A K-12 software platform that schools use to manage communication and instruction—that’s what eChalk is. The company was founded in 1999 in response to the growing need for technologies and services that would meaningfully connect teachers, students, and parents to…

Roland Rios is the district director of instructional technology for the 1,300-student Fort Sam Houston Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, which is one of nine in the country that serves exclusively the children of active military personnel. We…

This school year, the students in Robert A. Miller's 5th grade class at Port Orange Elementary School in Florida have been chatting with historical figures. They've given Thomas Jefferson advice on how to write the Declaration of Independence and touched…

Balko Independent School District is a tiny, preK-12 system located in a rural area of Oklahoma. The district's 158 students and roughly 30 teachers and staff are all housed under one roof. Like many small districts with even smaller budgets,…

Just like Web sites for businesses and organizations, school Web sites have gone from being a daring novelty to an absolute necessity. But the challenging task of designing, updating and maintaining a school Web site has also changed over the…

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…

KTLA Channel 5 LA visited New Millenium Charter School to check out what they are doing in the classroom and beyond. 

eChalk has many features that help schools decrease their carbon footprint and save money, including digital lockers, virtual homework, online school-parent communications, and a digital weekly newsletter. eChalk also has a Going Green Calculator, which demonstrates how virtualizing content saves resources here: eChalk’s Going Green Calculator. Visit http://techlearning.com/ to download this month’s edition and read the original article on Page 42 of the July 2010 issue.

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.…

Lyndall Gathright, Multimedia Specialist for Corpus Christi Independent School District in Texas shared with me how his district uses eChalk as a complete solution to all their communication and resource needs. His district has 40,000 students and 2500 teachers, as…