Coverage of the FETC 2012 Conference
Here you'll find coverage of the FETC conference. The 2012 National Conference is being held Jan. 23-26 in Orlando, FL. We're providing news from the show floor, session highlights, and lead-up interviews with ed tech leaders who will be delivering keynote addresses and moderating sessions at the event. You'll also find coverage of past FETC events deeper in these archives. For show schedule, registration information, and other details about the conference itself, visit FETC's site here.
Epson has unveiled a new high-performance PowerLite 93+ projector, an expanded PowerLite Pro Z-series projector line with five new models, and a new iOS app for projector control today at the Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 01/23/12
San Jose, CA-based application provider Splashtop has added 30 new digital flipchart worksheets to its latest release of Splashtop Whiteboard, on display now at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 01/23/12
Pearson has debuted a new suite of interactive textbooks for use in conjunction with Apple's iPad this week at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 01/24/12
Dymo/Mimio has debuted the newest version of its interactive classroom software, MimioStudio, this week at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.
Ed tech developer GradeCam has released a free formative assessment tool for educators.
Students in the Know Foundation will be demonstrating the Bullying Academy, an interactive online program designed to teach students in grades 4-8 about the dangers of bullying, at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando this week.
At the FETC 2012 National Conference in Orlando, FL Tuesday, Hatch will present a seminar focused on interventions in early learning. Cisco, Google, and Lenovo will each be leading technology solution seminars concurrently.
This year's graduating class will be the first not to know a world without the Web. According to Google Chromebooks Group Product Manager Rajen Sheth, this has serious implications for how we educate.
Hatch has launched the WePlaySmart learning environment for use with the Smart Table interactive learning center this week at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.
Florida's Citrus County School District is beginning a system-wide rollout of a Web-based teacher effectiveness evaluation tool. The district joins 21 others in Florida that have adopted the FASTe platform from ed tech developer Performance Matters.