Summary: <br> What is the value of educational technology in the classroom? Should EdTech companies be spending more time in our classrooms learning how we teach? Or … should they be coming up with new and innovative programs and gadgets for us to be teaching … with?<br> In this episode of the <a href="https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/teachercast-podcast/">TeacherCast Podcast</a>, we take a look at the ISTE Conference. Joining me on the program are three educators with unique perspectives on not just today's educational landscape, but on how edtech should be used in today's classrooms. <br> We you at the <a href="http://teachercast.net/iste">ISTE Conference</a> this year? We would love to hear your thoughts on today's podcast or on how you found this years conference. Please leave us a comment below.<br> In today's episode we discuss:<br> <br> What excited you about ISTE this year?<br> New to ISTE 2018<br> <br> <a href="https://www.iste.org/membership/edtechadvisor">EdTech Advisor Program</a> powered by <a href="https://learnplatform.com/">LearnPlatform</a><br> <br> <br> Standout Presentations / Sessions<br> How do you spend the majority of your time at ISTE?<br> What trends did you notice on the show floor or in presentations?<br> Are school district and educator needs being met by today’s edtech marketplace?<br> What can edtech companies do differently to make sure they are meeting the needs of students?<br> What do you hope to see at ISTE next year?<br> Advice for anyone thinking about going to ISTE or another mega-conference in the future?<br> <br> Follow our Podcast<br> <br> The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/teachercast">@TeacherCast</a><br> <br> Follow our Host<br> <br> Jeff Bradbury | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jeffbradbury">@JeffBradbury</a><br> <br> About our Guests<br> Michele Haiken<br> Currently middle school English teacher at Rye Middle School in Rye, New York, and an adjunct professor in the Literacy Department at Manhattanville College, Dr. Haiken has been teaching for the past twenty years. She is the author of Personalized Reading: Digital Tools and Strategies to Support All Learners (ISTE, 2018) and editor of the book Gamify Literacy (ISTE: March 2017). Dr. Haiken is the author of the blog <a href="http://theteachingfactor.com">The Teaching Factor</a> and has presented at numerous conferences including the National Council of Teachers of English, ISTE, and many others on topics relating to literacy, technology, and global collaboration. <br> <br> * Website: <a href="http://theteachingfactor.com">http://theteachingfactor.com</a><br> * Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/teachingfactor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@teachingfactor</a><br> <br> Dr. Amanda Cadran<br> Director of Implementation, Lea(R)n<br> Amanda Cadran leads the implementation team for <a href="http://learnplatform.com/">Lea(R)n</a>, the creators of LearnPlatform. She uses her 10+ years of classroom teaching, curriculum development and technology director experience to empower educational organizations of all shapes and sizes to organize, streamline and analyze their edtech. Amanda earned her BA and MA from Lehigh University and her PhD from North Carolina State University in curriculum and instruction with a focus on instructional technology. In her work, she most enjoys finding the intersection between research, educational policy and classroom practice. Amanda has worked as a research fellow and consultant with the International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and has experience deploying school, district and state-level edtech-focused initiatives.<br> <br> * Linkedin: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/amanda-cadran-phd/">linkedin.com/in/amanda-cadran-phd/</a><br> * Twitter: <a href="http://twitter."></a>
