Event Highlight: ISTELive 2024: Exhibition and Demonstration of Educational Technology Innovations
In the heart of Denver, Colorado, educators and edtech solution providers gathered for ISTELive 2024, a global event showcasing the latest advancements in education technology. The conference featured a diverse range of innovative products and platforms, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, emerging classroom technologies, curriculum design, accessibility, and digital equity.
One of the standout products at the event was MackinVision, a whole-school resource and library management system. This comprehensive system received its first Best of Show Award at ISTELive 2024, recognising its significant impact on school resource management.
Another highlighted product was MackinVIA, a free digital content management platform. MackinVIA was recognised for the ninth time with a Best of Show Award at ISTELive 2025, underscoring its continued leadership in classroom and remote learning tools.
ViewSonic's IFP52-2ED ViewBoard interactive displays also made a strong impression at the conference. These displays, designed to diversify classroom activities and integrate technology effectively, were demonstrated as part of innovative classroom solutions. Comprehensive training was provided to educators, ensuring they could make the most of these advanced tools.
Beyond these specifically named products, ISTELive 2024 showcased a wide variety of edtech solutions. These included Avantis Education's ClassVR Eduverse360, an expanded library for ClassVR featuring over 300,000 360° images and videos. Second Avenue Learning and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office expanded instructional offerings on intellectual property and patents with a new free YouTube series and interactive storybook.
Sphero's BOLT+ programmable robot, Samsung's Interactive Display WAD series with generative AI capabilities, LearnPlatform by Instructure's recognition as the Edtech Top 40, OtterBusiness's Achiever Series Folio ST, Embodied's Moxie AI Tutor Mode, zSpace's Career Coach AI, Quizizz's Accommodation Profiles, Capstone & ISTE's Cyber Sleuths, The Clixo Classroom Online Portal, Epson's ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart, and PowerSchool's PowerBuddy Learning Assistant were among the many other innovative solutions showcased at the event.
The conference also introduced PowerSchool Education's Focus Report, Samsung's AI-powered Class Assistant for their Interactive Display WAD series, and Umety's multidevice compatible content package for engaging VR and AR lessons. CTL unveiled the Chromebook Plus PX141 Series, a Chromebook with powerful performance, AI tools, and creative apps.
In summary, ISTELive 2024 showcased a multitude of innovative EdTech products and platforms, with MackinVision, MackinVIA, and ViewSonic’s interactive displays receiving recognition for their educational impact and innovation. The event served as a platform for educators to discover and explore the latest advancements in education technology, paving the way for a more engaging, accessible, and equitable learning environment.
- The teacher can effectively manage the school's resources and library with the help of MackinVision, a whole-school resource and library management system that won the Best of Show Award at ISTELive 2024.
- MackinVIA, a free digital content management platform, received its ninth Best of Show Award at ISTELive 2025, emphasizing its leadership in facilitating both in-class and remote learning for students.
- ViewSonic's IFP52-2ED ViewBoard interactive displays were demonstrated as part of innovative classroom solutions, offering students an interactive learning environment with a focus on diversifying activities and integrating technology effectively.
- Avantis Education's ClassVR Eduverse360, an expanded library for ClassVR featuring over 300,000 360° images and videos, was among the various edtech solutions showcased at ISTELIVE 2024, allowing for personalized, immersive learning experiences for students.
- Sphero's BOLT+ programmable robot, technology like Samsung's Interactive Display WAD series with generative AI capabilities, and platforms such as LearnPlatform by Instructure received recognition for their role in promoting engaging, equitable, and accessible learning experiences.
- To further enhance stem education, solutions such as Quizizz's Accommodation Profiles, Embodied's Moxie AI Tutor Mode, OtterBusiness's Achiever Series Folio ST , zSpace's Career Coach AI, Capstone & ISTE's Cyber Sleuths, The Clixo Classroom Online Portal, Epson's ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart, and PowerSchool's PowerBuddy Learning Assistant, were among the innovative solutions at ISTELIVE 2024, contributing to a more interactive and advanced learning environment for students.
