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Josh @geteach.com · 28/04/2026

geteach.com is officially outgrowing the free internet... exceeding the 10,000 free map-load limit again in April. Community support has successfully offset April's growth. Help maintain the momentum. Please share. buymeacoffee.com/geteach #geography #edusky #geogchat

A dual-pane digital map from geteach.com showing a comparison of Europe. The left pane displays "Earth at Night" satellite imagery, showing city lights across the continent. The right pane displays a "Population Density" dataset in blue gradients. A data probe is active over Paris, France, displaying a pop-up with a growth chart showing population trends from 1975 to 2025. The image demonstrates the site's capability for synchronized geospatial analysis and data comparison.

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Josh @geteach.com · 08/04/2026

A change in scale changes the story! 2k views in 7 days as classrooms explore the world. Even with Easter Weekend. 4 donors gave $110 to keep geteach.com ad & login free! $5 covers ~1k map loads. Please share! buymeacoffee.com/geteach geteach.com/blog/2026/04... #geography #edusky #geogchat

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Josh @geteach.com · 03/04/2026

Updated geteach.com to balance costs with the classroom experience. New: Donation prompt with 24-hr "snooze" and 1-yr "thank you" flags, stored locally in your browser...sticking with site's "no login" feature. Full explanation with Costs: geteach.com/blog/2026/04... #geography #edusky #geogchat

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15 Years of geteach.com: A Note on Sustainability and Privacy - geteach.com/blog

You may have noticed a small pop-up on geteach.com recently asking if you'd like to "buy me a coffee." I know...I know, nobody loves a donation prompt. As a teacher, I’ve always wanted this site to be...

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Josh @geteach.com · 01/04/2026

15 years. 1.3 million map views. $400 to keep it running. geteach.com is a free interactive map platform for3-12 classroom, 300+ layers powered by NASA, NOAA, and the UN Free for you means out-of-pocket for me. Support if you can → buymeacoffee.com/geteach #APHuG #GeographyTeacher #EdTech

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Josh @geteach.com · 24/03/2026

I scored 22,035 on the @geteach Climograph Challenge! #Geography #ClimographChallenge geteach.com/ClimographCh... youtu.be/nBqx5sgNR-8

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/03/2026

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 16/03/2026

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).

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Josh @geteach.com · 15/03/2026

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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Josh @geteach.com · 15/03/2026

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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Josh @geteach.com · 24/12/2025

Created a new Earth-Sun layer on geteach.com Solar angle, daylight, and vegetation—linked month by month. #geography #maps #earthscience

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Josh @geteach.com · 07/12/2025

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 27/10/2025

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 22/10/2025

🔗 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

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/10/2025

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 02/08/2025

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 02/07/2025

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

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Joseph Kerski @josephkerski.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 28/06/2025

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?...

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Same Map, Different Boundaries | Google Maps Regional Differences

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Josh @geteach.com · 27/06/2025

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...

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Same Map, Different Names | Google Maps Toponym Changes #googlemaps #geographyeducation #geography

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Josh @geteach.com · 25/06/2025

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...

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Then vs. Now: Google Maps vs. Historic Maps (1492–1794) #googlemaps #geographyeducation #history

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Josh @geteach.com · 18/06/2025

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...

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Earth’s Monthly Changes | Blue Marble & Temperature Maps #geography #googlemaps #earthscience

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Josh @geteach.com · 11/06/2025

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...

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Arithmetic vs Physiological Population Density | Geteach.com #googlemaps #googleearth #geography

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Josh @geteach.com · 06/06/2025

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...

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 02/06/2025

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 20/05/2025

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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Neighborhoods Worlds Apart - Short #googlemaps #googleearth

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/05/2025

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 23/04/2025

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!

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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...

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Josh @geteach.com · 18/04/2025

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

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Earth's Changing Oceans — Google Earth Project

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Josh @geteach.com · 23/03/2025

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

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geteach.com Human Development Example

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Brad Weed @bradweed.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

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...

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/02/2025

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?

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

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Josh @geteach.com · 15/02/2025

A couple of weeks into our agricultural unit. Using geteach.com to help students visualize an acre of land. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Joseph Kerski @josephkerski.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

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

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Events for January 22, 2025 – National Council for Geographic Education

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Josh @geteach.com · 19/01/2025

Experimenting with transitions between horizontal and vertical map canvases today. geteach.com #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 05/01/2025

Selecting maps in geteach.com There are two ways to achieve the same outcome—buttons at the top and bottom right of each panel. Interesting to watch which path the students choose when using the tool. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 03/01/2025

Looking forward to our Climate Unit. Amazing how a couple of gridlines help simplify complexity. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky Quick (1 min) YouTube Demo: youtu.be/7ERNlon-ddA More detailed (8 min) YouTube: youtu.be/eIQubAogCVk geteach.com

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Josh @geteach.com · 02/01/2025

Thinking about ways to use geteach.com and its new grid system. Start the year with values and limitations of geographer's tools, so that seems like a good place to begin. geteach.com grid systems tips/tricks YouTube: youtu.be/eIQubAogCVk #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky

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Josh @geteach.com · 01/01/2025

Finally integrated a Lat/Lng grid system into geteach.com! Been working on this since switching to Google Maps API back in 2014. Code is a bit brute-forced for now - will clean it up after testing. #Geogchat #geographyteacher #geography #geosky #edusky YouTube demo: youtu.be/7ERNlon-ddA

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New Grid System Function - geteach.com

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Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Rummaging through my parents' closets, I came across a world atlas from the 1960s. Nabbed it. #history #geography #visualization #maps #data

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Josh @geteach.com · 20/12/2024

Some fun geteach.com Easter eggs to wrap up the semester. R2-D2 is one of my favorites! #geography #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Josh @geteach.com · 14/12/2024

Unfinished project from 2021: geteach.com/arc/. Not sure if there is interest in an ArcGIS API version of geteach.com. You can read my 2021 reflections on the project here: geteach.com/blog/2021/02... youtu.be/NQc15FAPwOs #geography #geogchat #geosky #geographyteacher

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Soltice GeTeach ArcGIS API (Daylight)

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Josh @geteach.com · 11/12/2024

Exploring Urban Accessibility with geteach.com/engine — One of several Google Earth Engine side quest. Dataset Provider: Malaria Atlas Project, University of Oxford #geography #geochat #geosky #geographyteacher youtu.be/B-z8LT8NZJs

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Urban Accessibility - Earth Engine

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