My main goal for the ISTE trip was to familiarize with the U.S. Edtech scene and to find a few potential partners that we could work with when Kokoa is making its way to the U.S. market.
ISTE was definitely the right place to go to when you want to meet with the U.S. Edtech sector’s key people and organizations. I got loads of inspirational meetings, had very interesting discussions and came back with lots of new ideas, knowledge, and inspiration.
Creativity plays such a big part in our everyday life, as creative problem solving is behind of every innovation and self-expression can be seen as a key to happiness. Using technology for creative purposes is one of the best ways of benefiting from it in schools.
Too many times the EdTech discussion circles around irrelevant matters: are teachers still needed in the future or should we limit screen time in schools.
Digitalisation has improved processes in all industries and the same transformation has started in the education sector. Instead of seeing threats, we should focus on developing the best pedagogical practices for the use of technology and make sure it's used in the right way.
This text introduces some of the main pedagogical principles for the classroom use of educational technology.
