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HotChalk

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About Me


At Hotchalk , our mission is to improve the lives of school teachers. HotChalk automates the work involved in lesson planning, assignment distribution, and collection and grading. HotChalk makes communicating with parents easy, helping teachers, their students, and parents work together to produce measurable academic results. The HotChalk is free to schools and is supported through corporate sponsorships and advertising.

Teachers
HotChalk is a web-based software solution that automates your job's highly repetitive activities while improving student achievement. It's like having an assistant dedicated to researching lesson plans and creating curriculum, as well as distributing, collecting and grading assignments. With HotChalk, you'll spend less time grading stacks of papers, and more time focusing on the individual needs of your students. Learn More !


Students Parents Administrators
With HotChalk, students can keep track of what's due and when, check out and turn in assignments, and use email to ask for help. With HotChalk, you’ll be able to stay on top of your child’s scholastic development quickly and easily via your computer. HotChalk provides your school with real benefits at a time when you need them most, including involved parents and pro-ductive teachers and students!
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Videos

  • Create A Class
  • Invite Students
  • Create New Content
  • Schedule a Lesson Plan
  • Post Homework Online

    • “Today, more than ever before, we have to do everything we can to improve the connections and communication among teachers, students and parents... HotChalk makes it happen.”

    - Derrick L.,
    Dean of Academics,
    Carlsbad, CA

    I'd like to meet:

    Teachers, students, parents and administrators on MySpace!!

    My Blog

    Conversation on Personal Responsibilty in and out of the classroom

    It is a rather long read, but I'd really like to hear what everyone thinks about the following thoughts. A concerned user contacted me regarding the state of education in our society-- her thoughts ar...
    Posted by HotChalk on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:13:00 PST

    Top Ten Reasons to Support Public Education (Thanks Debbie!)

    I borrowed this from my friend Debbie, a hard working teacher in Oklahoma. She did a really great job explaining the importance of partnership and civic responsbility towards public education.  C...
    Posted by HotChalk on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:55:00 PST

    Great Online Math Resource: MathDL!!

    Plenty of great lesson plan ideas, artciles, and discussions can be found at MathDL, the online digital library for the Mathmatical Association of America.You can find the link HERE at the Journal of ...
    Posted by HotChalk on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:22:00 PST

    Cooperation in the Classroom: "Changing Exlusion to Inclusion"

    Here is another great article I found that might help a teacher deal with group exclusion in a classroom:Changing Exclusion to Inclusion By SUSAN ENGEL THE PROBLEM The 15 second graders in...
    Posted by HotChalk on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:45:00 PST

    No Child Left Behind: Informative Discussion

    Below is an article from the Washington Post that offers some insight on what "No Child Left Behind" means and what the reaction to NCLB is all over the country.Original article can be found HERE_____...
    Posted by HotChalk on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:59:00 PST

    Technology Literacy and the MySpace Generation

    Great article on how the way online literacy is evolving in light of the rapid development of internet technology. You can read the full article though the link at the bottom, but check out this parti...
    Posted by HotChalk on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:46:00 PST

    Teachers: Ten Tips for Internet Safety

    Here is a great article I found that outlines some important guidelines for keeping your students safe online. Check it out! Ten Tips for Internet Safety By Sheila Riley URL: http://www.schoolcio.co...
    Posted by HotChalk on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:23:00 PST

    The Machine is Us/ing Us

    This is an amazing video on how the internet has evolved into an amazing collobrative community. Check it out! After you are done watching the video, check HotChalk out! We use W...
    Posted by HotChalk on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:32:00 PST

    Join HotChalk!

    Become a part of our free learning community and register!
    Posted by HotChalk on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:16:00 PST

    HotChalk University and Professional Development

    Registering as a HotChalk Teacher qualifies you to participate in HotChalk University. Our "Getting Started with HotChalk" self paced training is free, optional and only takes five minutes a day ...
    Posted by HotChalk on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:10:00 PST