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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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.
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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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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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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 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
 
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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.
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