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A K12TechPro Podcast. This podcast is about trending K12 technology topics and issues. Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools. Current and Past Sponsors: Absolute, Arista, HPE Aruba Networking, Blocksi, Chromebookparts.com, ClassLink, CTL, Eaton, Extreme Networks, Fortinet, Howard Technology Solutions, iDoc, IncidentIQ, Infoblox, INVZBL, Jupiter Education, Lightspeed Systems, Luma Technologies, Managed Methods, Meter, NTP, Papercut, Provision Data Solutions, Pondurance, PowerGistics, Prey, Rise Vision, Ruckus/Commscope, SaferWatch, Scale Computing, SHI, StatusGator, SomethingCool.com, Tripp Lite, Verkada, VIZOR
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Episode 243 - Screens & Smart Glasses
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 242 - ChatGPT Stumbles into K-12 Classrooms
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Episode 241 - Free ChatGPT for Teachers and Snitch Boxes
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 240 - Block TPT? And an Interview with Joey Wender, SHLB
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Episode 239 - Outages, AI Bills, and the Shutdown's Impact on Schools
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode 238 - How to Implement Student MFA
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 237 - Drone Debrief, Google Inactive Accounts, and MOREnet
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 236 - Can Drones Make Schools Safer?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode 235 - Middle Schoolers are the Best!
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Episode 234 - What happens when a student account is compromised?
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Episode 233 - Teenagers Using AI Companions?
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Episode 232 - Killer Drones, Google Outages & AI Whack‑A‑Mole
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Episode 231 - Our Top 5 Trending Back-to-School Topics
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 230 - Office 365 or Google Workspace or BOTH?
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Episode 229 - MagicSchool, Esports, and Update Issues
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Episode 228 - The First Week Back
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Episode 227 - State‑Mandated AI, Back‑to‑School Mayhem & the Birth of "Grumpy Josh"
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode 226 - Back to School with Gemini... or Not?
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Episode 225 - How Are Districts Handling State Cell Phone Bans?
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 224 - Vendor Support in Small Districts
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Episode 223 - Everything You Need To Know About Google's Summer Updates!
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 222 - Live from the GAMEIS Conference!
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode 221 - Supreme Court Decisions and Google Updates
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 220 - ISTE Preview and Summer Staff Transitions
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode 219 - Do you enable GenAI tools for all age levels?
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode 218 - Rethinking Guest WiFi (Without Mark)
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Episode 217 - How to Write a Better RFP
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 216 - How do you handle a curious or mischievous tech student?
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode 215 - PowerSchool Hacker Has Been Caught!
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 214 - More Cell Phone Laws / Memphis vs. PowerSchool / Summer Collections
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode 213 - TikTok Chromebook Trends & More PowerSchool Woes
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 212 - Navigating Indiana's Tech Education Landscape: Insights from the Indiana CTO Clinic
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May 03, 2025 |
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Episode 211 - Curriculum Opt-Outs and Trump's K-12 AI Plan
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode 210 - Tariffs, Special Requests, and Food!
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Episode 209 - Dept of Ed Closure & K12 Technology
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Special Episode: PowerSchool CISO, Mishka McCowan
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 208 - Live from CoSN 2025!
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Episode 207 - The Supreme Court Discusses E-Rate!
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Episode 206 - Terry Loftus, San Diego CIO & MS-ISAC Board Chair
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Episode 205 - Death by Fax, and Cuts to MS-ISAC Funding
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode 204 - MidwestTechTalk Security Symposium 2025 Recap & SaferWatch
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 203 - Beeper Bans, Google MFA Changes, and District Liability
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Episode 202 - Navigating Tariffs, Chrome's New AI Security, and E-Rate Threats
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode 201 - Unveiling the Shadowy World of Breach Coaches
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Episode 200 - Special Guests, Musical Acts, and Celebrity Drop-Ins...
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Episode 199 - It's a Disaster
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 198 - Top 10 Changes to K12 Cyber Security We'd Like to See
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Episode 197 - Updates on PowerSchool and Notification Requirements
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Episode 196 - Sharing Passwords? You're Fired!
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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PowerSchool Cybersecurity Breach: What You Need to Know
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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A Ransomware Interview with Denzel (Episode 31 Re-release)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 195 - Chimp Crazy, 2024 Recap, & 2025 Predictions
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Episode 194 - How to Move from Lawless to Lawful Asset Management
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Episode 193 - Will Google Really Sell Off Its Chrome Browser?
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Episode 192 - New Google License Structure and an IXL Lawsuit
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode 191 - Interview with Tony Sager
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Episode 190 - Vermont Fest & Flashback to the CIS Controls Episode
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Episode 189 - Election 2024
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 188 - Just Following Orders
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 187 - Smishing, NCSR, and Other Hot Topics
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Episode 186 - AI Vetoes, Supreme Court Showdowns, and the Case for Collaboration
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Episode 185 - E-Rate Goes to the Supreme Court and NIST Changes Passwords
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Episode 184 - What Does the Future Hold For EdFi?
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Episode 183 - Is AI Replacing Teachers and Librarians?
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Episode 182 - SIS Conversion Debrief and Listener Rebuttals
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Episode 181 - Ring Cameras for Schools? And Bed Bugs!
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Episode 180 - When You Are Technically Right, But You're Wrong
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 179 - Hot Pockets and Hot Topics
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Episode 178 - We Go Back to School
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Episode 177 - Live from the K12TechPro Virtual Meetup 2024
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Episode 176 - Josh says 175, but it's 176, he was distracted by his new iPad
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 175 - Live from MidwestTechTalk2024!
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 174 - The Trip of Self Discovery
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Episode 173 - LAUSD's AI Issues and Chris Loves Drones
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Episode 172 - Why I'm Leaving the Job I Love
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Episode 171 - Hot Weather, Parent Communication, Some Spicy Jokes
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 170 - Under Construction Part 2 (New Logo/New Music)
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Episode 169 - Under Construction!!!
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Episode 168 - Are Districts Ready for Enterprise AI Models?
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May 31, 2024 |
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Episode 167 - Manifesting Your Dream Summer Break
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May 24, 2024 |
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Flashback to Episode 97: Scott Elder (Re-release)
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May 17, 2024 |
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Episode 166 - Reflections on a Year with AI
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May 10, 2024 |
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Episode 165 - Data Privacy & Interoperability at the PESC-A4L Summit
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May 03, 2024 |
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Episode 164 - Tutor.com Receives Some Criticism, Turnitin Releases Data on AI Usage, and Chris Has a Rant.
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 163 - Cyber Attack Liability, Proxies, and Managed Methods
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Episode 162.5 - Insights from the CoSN 2024 Conference - Part 2
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Episode 162 - Insights from the CoSN 2024 Conference - Part 1
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 161 - Elevator Repairs, Dead Rodents, and an Interview with VIZOR
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 160 - Mohit Gupta, Director of Product @ Clever
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 159 - Josh Rants, VR in the Classroom, and an Interview with Absolute
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Episode 158 - Gyms are for PE, not the SAT.
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 157 - Vendor Turnover, E-Rate Advice, and Colonoscopies
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Episode 156 - Tabletop Exercise with Leadership
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 155 - Outside Looking In
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Episode 154 - Virtual Snow Days, SIS Woes, and Bathroom Breaks
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 153 - Clever MFA, Rise Vision, and Conspiracy Theories
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Episode 152 - The Principal Episode
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Episode 151 - National Education Tech Plan
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Episode 150 - Data Breach Blame Game?
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Episode 149 - New Tab, No Cap
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Episode 148 - This Isn’t Dateline
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 147 - Top Stories of 2023?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Episode 146 - This Episode is Censored
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 145 - Notes to Younger Self
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Episode 144 - Working with a Purpose
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Episode 143 - Tickle Mark’s Fancy...
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 142 - The Halloween Episode
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 141 - Hey Google
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 140 - Ransomware Story with Eric @ OKC Public Schools
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Episode 139 - Sometimes Chris Makes Mistakes
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 138 - The Godfather and Jupiter
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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In Memory of Pate Hogan
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Episode 137 - Chris Has a Very Bad Day
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 136 - Contracts, Terms and Agreements, Oh My!
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 135 - An Interview with Alaina Clark from CISA
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 134 - Dealing With a SIS Outage
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 133 - How Do You Handle Your 1:1 Deployment?
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Episode 132 - Beginner’s Guide to Implementing CIS Controls
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Episode 131 - The Room Where It Happens
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 130 - Hot Takes on the White House Convening
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Episode 129 - Supply Chain Woes
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 128 - Summer Account Woes
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode 127 - Josh Gets a Bobblehead
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Episode 126 - Josh Goes to Alaska
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Episode 125 - Interview with Christy Wyatt, Absolute CEO
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Episode 124 - A Fish Too Far?
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 123 - Are Passkeys Necessary?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode 122 - Can You Pass a Cybersecurity Assessment?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 121 - Student MFA?!?!
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Episode 120 - Chris Sleeps This One Out
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 119 - An Interview with Lucas from PIRG
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 118 - The Gang Finally Meets
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 117 - Lakota Schools Cyber Academy
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 116 - Chromebooks Are Evil?
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Episode 115 - Tabletop Exercises with SZA?
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Episode 114 - D&D: School Edition
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 113 - How to Tackle Student Data Privacy Agreements
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Episode 112 - Chris is Finally Back!
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 111 - CoSN Part 2
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Episode 111 - CoSN Part 1
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Episode 110 - 3 Years Later
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Episode 109 - K12 SIX Conference Recap and Doug Levin Interview
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 108 Part Deux - Part 2 of the Interview with Soheil Katal, LAUSD CIO
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 108 - Soheil Katal (LA USD, CIO) Interview Part One
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Episode 107.5 - The Setup
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 107 - Esports, MFA Settings, & Listener Emails
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Episode 106 - We got an email from Sh1mmer
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 105 - Listener Emails and Eric
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Episode 104 - Forti-what?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Episode 103 - Don’t Read a Book, Chris
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Episode 102 - Happy New Year, ChatGPT
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Episode 101 - 2022 Year End Review
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Episode 100 - You Won’t Believe This One...
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 99 - Cyber Planning with Don Wolf and Idrissa Davis
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode 98 - Interview with Tom Ryan and Lenny Schad
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 97 - Ransomware Interview with Scott Elder
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 96 - NCSR, E-Rate, CoSN and More!
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Episode 95 - SCARY STORIES Part Deux
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 94 - On the Road at the MOREnet Conference (SCARY STORIES)
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Episode 93 - Josh Really Loves Crab Rangoons
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Episode 92 - Killnet Bachelor Pad
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Episode 91 - Blame the Barbie App!!!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 90 - 911, the FCC, Listener Emails, and Josh likes Spicy Sausage Pizza
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Episode 89 - The Musical Episode
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Episode 88 - A Chat with Randy Rose from MS-ISAC
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Episode 87 - Quizlet Ads!!!
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 86 - The First Week
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Episode 85 - Tyler Tech and Infinite Campus Interview
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Episode 84 - Mark on a Buffalo?
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Episode 83 - Back to School Already?!?!
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Episode 82 - Interview with Infoblox
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Episode 81 - Big News from Tyler Technologies and Infinite Campus
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Episode 80 - An Interview with Shahryar Khazei
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 79 - Everyone Is Back!
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Episode 78 - Josh Returns, Chris Leaves
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Episode 77 - The Gold Standard
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Episode 76 - Pate’s Back
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Episode 75 - SUMMER SCHOOL!
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Episode 74 - An Interview with ClassLink CEO Berj Akian
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May 27, 2022 |
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Episode 73 - This Is a Rough One
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May 19, 2022 |
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Episode 72 - What Did That Email Say?!?
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May 13, 2022 |
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Episode 71 - Josh is Worked Up!
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May 06, 2022 |
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Episode 70 - The One Where Chris Breaks Gmail
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Episode 69 - The BIG Episode without Chris
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 68 - CoSN Recap and a Nelly Sighting
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Episode 67 - Student Data Privacy and Sailboats
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 66 - 3rd Time is a Charm
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Episode 65 - Mark’s Second Interview
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Episode 64 - Live from the MidwestTechTalk Security Symposium
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Episode 63 - An Interview with Josh Renaud
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 62 - Snow Plow!!!
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Episode 61 - Passwords? We Don’t Need Passwords!
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 60 - Deer Season in the Middle of the Woods
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 59 - Leave Work At Work, a Lesson Learned the Hard Way
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Episode 58 - The One With Mark...
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Episode 57 - There’s Strength In Numbers
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Episode 56 - We Need Your Help
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Episode 55 - Break is over! GET TO WORK!
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 54 - The Phish Gone Wrong!!!
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Episode 53 - Networked Battery Backups and Parent Complaints
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Dec 03, 2021 |