First Fish Chronicles
Emily Cherkin, Denise Champney, Annie Karabell, PhD, Swimming UpscreenFirst Fish Chronicles is about dismantling the EdTech industry to save children, education, and democracy.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 158 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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We’re Not Asking Permission to Refuse the Chromebook. We’re Refusing It.
Image Source: TechtoSchool. Chromebook described as “a durable, rough-and-tumble device…[with] access to Google Classrooms and G suite for Education. Great for other interactive learning apps for students and teachers…”
Screens for Sc...
We’re Getting Death Threats for Resisting EdTech. This Can’t Be Okay.
Note from Emily: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently held another Listening Session on screen-based technology use in K-12 schools, and I signed up to provide testimony. (Last year, I offered publi...
The Empty Bookcase
Note from Emily: When co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood U.S. Kathleen Barlow first shared this photo with our activism group, I knew I wanted her to tell the story behind it. As a former middle school English teacher, an empty bookshe...
It’s Time to Pull the Plug on School Social Media - I’ll Go First.
Note from Emily: As the school year gets underway, school leaders are grappling with how their school community uses technology. In a Tech-Intentional School®, this means grappling with the use of social media platforms that have featured s...
Parents, Teachers, Experts Needed to Share Your Thoughts on EdTech!
Hi Everyone!
This is an important opportunity for parents, educators, experts, and students to share with The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) about how screens are used in education. On Thursday, Sept. 15...
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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.
Annie is currently a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Maryland, College Park.
The best way for kids to learn to manage life with digital technology, is to first learn how to manage life without it.
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