Coverage of the FETC Conference
Here you'll find coverage of the FETC conference. The 2017 National Conference is being held Jan. 24–27 in Orlando, FL. We're providing news from the show floor and session highlights from 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.
Ahead of FETC 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Monday approved Internet provider Kajeet to be a Lifeline Broadband Provider, allowing school districts to enroll students from low-income households to receive high-speed internet at home at little-to-no cost to the schools.
Building relationships and a culture of innovation are major themes at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando through January 14.
- By Patrick Peterson
- 01/13/16
In a lively dialogue, mobilists Cathie Norris and Elliot Soloway discuss why telling teachers to just "integrate the technology into the curriculum" is a recipe for disaster — and they invite readers to tell their own tech transformation stories.
- By Cathie Norris, Elliot Soloway
- 02/25/14
FETC is partnering with Learning Games Network and BrainPop to offer a free day of professional development to help educators from across the country innovate through the use of games.
- By Christopher Piehler
- 01/24/14
According to instructional technologist Steven Anderson, Twitter holds the key for putting teachers in touch with great ideas from all over the world. Here are 10 ways he offers to get the most out of it.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/27/13
Like last year, this year's popular App Shootout at FETC 2013 tossed around dozens of useful apps for teachers and students.
- By Stephen Noonoo
- 02/26/13
Imagine a learning environment where students engage core principals using gameplay, solve problems through team-based collaboration, and use gaming systems in place of standardized textbooks. Is our education system ready for that? Do we have a choice?
Imagine a school where the kids play iPad games to learn about genetics or take on the personas of ghosts to learn about the American Revolution. Those are the approaches to teaching going on at Quest to Learn, a public school in New York City that opened in 2009 expressly to explore how gaming can be integrated with curriculum and where educators work alongside curriculum specialists and game designers to develop instruction.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/04/13
With an increasing number of social networks and technologies commanding more and more of our students' time and attention, are we too far gone to successfully integrate smartphones and mobile technologies into classroom learning?
This month Epson will roll out a new model in its BrightLink line of interactive projectors. The new LCD-based BrightLink 436Wi will be the first portable unit in the lineup, weighing less than 10 pounds.