Episode 265 - Why the Class of 2026 Is Rejecting AI

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The episode discusses the Class of 2026's strong reaction to AI at college commencements and various K-12 technology issues.

On Episode 265, Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss the end‑of‑year scramble in K‑12 technology and a growing cultural moment - the Class of 2026’s strong reaction to AI at college commencements. The guys dive into several stories affecting schools - cybercriminal deep‑fake sextortion attacks using student photos from public sites; a public GitHub repository that exposed highly privileged CISA credentials; and the ongoing fallout from the Instructure Canvas breach. The main topic explores why recent commencement speakers have been booed when addressing AI. Josh, Chris, and Mark unpack students’ resentment, perceived academic hypocrisy (banning AI in coursework while urging graduates to use it in the workforce), fear over job displacement, and the pedagogical shifts already appearing in syllabi and assessment methods. Join us July 6th-10th, 2026 – GAMEIS Conference in Savannah, GA ———— Sponsored by: SysCloud Meter Fortinet Incident IQ VIZOR Lightspeed Provision Data Solutions ———— Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals) Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!! Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com OR our "professional" email addy is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh, Chris, Mark

Topics covered

• K-12 technology
• AI rejection
• cybersecurity
• student reactions
• academic hypocrisy
• job displacement
• pedagogical shifts

Keywords

• AI
• K-12
• cybersecurity
• commencement
• student photos
• deep-fake sextortion
• Instructure Canvas breach
• academic hypocrisy
• job displacement
• pedagogical shifts

Sponsors

SysCloud, Meter, Fortinet, Incident IQ, VIZOR, Lightspeed, Provision Data Solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CISA, Instructure

Places: Savannah, GA

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