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.


Hatch Launches WePlaySmart Environment for Early Learners at FETC

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.

StudySync Supplemental Curriculum On Display at FETC

StudySync, an online supplemental curriculum from BookheadEd Learning, is offering one-on-one demonstrations this week in booth 1138 at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.

StrataLogica To Gain Smart Notebook Integration

StrataLogica, a Web-based educational geography tool, is gaining integration with Smart Technologies' Smart Notebook software for interactive whiteboards.

Scaling Education with the Web

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.

Shmoop Launches College Readiness Guide for Teachers

Education developer Shmoop has released a new guide designed to help teachers prepare their students for college.

Virtual Money: Getting Creative To Stretch Technology Dollars

Two years ago, Andy Hall, technology director for Kearney R-1 School District in Kearney, MO, faced a dilemma that's not all that uncommon these days: budget cuts coupled with increased demand for IT services.

The 4 Keys to a Successful Online School

For Broward Virtual School's Evelyn Weaver, building a successful virtual learning environment begins with four key components.

High-Density WiFi: Planning for the Future

Wireless develpment didn't end with 802.11n. With new, higher-speed specifications looming, plus the ever-increasing demands of 1-to-1 and BYOD programs in schools, planning for the future in wireless implementations is just as crucial as ever.

The Devices of Change: What's To Come

New technologies like iPads and cloud computing are driving changes in the way students learn and the way teachers educate. But change is about much more than the device, according to Rushton Hurley, executive director of Next Vista for Learning.

Digital Learning: What Kids Really Want

According to Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans, "Today's students have their own 'student vision' for how they want to use technology for learning. That vision," she said, "is really a statement of how students want to learn in general."