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 [...]
In this clip from TCEA 2010, students from Fort Sam Houston ISD tell us how they use eChalk in their daily experience to stay connected and on top of their responsibilities. From email to teachers, researching scholarship opportunities, to doing math assignments web based communication helps these four students stay ahead of the game.
Ira Pernick takes a minute to answer a few questions about how he uses eChalk in his school including communication across parents, teachers, and students; social media in the classroom; his personal blog; and getting his district on board.
Pat MacNeill explains how her district uses educational technology to reach 21st century learners. As Assistant Superintendent of Green County Schools, keeping in touch with teachers and administrators is a top priority.
She details how stakeholders stay in touch and reach each and every student via daily communication and meeting students where they are– online.
Green County [...]
Hetlena Johnson knows how to stir a crowd, especially when she’s passionate about a great product. To spark participation, she challenges guests to find something that isn’t easy about doing lesson plans with eChalk. Nobody can stand up to the challenge! ”When you do your lesson plans, you have the opportunity right here on your [...]
High School Principal David Cohen discusses how easy it is to get on board with eChalk. ”Students are already using technology in so many aspects of their lives they’re hardwired to it, it’s what they know.” He explains that they are eager to use technology to expand the learning process and how this effects the [...]
Carol Taylor is “getting people to be 21st century learners transitioning into the age of technology.” She is the Instructional Technologist at Greene County Middle School in North Carolina. In this clip Carol talks about how students can easily gain access to teachers and resources via educational technology. Her job is to integrate technology into [...]
The process of communicating is evolving with technology, making it easier to expand the learning process outside of the classroom. Principal David Cohen believes this sparks creativity and helps his school community to grow.
Representatives from Alief ISD take a few minutes to explain why they choose eChalk and talk about eChalk’s customer support. They value the guidance of Senior Client Manager Kent Downing. “He explains things in terms we can understand, and then he works with us in our multiple departments to get the technology end of things [...]
Educator Amanda Davis from The Buffalo Independent School District describes how a school with a high ESL population can better communicate with eChalk’s webmail feature.
