Josh
@geteach.com
Geography teacher (20 yrs) | Geo + EdTech nerd | Creator of geteach.com | Turning maps + code into curiosity | Always wandering, always mapping
Side quests:
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geteach.com/blog
youtube.com/@ge-teach
facebook.com/geteachEDU/
Side quests:
geteach.com
geteach.com/blog
youtube.com/@ge-teach
facebook.com/geteachEDU/
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
txcss.net/conference
#txcss2025 #txcss #geography #geoedu
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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
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
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
October 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🔗 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
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
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
October 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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
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
New shoes are ordered. Ready to start another school year.
August 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
New shoes are ordered. Ready to start another school year.
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...
#geography #googlemaps #geosky #EDUSky
youtube.com/shorts/IsN0o...
How to Select a Map/Layer on geteach.com | Quick Tutorial #GeographyEducation #googlemaps #geography
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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July 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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...
#geography #googlemaps #geosky #EDUSky
youtube.com/shorts/IsN0o...
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...
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...
Cartographic Choices Matter | Mapping the Brexit Vote #googlemaps #brexit #geography #map
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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July 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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...
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...
geteach.com/blog/2018/08...
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...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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...
geteach.com/blog/2018/08...
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?...
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 Boundaries | Google Maps Regional Differences
YouTube video by Josh Williams
youtu.be
June 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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?...
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
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...
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...
Same Map, Different Names | Google Maps Toponym Changes #googlemaps #geographyeducation #geography
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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June 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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...
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)
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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...
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...
Then vs. Now: Google Maps vs. Historic Maps (1492–1794) #googlemaps #geographyeducation #history
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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June 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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...
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
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...
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...
Earth’s Monthly Changes | Blue Marble & Temperature Maps #geography #googlemaps #earthscience
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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June 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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...
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...
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...
(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...
Arithmetic vs Physiological Population Density | Geteach.com #googlemaps #googleearth #geography
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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June 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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...
(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!
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...
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...
Refreshed Geteach.com demographic layers for 2025! #googlemaps #googleearth #geographythroughmaps
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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June 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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...
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 fo#TXCSS202525! Looking forward to sharing some mapping! @socialstudiestx.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Excited to share that my presentation proposal “Mapping Human Development with geteach.com” was accepted fo#TXCSS202525! Looking forward to sharing some mapping! @socialstudiestx.bsky.social
Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe — geteach.com
#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
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#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
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Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe —#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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May 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe — geteach.com
#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
youtube.com/shorts/_4FVQ...
#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
youtube.com/shorts/_4FVQ...
Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth
youtube.com/shorts/U5oNF...
A geteach Google Map API - 3D experiment geteach.com/maps3d/divide/
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A geteach Google Map API - 3D experiment geteach.com/maps3d/divide/
Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth
YouTube video by Josh Williams
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May 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth
youtube.com/shorts/U5oNF...
A geteach Google Map API - 3D experiment geteach.com/maps3d/divide/
youtube.com/shorts/U5oNF...
A geteach Google Map API - 3D experiment geteach.com/maps3d/divide/
geteach.com — Updated UI/UX Measuring Tool
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#Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
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#Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
May 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
geteach.com — Updated UI/UX Measuring Tool
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#Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
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#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!
climate-data-entrepreneurial-club.netlify.app/modul_1/note...
Eager to go through the modules myself this summer break.
Globalization is cool!
Einleitung – Climate Data Entrepreneurial Club
Um Satellitenbilder zu suchen, herunterzuladen und zu verarbeiten, wird einiges an Rechenpower benötigt. Aus diesem Grund wird die Google Earth Engine verwendet, eine kostenlose Geodaten-Analyseplattf...
climate-data-entrepreneurial-club.netlify.app
April 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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!
climate-data-entrepreneurial-club.netlify.app/modul_1/note...
Eager to go through the modules myself this summer break.
Globalization is cool!
Reposted by Josh
A review of the Geospatial Data Catalog | Spatial Reserves My review of the geospatial data catalog: spatialreserves.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/a...
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…
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April 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A review of the Geospatial Data Catalog | Spatial Reserves My review of the geospatial data catalog: spatialreserves.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/a...
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
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
Earth's Changing Oceans — Google Earth Project
YouTube video by Josh Williams
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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
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
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
geteach.com Human Development Example
YouTube video by Josh Williams
youtu.be
March 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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
Reposted by Josh
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...
February 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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...
Considering submitting a session proposal for this year's Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference. Curious to know—how much interest is there in North Texas for using geteach.com in the classroom by the teacher/creator of the site?
geteach.com
Free site dedicated to help teachers educate and engage students using Google Geo Tools
geteach.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Considering submitting a session proposal for this year's Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference. Curious to know—how much interest is there in North Texas for using geteach.com in the classroom by the teacher/creator of the site?