K12 Tech Talk

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.

Every week we say this, but here we go again... It's been a rough few days for Mark and Josh. Mark started school this week and is tired and worn. From power outages to heatwaves, Mark experienced it during his first day of school. Josh had 3 days in a row with major SIS outages ranging from a half day to 20 minutes. This caused him to edit his incident response plan and work through plans for attendance and food service. We also tease an upcoming interview with Alaina Clark, Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement for CISA. This interview should be released in the next few days. We are super thankful that Alaina and CISA agreed to this interview. 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 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

Discussion on cyber incidents in school districts, rolling out a 1:1 deployment, challenges of a new student information system, and protecting students with school devices at home.

The podcast episode delves into the implementation of CIS Controls, specifically focusing on IG1. The hosts discuss the benefits of the CIS Controls framework and how to rate your security using the CIS Workbook. They also explore various security controls that need to be implemented, including audit logs and MFA. The episode touches on the experience of attending a conference and utilizing the IG1 workbook. The hosts introduce a new sponsor, Jupiter, and discuss emergency preparedness in schools.

Special guest Josh from New Hampshire gives a behind the scenes look at a White House event. The hosts discuss their daily experiences as network administrators and troubleshoot networking issues. They reflect on a cybersecurity conference, express dissatisfaction with the lack of tangible offerings, and discuss their preferences in terms of security providers.