As I do every year, I am taking this week to relax, recharge, and ski with friends. While I’m away I will be re-running the most popular posts of the year. This was one of the most popular posts in November, 2015.

As I’ve mentioned in the past, Tom Richey produces great instructional videos for students taking AP US History, World History, and Government courses. Recently, I learned that he’s also publishing many of the PowerPoint presentations that appear in his videos. From his PowerPoint page you can download any of Tom’s dozens of presentations on US History, European History, or World History. Tom also offers a couple of presentations on US Government.

Google Chrome users who have the Google Slides app installed can quickly open all of Tom’s PowerPoints directly in their browsers then save the slides in their Google Drive accounts. People who don’t use Chrome or Google Drive can simply download the original PowerPoint files from Tom’s website.

Applications for Education
Slides without a voice aren’t nearly as helpful as slides with a voice. That said, reviewing these PowerPoint files might help students recall a point that you’ve made in a lesson. Likewise, viewing the slides might help students recall something from a related reading assignment.