First Fish Chronicles
Emily Cherkin, Jeremy Caplan, Denise Champney, HalFirst Fish Chronicles is about dismantling the EdTech industry to save children, education, and democracy.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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Our Republic, If We Can Keep It
Note from Emily: This essay was originally posted on November 11, just days after the 2024 presidential election. Two and a half years later, as our country approaches its 250th birthday celebration, I have been thinking more than ever abou...
AI in Education is Not a Foregone Conclusion. Stop Acting Like it Is.
Note from Emily: One of the best parts about the work I do is getting to meet people like Kelly Clancy, who is an absolute force in resisting the AI onslaught in NYC public schools. (New Yorkers, if you don’t know her, you should, and when...
"It Sounds Like Your Mind is on a Different Kind of Angle..."
Gemini’s test subjects in Sierra Leone. Source: https://deepmind.google/blog/measuring-the-impact-of-learning-with-ai-in-sierra-leone-and-beyond/
Note from Emily: Claims about AI products “improving” learning abound. So when we see studies...
Three Signs Things Are Changing Around EdTech
Note from Emily: Though my Unplug EdTech Toolkit has over 3K downloads, opting out is not actually the end goal— it is the means to an end. What end? Well, the end of the current EdTech industry’s attempt to redefine education, for starters...
Stop Hitting Snooze on the “EdTech” Problem
Note from Emily: I sometimes hear “we need to listen to young people” when it comes to issues like phone policies in schools, but then find those saying this are looking for a way to deflect our responsibility as adults to care for children...
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My mission is to save children, education & democracy by dismantling the EdTech industry through grassroots change. I am The Screentime Consultant, an author, teacher, speaker, writer, activist, and parent.
I'm Director of Teaching and Learning at CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. I write the Wonder Tools newsletter to help people discover the most valuable sites and resources for productivity and creativity. I enjoy collaborations; say hi\ud83d\udc4b
Denise Champney (MS CCC/SLP) is a school based speech-language pathologist, working to undue Big Tech's grip on education. All writing is done without the use of AI.
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