{"id":1400,"date":"2016-07-21T15:01:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T19:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2023-06-27T08:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T12:10:41","slug":"nearpods-iste-2016-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/nearpods-iste-2016-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearpod\u2019s ISTE 2016 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISTE 2016 was an incredible event for Nearpod. Check out the conversation on twitter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=nearpod%20%23iste2016&amp;src=typd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and take a look at the huge lines of educators who were waiting to visit the Nearpod booth and win a VR headset! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1403\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_4608.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers queuing at Nearpod booth at ISTE \" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7376\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ISTEteachersoutsidebooth.jpg\" alt=\"Long queue of teachers outside ISTE booth\" width=\"730\" height=\"545\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had an amazing time interacting with educators, demoing how Nearpod can enhance the classroom experience for teachers and students, and showing off our new VR headsets with Nearpod VR field trips. Thank you to the many PioNears, Nearpod Certified Educators, and other educators who shared the Nearpod love in workshops and sessions, at our booth, and online during the conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7374\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_0365-1.jpg\" alt=\"People sitting at the booth\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1406\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_4584.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers crowded around a booth\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The momentum we experienced and the excitement that we saw from educators at ISTE are incredible. Check out the shout-out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2016-06-29-heard-overheard-and-announced-at-iste-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edsurge\u2019s article<\/a> with the likes of other &#8220;up and coming&#8221; edtech names you may have heard of&#8230;Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Wow!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_4600-1.jpg\" alt=\"Teachers sitting with iPads at a booth\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1408\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_4585.jpg\" alt=\"People talking at a booth\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1409\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/IMG_4611.jpg\" alt=\"Teacher using an iPad\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We loved seeing educators make connections between Nearpod and their teaching practice, and we were floored by the collaboration we witnessed between educators who took time to share and teach each other how to incorporate Nearpod into classrooms. ISTE reinforced our belief that we&#8217;re building something that can positively impact every student and teacher, and we\u2019re grateful to our passionate community of educators who continue to support our platform and our company!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Thank you for a memorable ISTE!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISTE reinforced our belief that we&#8217;re building something that can positively impact every student and teacher, and we\u2019re grateful to our passionate community of educators who continue to support our platform and our company!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[905,889],"tags":[144],"class_list":["post-1400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news-and-updates","tag-events"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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