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Josh, Chris, and Mark record an episode live from MidwestTechTalk2024 for the opening day keynote. Buckle up, it's a good time.
 

Special "Back to School" Virtual K12TechPro Meetup is August 7th
Richmond, VA K12TechPro Southeast Region Meetup is September 20th
MidwestTechTalk2024

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In the latest episode of K12 Tech Talk, Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss Infinite Campus woes, FBI security audits, and Mark's reflections.
 

Special "Back to School" Virtual K12TechPro Meetup is August 7th
Richmond, VA K12TechPro Southeast Region Meetup is September 20th
MidwestTechTalk is July 22nd and 23rd (Our friends VIZOR, KCAV, Extreme, Fortinet, and more will be there!)
NTP
ClassLink
Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com

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Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
Join the K12TechPro Community
Buy some swag
X @k12techtalkpod
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Music by Colt Ball
Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.

In the latest episode of K12 Tech Talk, Josh, Chris, and Mark dive into the latest news in the education technology world. They discuss Instructure's annual "EdTech Top 40" report, LAUSD's "Ed" initiative making headlines, and the US Department of Education releasing guidance for AI developers in education. They also address listener emails regarding FOIA requests for staff email addresses. The main topic focuses on summer account maintenance and how schools are handling staff accounts during this time.
 
News Stories:1. Instructure EdTech Top 40 report2. LAUSD's "Ed" initiative3. LAUSD's AI meltdown and ways to avoid mistakes4. US Dept of Ed guidance for AI developers in education5. Listener email about FOIA requests for staff email addresses
 

Special "Back to School" Virtual K12TechPro Meetup is August 7th
Richmond, VA K12TechPro Southeast Region Meetup is September 20th
MidwestTechTalk is July 22nd and 23rd (Our friends VIZOR, KCAV, Extreme, Fortinet, and more will be there!)
ManagedMethods
ClassLink

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Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
Join the K12TechPro Community
Buy some swag
X @k12techtalkpod
Visit our LinkedIn
Music by Colt Ball
Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.

Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss a variety of topics including cell phone bans and prepping for the FCC pilot. They also address listener feedback on the garage door conversation from a few weeks back. The main topic of the episode focuses on why one of the hosts is leaving their district - but you're going to have to listen to the episode to find out who's leaving and why! 
 

VIZOR -  Do a demo and get a pod shirt/hoodie along with it. Oh, and VIZOR will be at MidwestTechTalk next month.
 
ManagedMethods - Check out managedmethods.com
 
Extreme - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
 
Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
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Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
Join the K12TechPro Community
Buy some swag
X @k12techtalkpod
Visit our LinkedIn
Music by Colt Ball
Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.

WARNING - This episode does have some "spicy" humor and language. Be aware if listening around children and/or small animals.
Chris is gone, so Mark and Josh do their best to hold down the fort. They take a listener email from James about prepping for extreme heat and keeping datacenters cool. Mark and Josh play a version of Family Feud about the top uses for communication apps. They also talk about a trending LinkedIn post about how K12 IT is viewed by Private Industry IT.  They also talk about Clever's newly released Cyber Blueprint.
Finally, they talk about newly published poll on K12TechPro; which one of the three hosts has quit their job.  Yep that's right, one of the three will no longer be employed by their district within the next 30 days.
NTP - Email David dwren@ntp-inc.com
ClassLink - Check out classlink.com
Extreme - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com

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Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
Join the K12TechPro Community
Buy some swag
X @k12techtalkpod
Visit our LinkedIn
Music by Colt Ball
Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.

The studio is still under construction, but we do have a new logo and music! The news room will return soon (and Mark too). And we're still making adjustments. Josh and Chris discuss Android versus Apple, third party patching options, garage doors and sprinkler systems on the school's wifi, and the FCC's cybersecurity pilot announcement (that the podcast and K12TechPro were cited in!).
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NTP is helping K12TechPro with the Meetups.  Join us Virtually on August 7th and In-Person at Richmond, VA on September 20th.
Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
ManagedMethods - Check out managedmethods.com
VIZOR - Do a demo and get a pod shirt/hoodie along with it.
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Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
Join the K12TechPro Community
Buy some swag
X @k12techtalkpod
Visit our LinkedIn
Music by Colt Ball
Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.