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Josh

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Geography teacher (20 yrs) | Geo + EdTech nerd | Creator of geteach.com | Turning maps + code into curiosity | Always wandering, always mapping Side quests: geteach.com geteach.com/blog

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geteach.com/maps3d/worldsapart

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02.08.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

02.08.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

26.07.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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 sourcesβ€”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...

26.07.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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...

25.07.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How to Select a Map/Layer on geteach.com | Quick Tutorial #GeographyEducation #googlemaps #geography
YouTube video by Josh Williams How to Select a Map/Layer on geteach.com | Quick Tutorial #GeographyEducation #googlemaps #geography

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...

25.07.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The Untold Story of Google Earth
YouTube video by Bilawal Sidhu The Untold Story of Google Earth

Interesting story β€” youtu.be/lhMlFl_NR-g?...
#geography #googlemaps #geosky

08.07.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cartographic Choices Matter | Mapping the Brexit Vote #googlemaps #brexit #geography #map
YouTube video by Josh Williams Cartographic Choices Matter | Mapping the Brexit Vote #googlemaps #brexit #geography #map

How do cartographic choices shape what we see?
This short explores the 2016 #BrexitVote using geteach.com β€”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...

02.07.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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...

01.07.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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My new July #podcast is due out on TUE 1 JULY 2025! In the Thinking Spatially series!

30.06.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Same Map, Different Boundaries | Google Maps Regional Differences
YouTube video by Josh Williams Same Map, Different Boundaries | Google Maps Regional Differences

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 videoβ€”what else can you discover?

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

youtu.be/Yt982j7XtHM?...

28.06.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Same Map, Different Names | Google Maps Toponym Changes #googlemaps #geographyeducation #geography
YouTube video by Josh Williams Same Map, Different Names | Google Maps Toponym Changes #googlemaps #geographyeducation #geography

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...

27.06.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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) #googlemaps #geographyeducation #history

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 worldβ€”and what they chose to emphasize. #Geosky #geography #sschat
youtube.com/shorts/xosZt...

25.06.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Earth’s Monthly Changes | Blue Marble & Temperature Maps #geography #googlemaps #earthscience
YouTube video by Josh Williams Earth’s Monthly Changes | Blue Marble & Temperature Maps #geography #googlemaps #earthscience

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...

18.06.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Arithmetic vs Physiological Population Density | Geteach.com #googlemaps #googleearth #geography
YouTube video by Josh Williams Arithmetic vs Physiological Population Density | Geteach.com #googlemaps #googleearth #geography

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...

11.06.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Refreshed Geteach.com demographic layers for 2025! #googlemaps #googleearth #geographythroughmaps
YouTube video by Josh Williams Refreshed Geteach.com demographic layers for 2025! #googlemaps #googleearth #geographythroughmaps

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...

06.06.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to share that my presentation proposal β€œMapping Human Development with geteach.com” was accepted for #TXCSS2025! Looking forward to sharing some mapping! @socialstudiestx.bsky.social

02.06.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe β€”#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps
YouTube video by Josh Williams Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe β€”#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps

Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe β€” geteach.com
#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky
youtube.com/shorts/_4FVQ...

21.05.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth
YouTube video by Josh Williams Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth

Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth

youtube.com/shorts/U5oNF...

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

20.05.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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geteach.com β€” Updated UI/UX Measuring Tool
geteach.com
#Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

18.05.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Einleitung – Climate Data Entrepreneurial Club Um Satellitenbilder zu suchen, herunterzuladen und zu verarbeiten, wird einiges an Rechenpower benΓΆtigt. Aus diesem Grund wird die Google Earth Engine verwendet, eine kostenlose Geodaten-Analyseplattf...

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!

23.04.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

19.04.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Earth's Changing Oceans β€” Google Earth Project
YouTube video by Josh Williams Earth's Changing Oceans β€” Google Earth Project

Updated Earth's Changing Oceans β€” 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

18.04.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
geteach.com Human Development Example
YouTube video by Josh Williams geteach.com Human Development Example

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

23.03.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

23.02.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
geteach.com Free site dedicated to help teachers educate and engage students using Google Geo Tools

Considering submitting a session proposal for this year's Texas Council for the Social Studies Conference. Curious to knowβ€”how much interest is there in North Texas for using geteach.com in the classroom by the teacher/creator of the site?

19.02.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A couple of weeks into our agricultural unit. Using geteach.com to help students visualize an acre of land. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

15.02.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Events for January 22, 2025 – National Council for Geographic Education

Join me for this upcoming webinar for @NCGE1915 - ncge.org/event/teachi... Teaching about the cultural world using interactive mapping tools and inquiry. #geography 29 January 2025

22.01.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Her son was one of my professors. It was a great class!

19.01.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks! Created site specifically for my students to share and compare spatial distributions identified in geography strands where I teach. Happy other teachers and students can use it.

Old post using geteach.com in the classroom: geteach.com/blog/2022/11...

Video: Carbon Cycle Example

19.01.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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