Coverage of the FETC 2013 Conference
Here you'll find coverage of the FETC conference. The 2013 National Conference is being held Jan. 28-31 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.org.
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
Most parents who participated in a newly released education survey--about 88 percent--said they believe real-time access to student data is either "extremely important" or "very important." But only about 70 percent said their children's schools were good at supplying such information.
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.
Dymo/Mimio has debuted the newest version of its interactive classroom software, MimioStudio, this week at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.
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
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.
Ed tech developer GradeCam has released a free formative assessment tool for educators.
Chief has unveiled a new line of flat panel and ceiling mounts with interactive functionality.
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.
PBS TeacherLine next month will launch a six-week course designed to introduce teachers to the "critical knowledge, strategies, and techniques to support student achievement in an online learning environment."