K12 Tech Talk

In this podcast, the hosts discuss data breaches in Jefferson County and Clark County, AI executive order impact, and the responsibility of IT departments for non-IT tasks. They also explore AI meeting summarization, cybersecurity alerts, IT challenges in schools, Google Classroom analytics, and misconceptions around VPNs. Additionally, they share insights on Status Gator benefits for K-12 education.

In the latest episode of the K12 Tech Talk Podcast, co-hosts Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss their Halloween plans in the intro segment. In the news segment, they highlight two major data breaches, including hackers stealing student data from Clark County and directly emailing parents, as well as a data breach in Philadelphia that went unnoticed for five months. They also address a listener's question about how to handle student teachers and their access. The main topic of the episode is cell phone policies and the use of Yondr. Hyperlinked news stories: - Hackers steal student data from Clark County and email parents directly:  Hackers email stolen student data to parents of Nevada school district - Philadelphia suffers data breach but doesn’t notify for 5 months:  City of Philadelphia discloses data breach after five months   Visit our YouTube channel and subscribe. We plan to post video recordings soon. https://www.youtube.com/@k12techtalk Join the K12TechPro.com Community. Buy our merch!!! SomethingCool.com Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com StatusGator   Oh, and... Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com Tweet us err X us @k12techtalkpod Visit our LinkedIn page HERE

The hosts of this podcast cover various news stories related to technology in schools, including the ban on facial recognition technology in NYC schools and the concerns raised by the ACLU about surveillance technology in K-12 classrooms. They also discuss Google and Microsoft's claim to prioritize secure design but require paid upgrades for certain security features. The episode concludes with listener emails, a discussion on two-step verification, and a wild cell phone story.

Eric Hileman, Executive Director for IT Services at Oklahoma City Public Schools, recounts their experience with a ransomware attack, discussing mistakes made, luck involved, and the message that 'it can happen to you'. Topics include compromised devices, media communication, and lessons learned.

Chris shares his struggles with SIS implementation. Ransomware attack on school districts and the shift towards data exfiltration. AI focus at the MORENET conference. Exploring Generative AI readiness checklist. Personal printers in classrooms debate. Reflections on past experiences and plans for the future.

Hosts interview Steve Smith, Godfather of Student Data Privacy, who shares how student data privacy became important and offers tips for districts. They also talk with Stuart from Jupiter about migrating SIS and explore the system features and challenges of integration.

In this special episode we pay tribute to Pate Hogan, a special friend of the K12 Tech Talk Podcast. Pate appeared on the podcast multiple times over the last few years and we wanted to share some of our favorite moments with Pate.   Thank you for the laughs and memories, Pate.

Chris starts the episode with a story about his bad day, talks for 10 minutes, then Mark realizes he didn't press the record button. For the remainder of the episode, Chris is mad at Mark and upset with the day he's had. He does attempt to tell the story again. The guys discuss 3 listener emails and the following: Google fixes fifth actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2023 Cisco patches zero-day vulnerability under attack | TechTarget Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music | TechCrunch Google is shutting down its Jamboard whiteboarding app - The Verge Oops! Google Search caught publicly indexing users' conversations with Bard AI 6 Suggestions IT Teams Should Ask Teachers When Evaluating Unapproved Technology -- THE Journal   Listen Here or on all major pod platforms Join the K12TechPro.com Community. Buy our merch!!! SomethingCool.com Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com NTP - Email dwren@ntp-inc.com Jupiter - Email Stuart at stuart.miles@jupitered.com Looking for a new SIS? Here is our general “demo” video: Jupiter Demo And learn more here: Jupiter Oh, and... Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com Tweet us err X us @k12techtalkpod Visit our LinkedIn page HERE

Mark, Josh, and Chris discuss two listener emails, Google's third party apps, Google's 10 year announcement on Chromebooks, and they talk at length about contracts, terms of service, and how to handle agreements. Listen Here or on all major pod platforms Join the K12TechPro.com Community. Buy our merch!!! SomethingCool.com Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com VIZOR - 20% off Jupiter - Email Stuart at stuart.miles@jupitered.com Looking for a new SIS? Here is our general “demo” video: Jupiter Demo And learn more here: Jupiter Oh, and... Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com Tweet us err X us @k12techtalkpod Visit our LinkedIn page HERE

In this special episode, Alaina Clark, Assistant Director of Stakeholder Engagement at CISA, discusses what CISA can help districts accomplish in terms of cybersecurity, the White House event, and the newly announced Secure By Design Initiative for K12. The hosts also touch on Google's extended software support for Chromebooks and the impact on device life and e-waste.