Lightning Chat

Lightning Chats, hosted by the Lightspeed Systems team, are quick, candid convos with experts on the front lines of edtech. Think of it as an edtech podcast without the long intros or awkward banter.

Lightning Chat is a technology podcast hosted by Lightspeed Systems, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Lightspeed Systems hosts Lightning Chat, a technology show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Lightning Chat | Episode 12 | AI Usage Audit Report

  Sep 21, 20266 minS1

  Most districts think they have one or two AI tools in use. The real number is usually a lot higher, and most of it isn't locked down the way people assume.In this session, Product Marketing Manager Larissa Somaio talks with Director of Product Kate McDermott about the AI Usage Audit, a free 14-day report that shows exactly what AI usage looks like across a district's network.What's covered:• Which AI apps are actually being used across your district• Actual minutes of use, broken down by grade band and school• How each app gets a compliance and security risk score• How to check an existing AI policy against real usage• How to prioritize which apps to approve, restrict, or investigate• Why the biggest surprise for most districts is scale, not any one app• What you can capture in just 14 days, even for freeReady to see it in your district? Request your free 14-day AI Usage Audit at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/resources/ai-usage-audit/

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  Lightning Chat | Episode 11 | Screen Time

  Jun 29, 202617 min

  Screen time was THE topic at NCITL this year — and honestly, it's been THE topic in almost every conversation we've had with districts lately. So Rob Chambers, our EVP of Product, and I sat down to talk about it honestly: what the data actually shows, why parents and boards often assume the worst, and what the districts handling this well have in common.Spoiler: it's not about banning devices. It's about having the right data and knowing how to share it.----------------------------------Lightspeed Systems: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/See your districts screen time data: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/resources/screen-time-audit/----------------------------------

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  Episode #10

  Lightning Chat | Episode 10 | Student Data Privacy in Action

  Oct 9, 202534 minS1

  <p>Join Jiana Khazma, Product Marketing Manager at Lightspeed Systems, as she chats with Matt Jackson from Fayette County Public Schools, Georgia, about how his district transformed its approach to student data privacy. Discover how Fayette County went from a “wild west” of app and website use to a robust, transparent approval process that puts student safety, instructional value, and community trust first.In this episode, you’ll learn:• How Fayette County vets and approves digital resources using a structured, multi-layered process• What vendors must provide to meet district privacy standards• How ongoing monitoring and transparency build trust with families• The impact of...

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  Episode #9

  Lightning Chat | Episode 9 | Artificial Intelligence in K-12

  Oct 3, 202513 minS1

  <p>Hello everyone, Donal McMahon here, Chief AI Officer at Lightspeed Systems. If you’re reading this, you probably already know: AI is having a moment. And when I say a moment, I mean a seismic shift in how we live, learn, and interact. Since the launch of ChatGPT on November 30th, 2022, we’ve seen user growth like never before—over 800 million users in just 34 months. For context, that’s faster uptake than YouTube, Facebook, Google, or even the internet itself saw in their early years. ChatGPT alone hit 100 million users in a single month. For comparison, Google took nearly six year...

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  Episode #8

  Lightning Chat | Episode 8 | Student Reporting in the Era of Cell Phone-Free Schools

  Sep 23, 202510 minS1

  <p>Good afternoon, Lightspeed community! I’m Kevin Askew, VP of Sales here at Lightspeed Systems, and I’m excited to welcome you to another episode of Lightning Chat. Today, I was joined by the insightful Erika Johnson, Strategic Account Manager and a veteran building leader with 25 years of experience in Wisconsin schools. Together, we tackled a topic that’s rapidly reshaping the landscape of school safety: how student reporting is evolving as cell phone-free education takes hold.</p>

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