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Honestly, your success throws me for a loop—it's the exact opposite of what I've encountered. Every teacher I speak with objects to the very idea of paying for
by studiofellow 15y ago
Honestly, your success throws me for a loop—it's the exact opposite of what I've encountered. Every teacher I speak with objects to the very idea of paying for software—without even seeing the app.
In another comment, I wrote this about Bingo Card Creator vs. Knack:
I think the difference is that he's providing something teachers already use, need, and look for, as opposed to a "new" kind of software solution. (Online gradebooks aren't that new, but they still are not in use by the majority of teachers.)
I really wonder if the difference is just in what we're selling. If I understand your product correctly, you offer instructional materials teachers have been using for a long time: customized cards to play bingo. This is something teachers are familiar with. As I mentioned in the post, teachers already buy classroom materials like pencils, letter charts, and decorations. They've been buying these for years and actually enjoy buying them. Bingo cards are a familiar need and expense. However teachers do not, generally speaking, regularly use software, much less pay for it every month. The concept of paying for an online gradebook is foreign, regardless of what the software looks like.
If you don't mind, I'll send you an email to follow up. I'd really like to continue discussing.
- patio11 15y agoI'm always happy to help folks, particularly folks helping teachers. A bit busy this week but will get back to emails eventually.
- euroclydon 15y agoI think the difference between your two products can be expressed much more simply: When teachers buy BCC, they can go to bed earlier, when they buy Knack, they've just opened the door to more clerical work.
- studiofellow 15y agoCompletely agree that is the perception, even if the net effect is less time spent working. And to be honest, I'm sure in some cases it would cause more work.
- euroclydon 15y agoDo you have any other ideas for small personal educational software? Or do you know any websites where I can find problems teachers are having that can be addressed with software?