Unfortunately, as common as the Chromebook is, it has one big setback: it is not compatible with USB-only printers. This means that, unlike having a Windows machine or a macOS notebook, you can't buy whatever printer you want if you have a Chromeboo…

In January 2017 I published a blog post titled, "Content Ideas For Your Classroom Podcast" and it was the beginning of my evangelical journey to get schools, teachers, and students creating podcasts. We're now two years removed from this original po…

My love of both baseball and education often had me looking for parallels between the two and this isn't hard to do. My latest revelation came when I recently attended two Yankee games within a two-week span. At both games, I had the opportunity to …

In case you haven't noticed, I am quite passionate about podcasts! I enjoy both creating and consuming podcast content and can't imagine my life without either since podcasting became a part of my life in 2014. Over the last three years, I've worke…

The first version of chrisnesi.com was built on Google's free platform, Blogger. In August 2015 I made the move to self-hosted WordPress for my blog and podcast, House of #EdTech. I made the jump for one reason and that reason was plugins. This move…

I have been creating the House of #EdTech podcast since January 2014 and it's always fun to explore and choose the topics I will discuss. The content is what makes the podcast successful. It's not about the mic or software or the website. Content i…

This article is a response to Don Wettrick’s article on Medium, Can Podcasts Change Education? Podcasts can take you and your students anywhere. As a podcaster, I believe everyone has something to say and should experience the joy of creatin…

This article is a response to Don Wettrick’s article on Medium, Can Podcasts Change Education? Podcasts can take you and your students anywhere. As a podcaster, I believe everyone has something to say and should experience the joy of creatin…

You inspired your students to record audio and create a podcast. You wanted your students to create engaging content and they have created diverse shows covering interesting topics and they have great podcast segments. Now, what do you do with file…

Is your classroom podcast in need of a refresh? Are you still planning your classroom podcast? You and your students should consider segmenting each episode. Segments give you ways in which you can break up the content, have some fun with your podca…