Episode 219 - Do you enable GenAI tools for all age levels?

2025-06-19

Join Josh, Chris, and Mark for Episode 219! We dive into the latest news, including the State of Maine's Yubikey deployment, the reintroduction of KOSA, and Google's Gemini and NotebookLM now available for K12. Plus, we'll cover the ongoing E-rate decision. Our main topic for this episode: How are you deploying AI in your district now that major LLMs are available for K12? We'll discuss what districts should consider before turning on Gemini or CoPilot, whether to deploy to all grades, and the necessity of having an AI policy...

Our main topic for this episode: How are you deploying AI in your district now that major LLMs are available for K12? We'll discuss what districts should consider before turning on Gemini or CoPilot, whether to deploy to all grades, and the necessity of having an AI policy in place.

Don't miss this essential discussion for K12 tech leaders! For questions, email us at info@k12techtalkpodcast.com.

00:00:00-Intro

00:06:00-Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)

00:09:21-Gemini is now K-12

00:11:26-MFA for Maine!

00:19:12-Enabling AI for all ages

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Eaton - What does an IT pro do? A children’s book. K12 IT pros like you have been sharing Eaton’s What does an IT pro do? children’s book with their school’s teachers and libraries. Inspire tiny IT pros interest in STEM with Eaton’s first children’s tale where Honey, the badger, teaches her classmates how an IT pro can be like a doctor, a detective, a teacher and so much more! Grab your free copy at https://forms.office.com/r/JPaKdQptjU.

Eaton - Lower Kuskokwim School District Success Story

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VIZOR - Strafford R-VI (Missouri) Case Study

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Managed Methods

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