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ISTE 2018 offered a chance to learn more about promising technologies, new technology trends, and leadership initiatives
Creativity, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital competencies were just a few of the many trends at ISTE 2018.
This year’s conference was one of the largest, with packed sessions and presentations, and 18,540 attendees–a new attendee record.
It was nearly impossible to see and attend everything the conference had to offer, and many educators who couldn’t attend followed keynotes with the #ISTE18 hashtag (they also threw in a #NotAtISTE tag for good measure).
We’ve rounded up some of the biggest trends, news, and tools to help you organize your post-ISTE thoughts.
21. ABCmouse told ISTE attendees that any teacher can sign up to use ABCmouse in the classroom for free at www.ABCmouse.com/teachers. It also is adding a new digital library experience in time for the 2018-2019 school year. The new library will have thousands of books–hundreds at each grade level from preschool through 2nd grade. In addition, teachers now have full access to the ABCmouse Mastering Math app, an adaptive math program that helps preschool through kindergarten children build a strong understanding of the most fundamental math concepts. ABCmouse also created hundreds of Common Core standards-based playlists that cover key foundational skills for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade.
22. 3DBear challenged ISTE attendees to build a martian colony in AR. In a scene right out of a Hollywood movie, educators had to determine what science they could teach to their students as they tried to save a U.S. astronaut stranded on Mars.
23. Capstone’s K–2 online resource PebbleGo released expanded Spanish materials. The new offering, contextually translated to maintain proper academic vocabulary and supported by natural voice audio, will begin to roll out later this fall. With more than 1,000 articles connected to K–2 curriculum topics, PebbleGo exposes students to the concept of research and credible sources to begin developing good digital citizenship skills at
an early age.
24. GreyED Solutions announced its acceptance into the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Emerging Private Sector Partners
Program, which launches this month. The partnership allows companies to benefit from opportunities to showcase their products and services, receive feedback and advice, and engage in thoughtful dialogue with educational leaders.
25. RoboKind, the creators of robots4autism and Milo, introduced Jett, the coding and programming robot, along with the robots4STEM curriculum
designed to teach all students, including those with disabilities, the skills they need to ignite a lasting interest in STEM. Jett is the younger sibling of RoboKind’s facially expressive robot Milo, and gives all students, including those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the
opportunity to explore STEM, coding, and programming.
27. Parent communication app Bloomz took a major step towards becoming the all-in-one solution for schools’ and districts’ communication needs by adding student user accounts. Starting in August, teachers can invite students to sign up for a free Bloomz account and receive communication
from their teachers and school administrators through the app.
28. Symbaloo released Symbaloo workspaces, and with this update, Symbaloo allows all teachers and students to collaborate through a suite of new features. Symbaloo saves teachers time by providing them a way to easily select, organize, and blend online resources.
29. TypingMaster Inc. introduced TypeTastic School Edition, which includes an entire K-12 keyboarding curriculum, as well as a suite of teacher tools.
The expanded curriculum introduces students to more than 250 entertaining new keyboarding activities that cover touch-typing and fluency, numbers, and symbols.
30. KinderLab Robotics, creators of the KIBO robot kit, announced Free Throw, a throwing-arm attachment that lets the KIBO robot toss ping pong-sized balls. It encourages experiential learning of forces, motion, and energy in a playful and fun way.
32. Insight ADVANCE introduced a collection of updates to its award-winning observation, coaching, and evaluation software. The video-based suite of products is designed to improve educators’ professional growth through collaboration and feedback.
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