I came across this blogpost summarizing ISTE 2014. If anything the ISTE conference is as much about teachers coming together to learn and share as it is vendor’s hawking their wares. This blogpost focuses on a pet peeve of mine and that is the never wavering focus on technology, the latest gadget, rather than teaching and learning supported or enhanced by the technology. It is something to keep in mind as we pitch our projects.
http://blog.williamferriter.com/2014/07/04/top-five-iste2014-tweets/
“Walking through the Expo Hall at ISTE is — in many ways — a frightening experience. You are surrounded by hundreds of companies peddling their products, working to convince you that their features would revolutionize education. What frustrated me was that 90% of the crap on display did nothing to give kids the chance to learn about, participate in, or improve the world around them.”