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Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. The annual event brings together thousands of teachers all trying to find the latest news, gadgets and education tips (or in this year’s case, to hear a few words from podcast superstar Jad Abumrad).

It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. After making a few rounds in the behemoth expo hall, we’ve rounded up the ones that made our ears perk up and what edtechies should look out for:

Updates and upgrades

WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?: Kahoot!, the game-based learning platform, is going mobile. According to Erik C. Harrell, the CEO of the company, the new app was designed to “enable teachers to assign homework that’s fun.” Now teachers can create and assign a “Kahoot”—essentially a gamified multiple-choice quiz—and students can compete against their peers for top score. “Kids can do homework through the app and use it any place, on the go,” Harrell explains. The app will be ready to use starting in September.

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