A Conversation With Tom Richey - History Teacher & YouTube Star

During winter break I caught up with my friend Tom Richey to record an episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. Tom is a high school history teacher (AP Euro) and the producer of fantastic YouTube videos covering lots of topics in AP Euro, World, and U.S. History. He has more than 150,00 subscribers to his YouTube channel. Tom also produces videos covering AP test taking strategies and hosts live online review sessions for students.

I always enjoy talking with Tom and I hope that you enjoy this episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast. You can listen to the episode here or on your favorite podcast network by searching "Practical Ed Tech Podcast."



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A Comparison of Multimedia Timeline Creation Tools - Updated

Making a timeline is a "classic" history class assignment. When I started my teaching career my students made timelines on big sheets of paper. Later I had them use some online programs that let them include some pictures and links. Eventually, we got to a place where true multimedia timeline creation tools were readily available. Today, there are plenty of ways to create multimedia timelines. In the following chart I highlight the features of my favorite tools for making multimedia timelines.  A copy of the chart can be acquired in Google Docs format here.


I'll be covering some of these tools in greater depth during my upcoming course, Teaching History With Technology.