
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


On this episode, Josh, Chris, and Mark unpack their top five back-to-school trends shaping K-12 technology in 2025. Topics include shifting budgets and funding pressures, rising costs for materials and software, widespread school cell phone policies and bell-to-bell enforcement, the rapid expansion of AI tools in classrooms (including Notebook LM and Gemini), and growing school safety technology demands.
The episode also highlights practical use cases for Notebook LM (flashcards, handbook summarization) and discusses vendor and licensing concerns.
Our new Swag Store is OPEN - Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!!
Josh talking about schools banning phones - The New York Times
Notebook LM Flash Cards
00:00:00-Intro
00:01:41-School Year Kickoff
00:02:18-New Notebook LM Features
00:05:03-AI’s Role in Education
00:12:47-Top 5 Trending Topics in Education
--------------------
NTP
Managed Methods
Arista
VIZOR
Fortinet
--------------------
Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals)
Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!!
Email us at [email protected]
OR our "professional" email addy is [email protected]
Call us at 314-329-0363
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.
By k12techtalk4.9
3030 ratings
On this episode, Josh, Chris, and Mark unpack their top five back-to-school trends shaping K-12 technology in 2025. Topics include shifting budgets and funding pressures, rising costs for materials and software, widespread school cell phone policies and bell-to-bell enforcement, the rapid expansion of AI tools in classrooms (including Notebook LM and Gemini), and growing school safety technology demands.
The episode also highlights practical use cases for Notebook LM (flashcards, handbook summarization) and discusses vendor and licensing concerns.
Our new Swag Store is OPEN - Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!!
Josh talking about schools banning phones - The New York Times
Notebook LM Flash Cards
00:00:00-Intro
00:01:41-School Year Kickoff
00:02:18-New Notebook LM Features
00:05:03-AI’s Role in Education
00:12:47-Top 5 Trending Topics in Education
--------------------
NTP
Managed Methods
Arista
VIZOR
Fortinet
--------------------
Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals)
Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!!
Email us at [email protected]
OR our "professional" email addy is [email protected]
Call us at 314-329-0363
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.

32,009 Listeners

30,729 Listeners

25,785 Listeners

3,062 Listeners

2,013 Listeners

887 Listeners

3,712 Listeners

234 Listeners

112,031 Listeners

56,537 Listeners

416 Listeners

8,064 Listeners

315 Listeners

5,510 Listeners

1,172 Listeners