2. Thanks for signing up for our FETC Takeaways
It was great meeting so many of you at FETC this year! For those of you who
couldn’t make it, we’ve collected the best quotes from the top educators at the
conference.
To see how the action went down LIVE, check out our Twitter stream for our FETC
tweets: @ImagineEasy
IMAGINEEASY.COM
4. Three important themes discussed at FETC were:
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills are all
underlying factors related to these themes...
Effective
technology
integration in
education
Building a
welcoming
community for
all learners
Creative
instructional
practices for
developing 21st
century skills
5. ...That’s why we showcased our latest products
for both students and teachers in the classroom:
★ Develop reading, writing and critical
thinking skills in all content areas
★ Interact with engaging, subject-specific
lessons and videos
★ Build confidence as 21st century learners
★ Become college and career ready
consumers of information
Sign up for a FREE Trial
★ Apply close reading and critical
thinking skills to informational texts
★ Critically think about the
information, not just consume it
★ Interact with digital content
★ Ethically attribute information
★ Organize all information in one
place
Sign up for a FREE Trial
IMAGINEEASY.COM
7. Kids have to see the value in
school and must want to be there.
There is no other option.
Tim Yocum
@Tim_Yocum
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
8. Instead of doing something brand
new, do something better.
- Dwight Carter
Tyler Hart
@trockr11
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
9. PD idea - Recess for teachers! A
day where teachers can come in
during their breaks and play on
the new apps and websites.
Jennifer Brown
@TechIsForGirls
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
10. We are at a time when we can
MAKE education what it needs to
be again.
- Adam Bellow
Lori Lisai
@lorilisai
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
11. The most amazing thing at #FETC
is YOU.
- Adam Bellow
Dr. James Beeghley
@beeghleytech
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
12. Learning is about people and
communities that believe in the
value of education and the
pursuit of making the world a
better place.
Tim Yocum
@Tim_Yocum
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
13. It is ok to fail, when a community
of people believes in kids, great
things happen!
- Leland Melvin
Jennifer Womble
@JenWomble
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
14. Want to catch up on ALL the presentations from
FETC? We’ve compiled a list of 50+ sessions
IMAGINEEASY.COM
View a list of 50 session
slides from FETC
15. There's is so much pressure on
kids to succeed, we need to let
them to know failure isn't the
end.
- Leland Melvin
Georgia Omer
@georgiaomer
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
16. Anything we do can be a
teaching moment.
- Leland Melvin
Christina Liu
@christinalaoshi
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
17. The only reason this was possible
was because I had a community
who believed in me.
Nancy White
@nancyw
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
18. Having a community that believes
in you can help you live your
dreams.
- Leland Melvin
Christine Baker
@CMBPensacola
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
19. Everyone who changes the world
was once a little kid in a
classroom making mistakes.
Samantha Murray
@samanthahmurray
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
20. Without the right teachers, you
can have students with really cool
tools who aren't learning anything.
Ruth Okoye
@moreruckus2
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
21. ‘Tasks before apps.’ Think of what
tools meet needs of learners.
- Monica Burns
Bryn Hafemeister
@eCeleratedLearn
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
22. We recorded our demonstration of Scholar at
FETC on Periscope. Check it out below!
IMAGINEEASY.COM
View the demo
of Scholar
23. We want places for parents and
students to be hanging out,
geeking out, and messing around.
Make our maker spaces open to
families.
Jeanine Gottko
@JeanineGottko
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
24. With any technology integration,
don't just do it to do it. Focus on
your learning target.
#AugmentedReality
Bryn Hafemeister
@eCeleratedLearn
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
25. When you get out in the world,
you learn that there are lots of
kinds of smart. Must change our
def. of success in schools.
- Sylvia LibowMartinez
Rachel Thompson
@RachelT_ASD
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
26. When you have honest convos with
Students & act on their suggestions
amazing things can happen in your
school!
- Eric Sheninger
Jennifer Casa-Todd
@JCasaTodd
“
”Retweet This Quote
IMAGINEEASY.COM
Tweeted by:
30. We are Imagine Easy Solutions
Imagine Easy Solutions provides tools to instruct, assess and help students apply
reading and writing skills. They are built to prepare students for college and
career readiness, and designed to support teachers and administrators.
Imagine Easy Scholar
Our flagship close reading and writing platform, Scholar empowers students with
digital annotation and notebook tools, enabling them to become better readers
and writers. Scholar gives teachers and administrators unprecedented insight
into students’ work in real time through shared assignments and analytics.
Imagine Easy Academy
Imagine Easy Academy is a web-based solution that teaches discipline-specific
literacy skills. Modules build the reading and writing skills unique to each subject
that are critical for student success in college and careers. With comprehensive
assessments and powerful analytics, administrators and educators can see the
progress of students’ mastery of each skill and personalize instruction to ensure
student growth.
IMAGINEEASY.COM