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eChalk Opens Second Regional Center in Atlanta, Georgia to Serve Growing Southeast Community

eChalk continues to expand with opening of new office to serve as Regional Center for Southeast client services and operations
New York, NY – December 1, 2010 – eChalk, the pioneer of web-based learning platforms for communication and collaboration in K-12 school communities, announces today the opening of a Southeast Regional Center located in Atlanta, Georgia. [...]

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Torrance Robinson talks with Business Forward

Torrance Robinson outlines eChalk’s mission and his thoughts on the Business Forward Education and Social Entrepreneurship Roundtable with Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Melody Barnes.
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eChalk and Microsoft Partner to Bring the Next Generation of LMS to K-12

NEW YORK, NY – 11.10.10 – eChalk, the pioneer of web-based learning platforms for communication and collaboration in K-12 school communities, announces a partnership with Microsoft. The partnership will enable the two companies to design, develop and deliver the next generation of Learning Management Systems (LMS) to the K-12 market.
“After eleven years of serving K-12 [...]

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Online Communication works for students, teachers, and staff: Michael Dixon, Greene Central H.S.

Michael Dixon’s high school uses an online lesson planner to distribute information from the classroom to administrators and into the home.  This is particularly helpful for students home sick or out of school for an extended period of time.  The high school also uses online communication to vote for homecoming queen, senior superlatives, and student [...]

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Project RED Publishes Results From Year Long Survey of Top Educators

10.20.2010– New York, NY — eChalk, the pioneer of web-based learning platforms for communication and collaboration in K-12 school communities, today reports its key findings in the areas of best practices for learning, social media, collaborative technologies and the frequency of practical use, from the results of Project RED’s year–long study, of which eChalk is [...]

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Video: Christy Crawford teaches kids to use technology & change the world

We love seeing eChalk educators using technology to make a difference.  Microsoft is creating user videos as a part of a “Make Education Great” campaign. Recently, they featured Christy Crawford from The Bronx New School, PS 51.
An elementary school technology teacher, Christy uses technology in the classroom to help kids express big ideas. She believes [...]

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Promise Academy Charter Schools, Not Waiting for “Superman”

Education reformer and President of the Harlem Children’s Zone, Geoffrey Canada, is featured in the recent documentary Waiting for “Superman.” The Promise Academy Charter Schools, created in association with Harlem Children’s Zone, employs various education technology products and software, including eChalk, to enhance education. Their strategy intertwines technology integration with student support systems to [...]

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eChalk to Invest $5 Million in Next Generation of K-12 Course Management System

NEW YORK, NY – 9.30.10 – eChalk, the pioneer of safe and secure web-based learning platforms for K-12, announced today it will invest five million dollars of capital into the development of the next generation of K-12 specific Course Management System (CMS) and upgrade eChalk’s current Class Management System. Development began earlier this year with [...]

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NBC’s Education Nation: Technology in the Classroom

This week NBC has  been hosting daily conversations on the state of education in our country in a feature called Education Nation. In this piece, two education professionals discuss how technology is being utilized in schools and how technology can change education.

To see NBC’s Education Nation online, click here.

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THE Journal: California High School Credits Technology with Improving Educational Experience

By Scott Aronowitz 09/10/10

New Millennium Secondary School (NMSS) of Carson, CA, has reported that its use of Web-based communications management system eChalk has resulted in improved student and teacher communication and greater parental involvement in the education process.
The public charter school was founded in 2008 as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District(LAUSD) to help prepare its [...]

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