I love introducing Geoguessr to my students; I love the practical geographic skills that it combines in a games that can get the competitive juices flowing. It gets users to analyze the cultural and physical landscapes, relate a stimulus to other places on Earth, use maps at a variety of scales, etc.    Guess Where You Are is an alternative to Geogussr without all the bells and whistles, but it also has no time restrictions w

But I’m also a history buff and I love a good twist on a geographic game.  TimeGuessr and When Taken are sites that take a great spin on the classic question, where are we? These ask where are we, but also WHEN are we? Where and when has the given photo taken? I enjoy the Daily 5 pictures from TimeGuessr. Below are three pictures from the sites that I’ve enjoyed looking at the clues to analyze what historical era and which geographic location best embody the all the elements of the stimulus. I don’t care so much about the right answer (that’s a lie, I love getting the right answer, but I don’t grade my students on their scores), I care about student’s thought process and using some geographic and historical skills as they go.