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May 2022
48m 29s

Starting a School Podcast Club or Networ...

Christopher J. Nesi
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EdTech Thought (4:47)

You're Doing Enough

Have you ever felt inferior? Have you felt like you're just not doing enough and you could be doing so much more? Of course, you have, you're an educator.

Some people make a living telling us we're not doing enough. I also previously stated on the show that you and I work in a profession where you're hired based on your potential but evaluated on your shortcomings and faults. This shouldn't be the case but that's an EdTech Thought for another day.

You and I are doing all we can at any given moment. Do we have the desire to do more and be more in our role? Sure! There are times when I want to do more but I can't. I would love to podcast more, create tutorials on a regular basis, live stream more, and be an even more recognized and influential figure in the world of education.

I would love to do more at my high school, teach more classes at Rutgers, coach more games for my kids, and have more date nights with my wife.

When I reflect I do have it pretty good. Balance in my life does exist.

I am doing enough. 

EdTech Recommendation (7:01)

Twitter Spaces - Think Clubhouse but for Twitter. I've not so secretly been looking for Twitter chats to evolve since I fell in love with podcasting and audio.

I think that hosting a space alongside a Twitter chat should be what more people are doing because I know first-hand how engaging audio can be.

How about a bonus edtech rec? Spaces aren't the only way to share and use audio on Twitter. Did you know you can share audio in a tweet from directly in the app? Go to compose a new tweet and to the left of the camera button, you can see a button with vertical purple lines. Tap that button and you will be able to record audio that will be attached to your tweet which can also contain your standard 280 characters.

Featured Content (14:19)

How to Start a Podcast Club or Network At Your School

Considerations:

  • Location
  • Hardware
  • Software
  • What to podcast/broadcast about?
  • How do you connect podcasting to other areas of your school?

In January 2022 I launched the Zebra Podcast Network at my school. We live stream the 'Zebra Morning Show' each school day from 7:15-7:30 AM and we stream 'Zebra Drivetime' Tuesdays from 2:45-3:30 PM.

Click here for all my podcast gear recommendations.

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Just Give It A Try (42:36)
  • Chelsea Best - https://twitter.com/chechels23
    • Does anyone use or know of a wireless document camera? I have a teacher that wants to move around her camera in the room. The one she loves is 1K so probably a pipe dream but would love some alternatives!
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