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Free Conference! Design and Delivery in a Blended Learning Jungle

The CoolCatTeacher

Whether you have blended, hybrid, or 100% digital instruction, join me for this free online PD conference. I’ll be the closing keynote and discuss “7 Ways to Redefine Reading Instruction with Technology in a Blended Learning Environment.” This conference and blog post is sponsored by Texthelp.

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Tech Company Drops Conference Swag in Favor of 13,000 School Donations

Edsurge

That’s the number of items and school supplies recently donated by the San Francisco-based tech company Okta. Conference-goers to the company’s annual Bay Area event didn’t come away with any “swag” this year. In the past, attendees of Okta’s annual conference—much like attendees of virtually every tech conference in the U.S.—could

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10 Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

The CoolCatTeacher

The best Instructional Technology Coaches are partners, culture leaders, encouragers, and easy to work with, says Dr. Katie Ritter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers.

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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

Edsurge

What was once the premier, must-go conference in the education technology industry is now going away. Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. But the pandemic accelerated the decision.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Conferencing

ViewSonic Education

Gaining an understanding of the various web conferencing advantages and disadvantages can be critical for business success because it allows companies to fully realize the potential on offer, while also maintaining an awareness of the challenges and what can be done to overcome them. This then has a number of significant knock-on effects.

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ISTE 2019: What K–12 Experts Expect from the Future of Education Technology

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2019: What K–12 Experts Expect from the Future of Education Technology. A lot of companies are thinking through how students and teachers really would use this.”. Teachers were not the only ones to enjoy the new technology. Networking Addresses Technology Integration and Classroom Equity. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The Future of Education Technology Conference Takes Over Miami … What Did We Learn This Year?

TeacherCast

This week, I had the opportunity to unite with educators, technology companies, podcasters, and amazing students at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC). It took me the entire conference to think about this one. Let's take a look at some of the companies that I was impressed by.