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Josh @geteach.com · Aug 2

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

Josh @geteach.com · Jul 26

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

Authoritative Bias of Maps (Updated 2025) - geteach.com/blog

Josh @geteach.com · Jul 26

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...

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...

Josh @geteach.com · Jul 25

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...

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

How to Select a Map/Layer on geteach.com | Quick Tutorial #GeographyEducation #googlemaps #geography

Josh @geteach.com · Jul 25

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

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Josh @geteach.com · Jul 8

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

YouTube video by Bilawal Sidhu

Cartographic Choices Matter | Mapping the Brexit Vote #googlemaps #brexit #geography #map

Josh @geteach.com · Jul 2

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...

Authoritative Bias of Maps (Updated 2025) - geteach.com/blog

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Josh @geteach.com · Jul 1

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...

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...

Same Map, Different Boundaries | Google Maps Regional Differences

Reposted by Josh

Joseph Kerski @josephkerski.bsky.social · Jun 30

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

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Josh @geteach.com · Jun 28

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

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Josh @geteach.com · Jun 27

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

Josh @geteach.com · Jun 25

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

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Josh @geteach.com · Jun 18

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

Josh @geteach.com · Jun 11

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...

www.youtube.com

Refreshed Geteach.com demographic layers for 2025! #googlemaps #googleearth #geographythroughmaps

Josh @geteach.com · Jun 6

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...

Where Does Carbon Go? Watch It Move Across the Globe —#GeographyEducation #Geteach #GoogleMaps

Josh @geteach.com · Jun 2

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

Josh @geteach.com · May 21

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

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Josh @geteach.com · May 20

Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth

youtube.com/shorts/U5oNF...

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

Einleitung – Climate Data Entrepreneurial Club

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Josh @geteach.com · May 18

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

Josh @geteach.com · Apr 23

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!

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

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Joseph Kerski @josephkerski.bsky.social · Apr 19

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…

spatialreserves.wordpress.com

Earth's Changing Oceans — Google Earth Project

Josh @geteach.com · Apr 18

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

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Josh @geteach.com · Mar 23

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