ISTELive 24

Just in the first few minutes, issues from years past are still very painfully evident, including (1) forced portrait mode on an IPad; (2) no way to see more than 100 characters of a session description (really??); (3) illegible-sized fonts that ignore system settings; and probably worst, (4) when you swipe to another app, you totally lose your place and filters for what you were looking at, and you start entirely over. Even if you swipe out for a few seconds, you waste 10-20 seconds getting back to your schedule … which starts you on Sunday even though it may be Tuesday. Forget trying to build a schedule on the IPad or IPhone app, impossible as you’re not shown any of the description beyond 100 characters. Do your planning from a desktop, or from your mobile browser, then import it into the app. I guess that’s the way to do it. Does anyone at ISTE care, or does anyone there use their own app? My school district is bringing fewer people to the conference this year, due to rising prices and diminishing value. Seeing how poor the app experience is, and how poor it’s been for years now, does not reflect good on the organization.

This app is a disappointment and incredibly cumbersome to use. Every time you “open” the app, there is a screen that says “updating app” and then completely refreshes the app. Super annoying when you’re looking at the app, respond to a text, and then switch back to the app and have to go through the whole thing just to get back to where you were. There also needs to be a better way (like a grid) to visualize the events/sessions that are happening simultaneously. Again super disappointing for a technology conference. It became either use the app or walk around aimlessly… I chose the latter, thankfully there was plenty of interesting things to find. This app is a joke.

The app doesn’t work, can’t sign in, can’t see sessions. You’d think a Technical conference would have an app that actually works. Hope you have paper schedules this year.

It’s the only option… but the 5-90 second title screen is a pain. Sessions aren’t organized into the program clearly. Finding the day’s sessions is always an ordeal of menus, filters, and scrolling.

Every year I marvel at how horrible the app is. It’s literally a technology conference! Any time you go off the app it closes you out of the screen you were on. Chosen sessions are a mystery in the app..they should be the easiest thing to find.

The ISTE Conference app has really improved this year! It now has some very useful new features, like being able to register for sessions—and to see if they’re full. It can also help personalize attendees’ experiences at the Conference with recommendations, and it makes it a lot easier for people to network and connect with other educators who have similar interests.

This year’s app gives me exactly what I need to make the most of my time during conference. With so much to see and do, the app let’s me map everything and plan my sessions ahead of time to share with other #ISTEfriends.

A great app which serves this essential ed tech organization well. While there is no such thing as perfect tech with every feature and operability we desire, this app serves ISTE well and is a great addition to their suite of services and events serving educators. Highly recommend.

Downloaded the app for the ISTE 2019 Conference. I was able to search and filter for the sessions that I needed without any issues. The connect function of the App is fantastic! Being able to search for other educators with my interests allowed for me to connect with the right people at the conference and after.

I’m so excited to get to ISTE19, after looking at all of the great sessions from the app. Mind Meetups sounds fun too!