First Fish Chronicles
Emily Cherkin, Denise ChampneyFirst Fish Chronicles is about dismantling the EdTech industry to save children, education, and democracy.
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An Impossible Choice: When Schools Make Families Choose Education or Safety
Note from Emily: We are now at “nearly ubiquitous 1:1 implementation” in American schools, according to the tech-industry-friendly group COSN. They see this as a good thing. I see this as extremely concerning because it means families are f...
Beware the EdTech Industry Rebrand: Part 2
In Part 1 of Beware the EdTech Industry Rebrand: Extreme Makeover: EdTech Edition, we highlighted how the EdTech industry is not only aware of the growing grassroots backlash to their products, but attempting to reframe the narrative and ca...
Beware the EdTech Industry Rebrand: Part 1
Note from Emily and Denise: We are noticing that EdTech companies seem to be shifting uncomfortably in their metaphorical chairs these days— increasingly so as the school year approaches and concerns about their products’ presence in school...
Am "i-Ready" for Back-to-School?
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Snake Oil in a Medicine Bottle is Still Snake Oil
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Over the past nine months the conversation about EdTech has changed dramatically. Those of us who have been fighting the onslaught of EdTech products into classrooms have witnessed a true about-face in...
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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.
Denise Champney (MS CCC/SLP) is a school based speech-language pathologist, working to undue Big Tech's grip on education. All writing completed without the use of generative AI.
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