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May 3, 2018 40 min

Should Apps Be Paid or Free?

from The TechEducator Podcast Hosted by Jeffrey Bradbury

In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we welcome Steve Fortna, educator and creator of Flippity.net on the program to discuss the recent outcry from educators who recently learned that their favorite edtech tool decided to introduce a paid platform for their application. In this episode, we discuss: How can we help our teachers choose the right edtech for their classrooms The Advantages of Free vs the Cost of PremiumOn the Budget On the Teacher On the Student On the App Developer Should App Developers create Free or Premium apps? How do developers of Free Apps or services support their projects/companies? What happens when Free turns to Premium?Should the Educational Community bring out the pitchforks? Should the Educational Community bring out their pocketbooks? Should Tech Coaches be shunned for promoting paid applications What can you do if your favorite app developer puts up a paywall? Do we pay for a product or let it eventually fail? Follow our Podcast The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | @TeacherCast The TechEducator Podcast | @TechEdShow Visit the TechEducator Podcast | www.TechEducatorPodcast.com Follow our Hosts Jeff Bradbury | @JeffBradbury Dr. Sam Patterson | @SamPatue Jennifer Judkins | @TeachingForward Rob Pennington | @RobPennington9 About our Guest Steve Fortna is a teacher and technology integration specialist at Whitinsville Christian School in Whitinsville, MA. Steve has been teaching for 18 years and is the creator of Flippity.net. @stevefortna About Flippity Flippity.net is a website that allows teachers and students to turn Google Sheets into online tools such as flashcards, random name pickers, progress indicators, Jeopardy-style quiz shows, and more. Join our PLN Are you enjoying the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by commenting on iTunes today? I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Let’s Work Together Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast | @JeffBradbury Email: [email protected] Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail YouTube: <a...

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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we welcome Steve Fortna, educator and creator of Flippity.net on the program to discuss the recent outcry from educators who recently learned that their favorite edtech tool decided to introduce a paid platform for their application.

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