A Creator1, yours to keep.
Machine, starter labels, and accessories. No cost, no shipping charge, nothing to return.
Say & Stick / Open call 01Applications open now
An open call for people who work with kids
Founding
Educators
Creator1 is a machine that turns what a child says into a sticker they can hold. What it's actually good for is still being written — and we'd rather it were written by people who work with kids every day than by us.
Apply to join01 / The invitation
What this is
We're selecting 10 to 15 educators and clinicians to each design one activity for Creator1.
Your activity goes into the Activity Hub — the library that ships with every device — published under your name, your credentials, and a link to wherever you want people to find you.
We'll send you a Creator1 to keep. You'll owe us one activity and your honest opinion.
02 / The exchange
What you get
Your activity, published under your name.
Title, your name, your credentials, your setting, and a link out to your site or profile. It gets a permanent URL you can share, cite, or put in a portfolio.
A letter for your school or practice.
A formal PDF, addressed to you by name, confirming your role as a Founding Educator. Written to be forwarded to an administrator, attached to a proposal, or filed for your annual review.
A Founding Educator badge.
A digital badge for your site, your email signature, or your CV.
A code for the people who follow you.
Fifteen percent off, in your name, for your students' families, your colleagues, or your audience — if you have one.
03 / The work
What we're asking for
One activity. One page.
Something you would actually run.
We'll send a short template, but the shape is simple: who it's for, how long it takes, what you do, and what you'd watch for. If it needs printed examples, we'll print them.
And then: tell us the truth about the device. If it's a novelty that wears off in a week, that is genuinely more useful to us than a polite endorsement. We are still deciding what to build next.
04 / Fit
Who this is for
People who work directly with children roughly ages 5 to 12: speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, special education teachers, ESL and multilingual educators, classroom teachers, reading specialists, and homeschool parents teaching their own.
The child can describe something out loud, and you have a real activity in mind that you would actually run.
If your caseload is mostly pre-verbal or early single words, this probably isn't the right fit — and we'd rather tell you that now than send you a box.
You do not need an audience. This is not an influencer program. A clinician with forty followers and fifteen years of caseload is exactly who we're hoping applies.
05 / Process
How it works
Applications are open now. First devices ship the week of September 22.
- 1
Apply
The form below. Five minutes.
- 2
Sketch it out
If we move forward, we'll send you a one-page template. You send back an outline of the activity you have in mind — about thirty minutes of work. We do this before shipping because it's the fastest way for both of us to find out whether the fit is real.
- 3
We ship
Devices go out starting late September. You build the activity, we publish it, and you keep the machine either way.
06 / Application
Tell us what
you'd build.
We're reading for fit, not polish. Rough ideas are welcome, and a following is not required.
About five minutes Person-read, not auto-scored
07 / Details
Questions
Do I need a social media following?
No. It isn't a factor in selection. We ask for your handle on the form only so we can send you a discount code if you want one.
How much time does this take?
About thirty minutes for the outline, then however long it takes you to actually run the activity a few times. We are not asking for a curriculum.
Do I have to post about it?
No. There's no posting requirement anywhere in this program.
What if I try it and don't like it?
Tell us, keep the device, and we'll part on good terms. A clear “this didn't work and here's why” is worth more to us right now than another activity.
Can I use it with my students or clients?
That's up to your school, district, or practice — please follow their policy on devices and on anything that records audio. Creator1 requires a parent account and parental consent before any child-data feature runs, and consent can be revoked at any time. If your setting needs documentation to evaluate this, write to us and we'll send what we have.
Who owns the activity I write?
You do. We're asking for permission to publish it in the Activity Hub with your name on it. You can publish it anywhere else you like, including selling it yourself.
Is there any cost, now or later?
No. The device is free and yours to keep, and the Activity Hub is included with every device.