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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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Major Software Association Restructuring Ed-Tech Division, Moving Away from In-Person Conferences

Marketplace K-12

The Software and Information Industry Association is moving away from in-person conferences as it essentially slashes its ed-tech division, which will be absorbed into the organization's policy unit.

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry Conferences

Edsurge

They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. What sets them apart from purely teacher-focused conferences is that industry players aren’t viewed mainly as vendors who pony up for a sponsorship or exhibit booth. Instead, in nearly every case, they’re primary conference attendees.

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Scribbles Software Hosts Virtual Conference to Help Schools Go Paperless

American Consortium for Equity in Education

Scribbles Software Hosts Virtual Conference to Help Schools Go Paperless ScribCon 2022: Reach for New Heights features speakers and resources to help schools looking to make the shift to electronic records management Pineville, NC – August 31, 2022 – Scribbles.

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How a University Took on the Textbook Industry

Edsurge

And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. Yet the nonprofit is also developing its own software designed to undercut the courseware industry, charging just $10 per student. colleges use at least one.

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FETC 2019: How K–12 IT Leaders Can Advise on Data Privacy

EdTech Magazine

27 workshop at the Future of Education Technology Conference. “We For example, K–12 IT leaders may want to suggest installing desktop management software that utilizes the “principle of least privilege.” . Learn from Industry Frameworks Beyond Education. As a technology professional at your school, it is not your job.”.

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BETT 2019 in review: The future of education is now!

Neo LMS

The conference floor was packed full with VR headsets, interactive products, incredible software, robots and anything you could imagine belonging in a classroom. The BETT Show is one of the oldest and largest events in the ed-tech industry worldwide. That was the general feeling I had while attending BETT just last week.

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