HeyJaredFirst Fish Chronicles
First Fish Chronicles is about dismantling the EdTech industry to save children, education, and democracy.
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We’re Not Asking Permission to Refuse the Chromebook. We’re Refusing It. (opens the original)
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We’re Getting Death Threats for Resisting EdTech. This Can’t Be Okay. (opens the original)
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The Empty Bookcase (opens the original)
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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 bookshelf in a high school English classroom is a frightening sign that things are amiss in school today. If you feel moved to fill empty bookshelves, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gifts books to children around the country. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewab
It’s Time to Pull the Plug on School Social Media - I’ll Go First. (opens the original)
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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 student images. What I appreciate so much about Dr. Pesha Kletenik, the head of Manhattan Day School, the first Tech-Intentional Certified School®, is that she is honest about her school’s reality: “We took photos of students and we posted them on social media
Parents, Teachers, Experts Needed to Share Your Thoughts on EdTech! (opens the original)
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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 at 4 pm PST/7 PM est they are holding a public listening session and they need to hear from YOU.The NTIA would especially like to hear how screens and EdTech products are being used in your child’s classroom or at home, what you are noticing, what impact it is h
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