eChalkTALK

Video: David Cohen, NYC Principal, on getting started with eChalk

2010-09-10T14:15:35+00:00

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We asked David Cohen to tell us about his experience getting started with eChalk. In this clip, he tells us about who was first on board and who was last.

Let’s Hear from the Students

2010-08-04T12:50:15+00:00

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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.

Video: Torrance Robinson on eChalk’s Language Translator for School-to-Home Communications

2010-07-27T13:14:15+00:00

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Torrance Robinson, eChalk’s Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, explains how the ability to translate websites and school to home communications is increasingly important in this day and age.

“It’s not just about reaching students in their own language, which we found to be extremely important, but it's also their parents who need to be engaged.”

Video: Summer Release Provides Branding for Schools and Districts

2010-07-22T14:41:25+00:00

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eChalk’s Summer Release provides branding services to schools and districts. In this video Torrance Robinson, eChalk’s President and Co-Founder, explains why the company is so excited to make this available.

Q&A with Ira Pernick, NYC Principal

2010-06-10T13:48:12+00:00

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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.

Principal David Cohen Discusses How Technology In Schools Meets Students Where They Are

2010-04-28T18:40:48+00:00

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Principal David Cohen talks about how moving forward with technology improves overall involvement at Midwood High School. “Students are already using technology in so many aspects of their lives, they’re hardwired to it, it’s what they know. The ability to use that type of technology, not just to do their social networking but now also to expand their learning process, is something that they easily jump on board with and are eager to do.”

eChalk Challenge with Hetlena Johnson

2010-04-28T18:35:34+00:00

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Hetlena Johnson knows how to stir a crowd, especially when she’s in the eChalk booth. 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! Her enthusiastic presentation at TCEA 2010 inspired the crowd to chant: “How easy? eChalk easy!” This video shows how to set up your own template for lesson planning that's eChalk easy.

Elise Garza Explains Why She Calls eChalk a Life Saver for the Classroom Teacher

2010-04-28T18:19:36+00:00

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At TCEA 2010, Elise Garza describes how eChalk saved the day when she couldn't make it into her own classroom in person after breaking her ankle: “Everything was up on the class page. My substitute came in, would have to take attendance, and that was about it. If the kids didn’t understand the assignment, they would email me.” After this experience, Elise describes eChalk as a "life saver" for the classroom educator. Elise is a Cisco and Web Mastering Instructor at United High School in Laredo, TX.

Student Access to Teachers and Tech: Carol Taylor, Greene County Middle School

2010-04-27T18:55:28+00:00

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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 both lesson plans and the school’s communication. In this role she is able to see how parents are kept in the loop with electronic communications, one of her favorite benefits. In her district, as in most, students are not the most reliable transmitters of information home. However, Greene County has found a way around this, so much so that parent/teacher emails are one of the most common forms of communication.

Online Communication Works for Students, Teachers, and Staff: Michael Dixon, Greene Central HS

2010-04-27T18:53:09+00:00

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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 government. Michael explains how online communication is a large part of the daily process at the school, but not just for students. Faculty have active dialogues outside of weekly staff meetings with online discussion boards. Greene County High School uses online communication in a creative way so that all stakeholders participate.