{"id":286,"date":"2016-12-17T16:53:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T16:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2016-12-17T16:53:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T16:53:23","slug":"geteach-com-layers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geteach.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/17\/geteach-com-layers\/","title":{"rendered":"geteach.com – layers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a previous post I wrote about a project that got away from me<\/a>… the creation of geteach.com<\/a>. In this post I inferred that I wanted a Google Earth layer package where my students could easily explore and create understandings\/connections between physical and human systems. Over the past several months, at many professional development events, I have heard teachers tell me it would be cool if Google Maps\/Earth had a layer that visualized this or that spatial distribution. While geteach.com<\/a> does not have every layer these professionals requested, it does have a foundational set of maps\/layers that are easily comparable for k-12 students. These map layers were chosen because thy are either in my own curriculum or discussed often in k – 12 classrooms. There are over 140 maps\/layers across 21 categories in geteach.com<\/a> and I have spent countless hours trying to find a menu system and organization that makes it easier for teachers and students to find what they are looking for. Unfortunately, I feel this is one of the weaknesses of geteach.com<\/a>. In order to maximize the visual space of two maps, selecting map data sets takes 3 to 5 clicks. Most of this is due to my limited knowledge in design and JavaScript, but hey…I am a high school teacher and not a professional web designer. At any rate, below is a how to select maps and layers in geteach.com<\/a> along with a list and short (5 – 30 second) video of each map data set. So, in less than 10 minutes you can discover what free data is already out in geteach.com’s<\/a> cosmos.<\/p>\n

**Caution…potential rabbit hole of spatial distributions and comparisons below** <\/strong><\/p>\n

How to select maps and get map information in geteach.com<\/strong> (3 minute video)
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