oNF...

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

geteach.com — Updated UI/UX Measuring Tool
geteach.com
#Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

Truly enjoy seeing something created for my classroom being used as an example 5,000 miles away.
climate-data-entrepreneurial-club.netlify.app/modul_1/note...

Eager to go through the modules myself this summer break.

Globalization is cool!

A review of the Geospatial Data Catalog The Geospatial Data Catalog was recently announced and as this blog is focused on the topic of geospatial data, I wanted to review it and bring it to our readers’ attention: The catalog was c…

A review of the Geospatial Data Catalog | Spatial Reserves My review of the geospatial data catalog: spatialreserves.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/a...

Earth's Changing Oceans — Google Earth Project YouTube video by Josh Williams

Updated Earth's Changing Oceans — a Google Earth Project

Story visualizes patterns, changes, and impacts shaping our oceans. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

Google Earth Project:
earth.google.com/earth/d/1Flw...

GitHub:
github.com/geteach/chan...

youtu.be/mrqd3qqyX0I

geteach.com Human Development Example YouTube video by Josh Williams

Created this for another group on another platform. The group wanted a resource to explore HDI and GII. Notes template is linked in video description. youtu.be/Sla1Vv9E1IQ?... #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

By 1904, Harlem's real estate crashed. Doors opened for Black entrepreneurs. By 1930, its Black population soared-10% to 70%. Then came NAACP and the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Story map by African American Design Nexus and @gsd.harvard.edu #geosky storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ed71...