How to use interactive media as teaching tools

Interactive media has changed the way students learn and will continue to change the way teachers teach, says Chris Dede, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education. Key concepts: Chris Dede, FETC, interactive media

Gaming is moving out of the entertainment domain and into other areas, said Jim Brazell, president of ventureRAMP.com. Key concepts: FETC, video gaming, Jim Brazell

It is up to educators to inspire their students to become environmental leaders and help restore and protect the world's oceans, said Philippe Cousteau, chief ocean correspondent for Animal Planet, at the opening general session of the Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando. Key concepts: Philippe Cousteau, environment issues, FETC

Thousands of educators from across the nation will convene in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 22-24 for the annual Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC)--and eSchool News will be there, too, providing daily conference updates from the convention center floor. Key concepts: FETC 2009, education conferences, Philippe Cousteau

Educators attending the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) last month got a glimpse of some of the many ways that technology can help advance learning.

A Jan. 25 presentation by Harvard University professor Chris Dede at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando revealed a vision for assessment that is much richer and potentially more useful than what currently exists in schools.

At the 2008 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Vanderbilt University professor Ted Hasselbring discussed what researchers have discovered about the science of learning--and how software providers are using this information to create reading programs that work.

Technology can help bring the world to students' desktops, and it can empower whole communities to come together and make a difference: That was the key message of Emmy award-winner Jeff Corwin, who urged educators to use their position of influence to build students' sense of compassion and understanding of the world around them.

Don't miss the Florida Educational Technology Corporation (FETC) conference, one of the largest conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology, to be held January 22-25, 2008 in Orlando, Florida. FETC is designed for teachers, principals and deans, district administrators, curriculum designers, media specialists, technology directors and various other educators, and gives all attendees the opportunity to learn how to integrate different technologies across the curriculum--from kindergarten to college--while being exposed to the latest hardware, software, and successful strategies on student technology use.

Barely more than a week after business-to-business information company 1105 Media Inc. of Chatsworth, Calif., announced that it had acquired Florida Educational Technology Corp.--the long-time producer of the annual Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC)--this year's FETC kicked off at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando Jan. 24.

Instructional technology Apex Learning, known primarily as a publisher of online Advanced Placement courses for high schools, announced the expansion of its course catalog for the 2007-08 school year. Aiming to provide a full suite of internet resources for use in online and traditional brick-and-mortar schools, the company now will offer standards-based digital curricula for a range of disciplines, including math, science, English, social studies, and world languages. Apex says its new offerings will give the company a course selection capable of meeting the graduation requirements of most states. http://www.apexlearning.com

For the teachers, administrators, and educational technology experts who attended this year's Florida Educational Technology Conference, change was a common theme that resonated throughout the three-day event: changing the world, changing technologies, and changing expectations for today's students.

Business publisher 1105 Media Inc. has acquired Florida Educational Technology Corp., the group responsible for producing the annual Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC). The news comes just a week before ed-tech advocates will begin heading to Orlando, Fla., for this year’s FETC, one of the nation’s largest educational technology trade shows.