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Comment #3758579
He also had a much simpler take on it... I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. - Richard Feynman
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Comment #3223268
Thanks! Yes, I've been talking with some college professors, and it looks like the software would work well there too. There may need to be some customization of the analytics to h…
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Comment #3223033
Good feedback -- thanks. For #2, do you have any suggestions of other things that would work well on the home page? And for #3, I went into detail on use cases/specific problems th…
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Comment #3223002
Hmm, thanks. We'll have to work on the front page copy. Do her students never reply to the text messages she sends out? That's the core of the value-add -- whether inside or outsid…
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Comment #3222689
Thanks! Yeah, we hate those clickers too.
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Comment #3222410
Thanks for catching that.
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Comment #3222380
Thanks! If she or other teachers have any questions, they're welcome to email me: m [at] classpager.com.
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Comment #3222369
We've been piloting with teachers, so we're starting by marketing to teachers directly. The goal is to have a product that's both useful at the free level and affordable at the pre…
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Comment #3222362
Thanks Thomas! I love your designs (and http://www.weekendhacker.net too :)
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Comment #3222355
Yes, that's very true. It's going to take a while to convince schools to change all these entrenched behaviors and policies. But, as you're getting at, it's also obvious that techn…
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Comment #3222116
Thanks! We spent a fair amount of time polishing little UI details. I really appreciate you forwarding it to your teacher friends. If they have any questions at all, or just need a…
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Comment #3222027
Yes, there are many different angles. To be clear, the technique of messaging in a special code to a number to "subscribe" to a service has been around for many, many years before …
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Comment #3222021
Thanks! And I love that line about the "personal connection" without breaching privacy -- I'll have to use that. One of the things we've been exploring is ways to integrate over ex…
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Comment #3221789
Yes, we have classrooms using the service. I'd love to talk to them, if you think they'd be interested in a conversation. We're headed in a bit of a different direction (message an…
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Comment #3221777
Thank you! I really appreciate you forwarding it to them. If they have any questions at all, or just need a walkthrough, they're welcome to email me: m [at] classpager.com.
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