K12 Tech Talk

Episode 144 - Working with a Purpose

In this episode, hosts Josh, Chris, and Mark dissect the latest in educational tech, covering the CRDC's revealing report on student tech access and the FCC's $200M cybersecurity pilot for K-12 schools.Listener emails bring forward challenges from the K12sysadmin subreddit, exploring the purpose in K-12 tech work. The main topic dives into managing student accounts, discussing GAM tools, password policies, and the delicate timing of suspending vs. deleting accounts post-graduation.CRCD Report on student access to technology
FCC releases pilot cyber security pilot
Working without a purpose Reddit thread
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Episode 143 - Tickle Mark’s Fancy...

We had a really nice agenda worked up for this episode, but right before we hit record, Mark dropped a bomb...
Eventually, we got to the following agenda...
In the latest episode of the K12 Tech Talk Podcast, Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss various news stories including an update on the recent data breaches in Jefferson County, CO and Clark County. They also mention the Okta breach caused by an employee signing into a personal account on a business device. The hosts address an AI executive order and the appointment of Steve Smith as the new executive director of A4L. In the listener emails segment, they provide insights on Zoom's AI companion and discuss a retirement scam. The main topic revolves around a conversation on the K12SysAdmin subreddit about IT departments being responsible for non-IT tasks.
News stories mentioned in the episode:- Databreaches.net: Read about what happened in Jefferson County, CO and Clark County- AI executive order: Biden's focus on AI in schools- Reddit conversation on IT departments handling non-IT tasks: K12SysAdmin subreddit discussion
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Episode 142 - The Halloween Episode

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
 
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Episode 141 - Hey Google

Sorry for the delay. We had major audio/video issues with our recording platform. Also, due to that issue, only audio again this week.
In the latest episode of the K12 Tech Talk Podcast, hosts Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss several news stories related to technology in schools. They start by covering the ban on facial recognition technology in NYC schools, as well as the concerns raised by the ACLU about surveillance technology in K-12 classrooms. The hosts also address a listener email regarding a student SIM card hijacking a teacher's phone. The main topic of discussion revolves around Google and Microsoft, who claim to prioritize secure by design but require paid upgrades for certain security features. For more information on these topics, check out the hyperlinked news stories: NYC bans facial recognition technology and ACLU sounds the alarm on surveillance technology in use in K-12 classrooms.
Google Connect Classroom to your SIS
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Episode 140 - Ransomware Story with Eric @ OKC Public Schools

Eric recounts the story of how his district was hit with ransomware in 2019 but narrowly escaped a major cyber attack. He describes the early days of the attack, including the response from his team and district, and then recounts how they recovered with only a very small grazing from the attack. His story is filled with lessons learned from the incident, including things they should have done before the attack as well as how his district handled the incident as a community.
Chris was not able to make this week’s episode so we’re also considering Eric for the full-time gig.
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Episode 139 - Sometimes Chris Makes Mistakes

In the latest episode of the K12 Tech Talk Podcast, co-host Chris shares an update on his SIS implementation struggles, highlighting some mistakes along the way. In the news segment, they discuss a recent ransomware attack on 14 Pinal County school districts and the shift towards data exfiltration in cyber threats. The main topic revolves around the MORENET conference, where AI was a major focus. They delve into COSN and the Council of Great City Schools' readiness checklist on Generative AI, exploring how districts can translate it into actionable plans. The episode wraps up with an intriguing question about personal printers in classrooms. Advertisers for this episode include
Ransomware attack on 14 Pinal County school districts' payroll system
COSN and Council of Great City Schools' readiness checklist on Generative AI
 
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Episode 138 - The Godfather and Jupiter

In this episode, Mark and Josh sit down with the Godfather of Student Data Privacy, Steve Smith. Steve tells us how student data privacy became "a thing" for his district 15 years ago due to questions from parents, and it morphed into a national organization. He offers tips and pointers on how to get started if your district has not jumped into the seemingly wild waters of SDPA's. Then, Chris and Josh have a discussion with Stuart from Jupiter about what they can do for you if you are looking to migrate your SIS.
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In Memory of Pate Hogan

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.