THE Journal Insider: K-12 Ed Tech Trends & Hot Topics
THE Journal Insider podcast explores current ed tech trends and issues impacting K–12 educators, IT professionals, instructional technologists, education leaders, and ed tech providers. Listen in as THEJournal.com Editor Kristal Kuykendall chats with ed tech experts, educators, and industry leaders about how they are 'meeting the moment' in the U.S. public education system. Find podcast transcripts & ed tech news updated daily at THEJournal.com.
Episodes
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly discusses the latest in education technology. Topics include the opening of the call for speakers for the Tech Tactics in Education Conference in September 2025, Common Sense Media's free AI toolkit for school districts, and the partnership between McGraw Hill an...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly discusses key updates in education technology. Highlights include a CoSN survey indicating that generative AI is the top tech priority for ed tech leaders, Michigan Virtual's partnership with the AI Education Project to enhance AI literacy in K-12 schools, and McG...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly explores the latest developments in education technology. Key topics include a CoSN survey revealing the lack of dedicated cybersecurity funding in school districts, Microsoft's upcoming release of Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot for students, and Google's...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly delivers the week's top education technology stories. Highlights include the enthusiastic adoption of AI by ed tech leaders, with 80% of districts already implementing or planning AI initiatives. Concerns over cybersecurity and teacher training are also discussed...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly presents key education technology news. Topics include the U.S. Senate's decision to overturn the E-Rate program expansion that funded loaner WiFi hotspots for schools and libraries, growing optimism around AI in education as reported by Carnegie Learning, and K1...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly discusses the latest in education technology. Key highlights include a new executive order by President Donald Trump to advance AI in education through a White House Task Force, the launch of Kira's AI-native learning platform by Andrew Ng, and Duolingo's shift t...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly showcases the latest in education technology news. Highlights include a survey revealing AI's role in reducing math anxiety among high school students, HMH's announcement of a Personalized Path adaptive learning solution for K-8 ELA and math, and Microsoft's majo...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly delves into the latest trends in education technology. Highlights include CoSN's national advocacy campaign for maintaining federal support for K-12 cybersecurity, a Google Cloud report on the challenges of scaling generative AI in organizations, and the Virginia...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly covers the latest stories in educational technology. Highlights include K12TechPro's new cybersecurity hub aimed at strengthening K-12 education security, and innovative uses of Google's AI tools in various school districts. Microsoft also announces major updates...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly discusses the U.S. Department of Education's cancellation of COVID relief funding extensions, the widespread use of educational apps in K-12 schools, and Character.ai's new Parental Insights feature. Key points include the impact on nearly $3 billion in unspent f...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly explores the week's major developments in education technology. Highlights include a CoSN report on student data privacy concerns, McGraw Hill's acquisition of the writing platform Essaypop, and significant updates to Discovery Education's Experience and DreamBox...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, host Rhea Kelly brings you the latest updates in education technology. Highlights include a new report from the Center for Internet Security revealing that 82% of K-12 organizations faced cyber incidents in the past 18 months, and the announcement of Jamf's acquisition of Identity Automation to streamline access management in education. Additionally, Fou...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, Rhea Kelly reports on significant news in education technology: major staff cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, including the closure of the Office of Educational Technology and reductions at the National Center for Education Statistics. A Common Sense Media survey reveals AI usage in education for children aged 8 and younger, with mixed impacts re...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, Rhea Kelly highlights key updates in education technology. Discover ReDesign's updated Future9 Competency Framework for K-12 student success, introducing nine essential skills and providing free guides for educators. Learn about Turnitin's new AI-powered writing assistance tool, Turnitin Clarity, which supports students and instructors within academic in...
In this week's episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, Rhea Kelly discusses the U.S. Department of Education's new policy for elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds requiring states to pay for approved services upfront. Also covered are the Southern Regional Education Board's six key recommendations for AI adoption in education and Innovate Tech X's new AI engineer pathway program for ...
In this episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, Rhea Kelly discusses the key issues in educational technology and K-12 innovation this week. The latest CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation Report highlights staffing challenges in schools, with a focus on low compensation, emotional burnout, and inflexible work schedules. Microsoft has ended hardware development...
Join Rhea Kelly in this week's episode of THE Journal Insider Podcast Shorts, bringing you the latest news in education technology. Learn about PBL Works' new project-based learning program in NYC, a shift in ransomware tactics as reported by Chainalysis, and the registration opening for the Tech Tactics in Education Virtual Conference focused on AI in education. Stay updated and visit THEJournal.com for mor...
This week on THEJournal.com:
This week on THEJournal.com:
- Partnership Brings AI Credentialing Product to Minecraft Education Platform
- Discovery Education Announces Accessibility Enhancements for DreamBox Math
- Chinese Startup Disrupts AI Market
THE Journal Insider Shorts are curated by humans and narrated by AI.
In this episode of THE Journal Insider podcast, host and THEJournal.com editor Kristal Kuykendall welcomes two former teachers who have been working on AI writing tools at Turnitin, a plagiarism-detection software used by thousands of K–12 schools and institutions of higher education.
Turnitin is expected to launch a new AI writing detector and additional related features for educators in the next few weeks.
David Adamson, principa...
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