K12 Tech Talk Podcast
1) Episode 244 - 2025 Recap and 2026 Predictions!
Josh, Chris, and Mark close out the year on Episode 244 with a fast-paced, candid recap: reviewing last year’s predictions, unpacking the biggest 2025 themes, and making bold calls for 2026. Chris sha...Show More
2) Episode 234 - Screens & Smart Glasses
Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss students and screen time - including Australia’s ban on social media accounts for under 16, a NTIA listening session on excessive screen time in schools, and proposed Mis...Show More
3) Episode 242 - ChatGPT Stumbles into K-12 Classrooms
Episode 242 digs into the messy rollout of ChatGPT for Teachers and what it means for districts. We discuss the first‑in admin problem, educator verification (pay‑stub/DNS issues), SSO/SAML concerns, ...Show More
4) Episode 241 - Free ChatGPT for Teachers and Snitch Boxes
Episode 241 covers ChatGPT’s new free teacher tier (available through June 2027), Google’s Gemini 3.0 release, and Wired’s investigation into bathroom vape detectors (aka “snitch boxes”) that raise se...Show More
5) Episode 240 - Block TPT? And an Interview with Joey Wender, SHLB
On this episode of K12 Tech Talk, we cover a busy week in school tech: Linewize and Google outages, handling suspicious Google logins, parental pushes to tighten cell phone rules, and worries about AI...Show More
6) Episode 239 - Outages, AI Bills, and the Shutdown's Impact on Schools
Join Josh and Mark on this week’s K‑12 Tech Talk as they break down the real-world effects of the federal government shutdown on schools, walk through a new federal AI bill (the GARD Act) and discuss ...Show More
7) Episode 238 - How to Implement Student MFA
Holy MFA, Batman! This week, the guys discuss the sentencing of the individual behind the PowerSchool data breach, the recent AI weapons detection system that mistook a bag of chips for a gun and prom...Show More
8) Episode 237 - Drone Debrief, Google Inactive Accounts, and MOREnet
In this episode, we debrief last week’s Campus Guardian Angel interview, dig into Google’s new policy to delete inactive accounts after two years, and reflect on the recent AWS/DNS outage that impacte...Show More
9) Episode 236 - Can Drones Make Schools Safer?
On Episode 236 of K12 Tech Talk, we discuss California’s new law to protect students using AI chatbots and revisit Campus Guardian Angel, a startup building drone-based responses for active shooter sc...Show More
10) Episode 235 - Middle Schoolers are the Best!
In this episode, Josh and Chris discuss the impact of personal device bans, noting increased Google Docs traffic and the creative ways students attempt to access unblocked games. Chris shares insights...Show More