Education technology is constantly changing and it can be difficult to keep up! Grab a cup of coffee and join hosts Keith, Sarah, and Katherine for a 30ish minute chat every month to find out the latest in EdTech that will improve your classroom.
Join Keith and Katherine as they sit down with Tucker Austin, Senior Director of Product & Content Marketing at SchoolAI, to explore SchoolAI's innovative platform and browser extension. Learn about turning any web page into a teaching moment, leveraging AI co-teaching tools, generating customized rubrics and worksheets, and tracking student progress with real-time class insights while ensuring student data privacy.
👤 OUR SPECIAL GUEST 👤
Tucker Austin
Senior Director of Product & Content Marketing
SchoolAI
⭐ HIGHLIGHTS ⭐
Exploring how educators can use the SchoolAI Browser Extension in their workflows.
Generating state-aligned rubrics and converting web content into interactive worksheets.
Utilizing AI co-teaching tools for summary feedback, inline comments, and revision history analysis.
🗃️ RESOURCES SHARED IN THE EPISODE 🗃️
School AI (http://schoolai.com)
REMC Student Data Privacy Alliance (https://remc.org/educator-resources/student-data-privacy-consortium-sdpc-/)
🎓 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING 🎓
See all of our offerings here: Kent ISD AI Professional Learning (http://iamed.tech/professionallearning)
The AI Pulse (http://iamed.tech/aipulse) - Join live or listen later PD - Live episode September 15th at 4:00 PM
EdTech EdCamp (https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0001-0020-6ca3605b57894333a8eaa21c8ba96d11) - October 28
AI Anywhere (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeuzmOi4TFRupsHRaD08dGbw2y-b54nVuQOuc1d9SD0C9cuzg/viewform) - October 31
AI Summit (https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0001-0020-39f37b3fbe9647c58d566cb0400101c9) - November 2
👂 AI PULSE PDX 👂
Register now at iamed.tech/aipulse (http://iamed.tech/aipulse)
Create an artifact for your learning environment using the tools shown in this episode. Some ideas to consider:
Use the SchoolAI Browser Extension to create a rubric aligned with your state standards.
Turn a web article or digital text into an interactive worksheet or space for your students.
Use SchoolAI's extension in a Google Doc to generate summary feedback or inline comments on a student essay draft (please remove any student information in your artifact).
CITATIONS
This podcast is produced by Keith Tramper, Sarah Wood, and Katherine Fredrickson as a service for K-12 educators.
This episode was edited by Keith Tramper.
Theme music for this episode is Neon Nights by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/) on FMA: The Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/).
1 Oct 2026
5.4 AI in Your Home
Join Keith, Sarah, and Katherine as they dive into "AI in Your Home" and discuss how artificial intelligence quietly intersects with daily family life. Learn about categorized risk levels of smart devices, privacy and biometric data concerns, and strategies for navigating open, curious conversations with children around responsible AI use.
HIGHLIGHTS
Identifying the prevalence of AI in our home environments.
Distinguishing between Low Risk (streaming, wearables), Medium Risk (smart speakers, voice assistants), and High Risk AI systems (gaming NPCs, social media AI, AI toys/companion apps).
Recognizing biometric data collection, accidental activation, and privacy trade-offs in household AI.
Managing children's emotional attachment and oversharing with AI companions or toys.
Having conversations with kids using curiosity and empathy rather than bans or fear-based rules.
RESOURCES SHARED IN THE EPISODE
Kent ISD AI Resources (http://iamed.tech/aicollective)
Common Sense Media (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/)
AI Use from Teens and Tweens (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/research/report/2026-ai-use-by-tweens-and-teens-1.pdf) - Common Sense Media
What Parents Say About Their Teen’s AI Use (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/02/24/what-parents-say-about-their-teens-ai-use/) - Pew Research
Sarah's AI at Home Slide Deck (http://iamed.tech/aiinyourhome)
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
See all of our offerings here: Kent ISD AI Professional Learning (http://iamed.tech/professionallearning)
The AI Pulse (http://iamed.tech/aipulse) - Join live or listen later PD - Live episode September 15th at 4:00 PM
EdTech EdCamp
AI Summit
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Register now at iamed.tech/aipulse (http://iamed.tech/aipulse)
What AI devices do you have in your home? How would you classify them as low, medium, or high risk? How have you changed your behavior to protect your privacy while you're around them?
This podcast is produced by Keith Tramper, Sarah Wood, and Katherine Fredrickson as a service for K-12 educators.
This episode was edited by Keith Tramper.
Theme music for this episode is Neon Nights by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/) on FMA: The Free Music Archive (https://freemusicarchive.org/).
18 Aug 2026
5.2 Safe, Responsible, and Healthy AI Use
Join Katherine, Keith, and Sarah as they examine AI ethics, student safety, and data stewardship in K-12 education. Explore how educators can model responsible AI practices, establish clear classroom boundaries, safeguard student data privacy, and build healthy, transparent AI habits in their schools.
Highlights
Modeling responsible and critical AI use with students.
Using AI effectively while preventing over-reliance and dependency on AI.
Setting explicit expectations for disclosure and citation.
Protecting student information and which tools are safe to use.
Resources shared in the episode
AI for Educators Framework (http://iamed.tech/ai-framework)
AI Disclosure Generator (https://sites.google.com/kentisd.org/ai-collective/sandbox/apps/copyright-citation-ai-disclosure)
AI Privacy and Safety Checks Tool (https://sites.google.com/kentisd.org/ai-collective/privacy-safety)
REMC Michigan Student Data Privacy Alliance (https://remc.org/educator-resources/student-data-privacy-consortium-sdpc-/)
Professional Learning
See all of our offerings here: Kent ISD AI Professional Learning (http://iamed.tech/professionallearning)
The AI Pulse (http://iamed.tech/aipulse) - Join live or listen later PD - Ongoing
AI Anywhere (http://iamed.tech/aianywhere) - Broadcast PD - August 17 & 18
Promptober (http://iamed.tech/promptober26-register) - Daily bite-sized learning - Begins October 1st
AI Pulse PDx
Register now at iamed.tech/aipulse (http://iamed.tech/aipulse)
How do/might you practice safe, responsible, and healthy AI use personally, and with your learners?
Citations
This podcast is produced by Keith Tramper, Sarah Wood, and Katherine Fredrickson as a service for K-12 educators.
This episode was directed by Katherine Fredrickson and edited by Keith Tramper.
Theme music for this episode is Neon Nights by Scott Holmes (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/) on FMA.
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