First Fish Chronicles
Emily Cherkin, Jeremy Caplan, Denise ChampneyFirst Fish Chronicles is about dismantling the EdTech industry to save children, education, and democracy.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 129 | Subscribers | Read | firstfish.substack.com |
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WEBINAR: Opting Out of EdTech
Note from Emily: This webinar aired on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Almost 500 people registered, and nearly 200 attended live. The questions asked were fantastic— be sure to watch the Q/A at the end! Thank you for attending.
Software Engineer: The Business Model of EdTech is to Collect Data for Profit
Note from Emily: EdTech is Big Tech in a sweater vest: just like the business model of Big Tech companies like Meta and Google rely on the collection and sale of user data for profit, so do EdTech companies. Even if we could find EdTech pro...
Hey, School Leaders: How Many Students Should Be Able to Access Chatbots, Predators, and Porn Before You Will Make a Change?
Note from Emily: I testified before my school board on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 and posed this question to district staff and the board. Public testimony participants are allowed 120 seconds to testify. It goes by very fast, so I spend a l...
You're Invited: "Opting Out of EdTech" Webinar Tuesday, April 28
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
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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