We had zero budget for software. I know, I know. "You get what you pay for," right? That’s what our district supervisor told me.
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I installed the free version of Fedena on an old classroom laptop. Within two hours, I had imported my 210 students via a simple CSV file. The system was... boring. That was the magic. No pop-ups begging for a credit card. No "14-day trial" countdown. Just a clean dashboard. We had zero budget for software
Last year, we were drowning in spreadsheets. That’s what our district supervisor told me
We’re still using that free version today. And when we finally grow enough to pay for the pro plan? I’ll do it happily—because the free version gave us a second chance.