At least from my perspective, teachers don't pay for anything. Most of the education IT market here targets schools (in the UK), with price points to match.
I agree most solutions are fairly complicated (dashboard, moodle). A lot of UK schools are starting VLE (virtual learning environments) with this kind of functionality (albeit more complicated).
I agree about data protection issues although this must be possible to circumvent (probably with the school's consent). Students are typically blocked from accessing outside email at schools.
Selling in to the UK publicly-funded system is a pain. Distributors and VARs may help.
I agree most solutions are fairly complicated (dashboard, moodle). A lot of UK schools are starting VLE (virtual learning environments) with this kind of functionality (albeit more complicated).
I agree about data protection issues although this must be possible to circumvent (probably with the school's consent). Students are typically blocked from accessing outside email at schools.
Selling in to the UK publicly-funded system is a pain. Distributors and VARs may help.