Episode 252 - Tennessee Banning Classroom Technology?

Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss Tennessee proposals that would severely restrict or ban classroom devices and online assessments for younger grades, and debate whether this is an overreaction or a needed reset on screen time.

They discuss a widespread, sophisticated phishing campaign that hit many Midwest school districts, including guidance on immediate steps to secure compromised accounts for Google and Microsoft.

Google: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/support/troubleshooting/identify-and-secure-compromised-accounts

Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-office-365/responding-to-a-compromised-email-account

K12 SIX: https://k12six.org/compromise

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