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ISTE19 by the numbers
07/08/2019
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
Every year, thousands of educators come together at the ISTE Conference & Expo to discover new ways to learn with technology, and ISTE19 was no exception!…
7 tips for getting the most out of the ISTE19 Expo Hall
05/21/2019
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
The ISTE19 Expo Hall will bring together more than 550 education companies in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia this year. Connecting with exhibitors and exploring the expo hall is a great…
Why students should create with AI tools
05/13/2019
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
That student with the heart of the world was born,
My data burns the same stars in a window.
No human would ever mistake these lines for award-winning verse. If they’re a bit…
Bring an edtech conference to your school
05/08/2019
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
Educators who attend tech conferences often wish they could share the experience with their peers and students back at their school. That’s how media specialist and district technology integrationist Dihanna…
8 hot edtech trends in 2019
05/09/2019
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
One way to get a sense of edtech trends is to take a look at the sessions put on by educators at the annual ISTE Conference & Expo, one of the largest…
Banish tech phobia: How to get teachers on board with edtech
04/01/2019
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
We’ve all heard about veteran educators who have been teaching the same way for years and are reluctant to integrate technology into their practice.
Why should they? It’s scary to try something new,…
Need an edtech grant? Then get writing!
04/02/2019
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
Your school needs more technology resources, but your district can’t afford them. What do you do?
Start writing your grant, says Sheryl Abshire, a veteran K-12 educator and accomplished grant…
Empower global citizens with PBL
07/30/2018
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo, Project-based learning
Nearly 5,000 miles separate Paris, France, from Lopez Island in the state of Washington. Middle-school students from these far-flung locations have been working together during the past school year to research, curate and share the otherwise forgotten stories of World War I American…
Show students all the possibilities
06/26/2018
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo, professional learning
Nadia Lopez went to college to become a nurse. But things change, and she instead worked in the private sector for Verizon before becoming an educator.
It was that somewhat twisty path that she says helped her develop a holistic approach to how she sees the world – for…
Every student needs to be a problem-solver
06/25/2018
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
Untitled DocumentAs a 15-year-old high school student, Andy Weir worked as a lab assistant at Sandia National Laboratories. He said the role, open to strong local students, typically involved jobs like cleaning…