Education Technology events, conferences and webinars.
What’s happening at FETC 2018?
After 38 years, the Future of Education Technology Conference is still going strong
The truth about flipped learning
A flipped classroom is all about watching videos at home and then doing worksheets in class, right? Wrong!
Web literacy: Where the Common Core meets common sense
Are you as worried as we are that the overall impact of technology on our children’s ability to solve complex research problems is negative? Have you heard a…
How to make videos your students will love
When we first started making our own videos, they were not very good. Over time, our videos have gotten better. Give yourself some time and you, too, can…
How to implement the ‘flipped classroom’
Despite the attention that the videos get, the greatest benefit to any flipped classroom is not the videos. It’s the in-class time that every teacher must evaluate and…
Flipping for fitness
Physical education (PE) teachers are often on the short end of the stick when it comes to technology innovations in school. When the battle of the bulge is…
Why more schools aren’t teaching web literacy—and how they can start
In 1998, a 15-year-old high school student used the personal website of a professor at Northwestern University, Arthur Butz, as justification for writing a history paper called “The…
InfoComm 2012 exhibitors prepare for record-setting show
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry, will hold InfoComm 2012, its annual commercial audiovisual show, in Las Vegas from June 13-15. InfoComm 2012 will…
ISTE 2012 will expand horizons
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) will hold its 33rd annual conference and exposition, with a theme of ... Read more
New education platform from TED could help power ‘flipped learning’
TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading big ideas through a series of conferences and a free video platform, has continued its expansion into education by launching a…
Why Khan Academy is so popular—and why teachers shouldn’t feel threatened
Sal Khan wants to reassure teachers that his free Khan Academy service isn’t out to take their jobs—nor is it a statement about a teacher’s ability to deliver…
CUE, Inc. announces relaunch of the Infinite Thinking Machine
Computer-Using Educators, Inc. (CUE) is thrilled to announce the relaunch of the Infinite Thinking Machine (ITM)! The ITM, available at www.infinitethinking.org and @ITMshow on Twitter, is a high-energy…
Conference to explore best practices in flipped learning
This summer, educators will have the chance to delve into some of the finer points of one of the largest and most popular trends to hit classrooms in…
Technology helps manage teacher quality initiatives
Across the country, states and school districts are grappling with how best to evaluate teachers and administrators in a way that is rigorous, yet fair—and gives them opportunities…
Alan November: What’s your plan for making every home a center of learning?
The 2012 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards ceremony featured a keynote speech from Alan November, a former classroom teacher and ed-tech pioneer who co-founded the education consulting firm November Learning.…
Flipped learning: A response to five common criticisms
Flipped learning has created quite a stir. Some argue that this teaching method will completely transform education, while others say it is simply an opportunity for boring lectures…
New ed-tech products and announcements: Spring 2012
The editors of eSchool Media have logged thousands of miles covering various ed-tech trade shows since the start of the year, from Florida and Texas to Washington, D.C.…
New ed-tech products target classroom instruction
Software designed for touch-screen tablets, and new programs for teaching reading and math, were among the many products unveiled at recent ed-tech conferences. Some providers of curriculum software…
Companies aim to help schools create digital learning environments
As more schools make the shift to a digital-based teaching and learning environment, a number of new products and services have emerged to help ease this transition.
Controlling costs a key selling point for ed-tech vendors
For many of the companies exhibiting at recent educational technology conferences, a key selling point was how their software or services could help schools save money during a…
A growing trend in school AV solutions: Convergence
School audio-visual solutions seem to be converging, with major suppliers of AV products releasing their own versions of solutions offered ... Read more
New software facilitates assessment and data management
During recent ed-tech conferences, a number of companies introduced software intended to make assessment and data management easier for schools.
Online tutoring, speech therapy among new eLearning solutions
New options for online tutoring and speech therapy are among the latest eLearning solutions introduced during recent ed-tech trade shows.
Diane Ravitch outlines ed tech’s promise, perils
Technology offers incredible potential for education, but it also presents certain perils that all education stakeholders must take care to avoid, said noted education historian and NYU professor…
CUE, Inc. announces YouTube collaboration
At its annual CUE Conference this week, Computer-Using Educators, Inc. (CUE) will announce a collaboration with YouTube on an exciting video curation project designed for teachers. Through this…
Forward-thinking educators looking to learn in Palm Springs
Ed Tech Professional Development will be the focus of he Annual Computer-Using Educators (CUE) Conference in Palm Springs March 15-17, 2012.
eLearning event hotel and symposium registration now open
Hotel and symposium registrations are now open for the eLearning Strategies Symposium. Recognizing the continued rise in online and blended ... Read more
Diane Ravitch to discuss perils, promise of technology at 2012 CUE Conference
Diane Ravitch, historian of education at NYU, will speak on technology and its potential in education in her opening keynote ... Read more
California Teacher Advisory Council explores digital education with iPad workshop
California, a leading high-tech state in many respects, is trailing the nation when it comes to support for digital education - the enhancement of education, both in and…
Leading Edge Certification launches national certification program for teachers and administrators
Leading Edge Certification (LEC), a national Alliance of nonprofits, universities, and educational agencies, has announced the launch of its national educational technology certification program. A first-of-its kind program,…
Common Sense Media partners with CUE on professional development for digital citizenship
Common Sense Media has announced a partnership with Computer-Using Educators (CUE) to expand its professional development program on digital literacy and citizenship. CUE, a California-based nonprofit that provides…
Six ed-tech resources for ELL/ESL instruction
From award-winning software, to a teacher-created program that needs peer input, our readers offered some useful ways in which technology can help English-language learners and those for whom…
A first-hand look inside a flipped classroom
There have been many school reform trends over the past few years: student response systems, video games for math, mobile phones for learning—but none have completely transformed the…
Report: Mobile app use exploding on campus
Colleges and universities have made significant gains in deploying mobile applications over the past year, according to the 2011 Campus Computing Survey, the largest continuing study of higher-education…
EDUCAUSE 2011 urges attendees to explore and share experiences
EDUCAUSE 2011 takes place Oct. 18-21 in Philadelphia, and this year's conference will let higher education leaders network, focus, discover, and inspire.
What’s really wrong with ‘parent trigger’ laws
“Parent trigger” laws, first passed in California and then elsewhere in the country, typically state that over 50 percent of the parents in a school or schools “feeding…
Ending the ‘tyranny of the lecture’
Harvard professor Eric Mazur reveals how he uses peer instruction to make learning more dynamic—and how new software can facilitate this process.
ISTE 2011 will unlock ed-tech’s potential
Thousands of educators, technology coordinators, administrators, and tech industry reps from school districts, government agencies, and companies around the world are expected to attend the International Society for…
InfoComm 2011 will focus on AV, IT services
When it kicks off on June 15 in Orlando, Fla., InfoComm 2011 will showcase integrated display, projection, audio, conferencing, lighting and staging, digital signage and communications system solutions…
New ed-tech products aim to solve challenges, improve learning
