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.
An old concept becomes a beneficial reality.
by Pam Derringer
While the phrase “school portal” may sound as dated as “information superhighway” or even “Don’t copy that floppy,” in fact the idea is finally becoming an effective solution for schools. Many districts and states now are taking Web sites to the next level by developing portals that [...]
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 [...]
Technology helps deployed parents connect to children, school. Most school districts have a web page, but the one for the Fort Sam Houston ISD serves a special purpose. It allows parents who are deployed to stay connected to their children every day.
eChalk would like to recognize the Redding School District, located in Redding, CA for their outstanding website.
As eChalk expands and grows, we are finding out that it is being used in more diverse and strategic ways every day. One example of this is our March Model Website from Redding School District.
Redding School District’s mission [...]
Deployment, anxiety, and hard work are constant factors in this Texas district.
“You know what’s hard about being the new kid at school?” asks Gail Siller, superintendent of Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (FSHISD). “Not knowing where to sit at lunch.”
Siller’s district serves children of active military personnel currently stationed at Fort Sam Houston, an [...]
SNOW HILL — Greene County educators and school administrators gathered last week at Greene County Middle School to show off eChalk, an online education network.
The network, which has been in place in Greene County Schools since 2003, helps teachers communicate better with students and parents, Assistant Superintendent Pat MacNeill said.
“We wanted our community to know [...]
How do you keep 38,500 students and over 2,500 classroom teachers in more than 60 schools connected? One way would be newsletters. Yet, imagine the resources a district saves when the tool for communication is a robust and dynamic website. Corpus Christi Independent School District uses the powerful yet simple eChalk website to effectively connect [...]
