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January, 2009 -- The use of authentic scenarios to teach abstract concepts
such as constant velocity is helping educators spark student
interest in math and science. More... |
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Free Stuff! Great contests, freebies, and grants for 2009. |
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January 7, 2009 -- Math Matters:
Let’s face it: Most kids don’t get that warm, fuzzy feeling when they hear the word math. Well, not anymore! HotChalk.com has created Math Matters, a timely and motivating alternative to traditional instruction. HotChalk’s first Math Matters curriculum, Off-Road Algebra, gives teachers and parents 30 free video lessons to use in the classroom—and for students and parents to use at home! Lessons bring algebra to life by taking real footage of motorcycle racing and directly applying mathematical concepts to the sport. Whoever thought math could be this fun? More... |
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Entrepreneur Journeys: A Review |
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December 5, 2008 -- ... The next section ("addressing unmet market needs") features a
fascinating interview with the young Stanford MBA, Marcos Galperin, who
created a Latin American "Ebay", MercadoLibre (MELI).
My wife is a teacher, so I was very excited about the interview with
HotChalk founder Edward Fields. Anyone interested in learning about how
technology can be applied to make education work better should read
this interview. More... |
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December 1, 2008 -- Edward Fields decided to create a company in 2004 because he wanted one
very simple thing: to make sure he was never again surprised at any of
the parent-teacher conferences he attended for one of his four kids.
“It’s probably silly to spend $14 million and five years of your life
to get that capability,” he recalls now. “But that was the core driver
for me.” More... |
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Online & Software: What's New: HotChalk Off-Road Algebra |
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November 15, 2008 -- HOTCHALK is featuring 30 algebra video lessons -- using Off-Road motorcyle racing -- for teacher use in classroom and for student and parent use at home. |
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America's Teachers Need Your Support |
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October 30, 2008 -- We often shake our heads about America's schools, don't we? We investors are especially inclined to wish for more financial education, as we remember how little we received ourselves. Well, I've got some good news for you, and some bad news, and then some good news again -- so hang on! More... |
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Tech Talk with Craig Peterson: School Tools for Classrooms Podcast |
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 October 18, 2008 -- Edward Fields
from Hot Chalk joins Craig to discuss thier online destination for pre
K-12 educators, students and parents that provides easy-to-use tools
accessible from any browser, including a rich library of
teacher-contributed lesson plans and digital content including audio,
video, textbook and assessment content, as well as professional
development courses for teachers and education news.
Additionally, HotChalk provides curriculum management, lesson plan
development, and automated homework distribution, collection and
grading. Because it is a collaborative resource. teachers can add their
own content, pull down content posted by other teachers, and discuss
issues they face, with teachers domestically and globally. Listen Now!
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An S.O.S. To Silicon Valley |
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October 10, 2008 -- An Open Letter to the Leaders of Silicon Valley: The world needs you. You, more than anyone else, have the track record of rejuvenating an economy in dire straits. We have, today, an economy Washington will not be able to handle--and that Wall Street certainly can't handle. It is you, Silicon Valley, who needs to step up to the plate. More... |
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Bay Area Startup Makes the Grade with Web 2.0 Marketing Strategy |
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September 11, 2008 -- Edward Fields decided to create a company in 2004 because he wanted one
very simple thing: to make sure he was never again surprised at any of
the parent-teacher conferences he attended for one of his four kids.
“It’s probably silly to spend $14 million and five years of your life
to get that capability,” he recalls now. “But that was the core driver
for me.” More... |
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HotChalk.com Interview with Edward Fields |
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 September 2, 2008 --
Bringing parents, teachers, and students together, HotChalk.com
puts students' assignments, teachers' lesson plans, and lots of
educational media at your fingertips. Listen to Edward Fields, founder
and CEO of HotChalk, and talk to your kids' teachers to find out
whether they'll sign up. Listen Now. |
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 September 1, 2008 -- The dog that ate your son's homework is off the hook -- HotChalk.com is a site that helps kids, parents, and teachers keep track of school assignments. Teachers can download lesson plans and distribute homework, kids can complete it, and parents can check in on grades and progress. Read More
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August 21, 2008 -- Just a day into the launch of his online education resource, HotChalk, Edward Fields got a sign from the Middle East. "I got an e-mail from a father in Saudi Arabia searching for resources for his kid's teacher," says Fields, 47. "He had stumbled across HotChalk.com and wanted to know if they could use it." Fast-forward three years: Fields is investing his time, money and Silicon Valley business into the Gulf region. That father's request for improved education suggested to Fields that the Middle East, a region he'd perceived to be too conflict-laden and economically disparate, was a place that's actually on a prosperous economic rise. He couldn't afford to miss out. Hot- Chalk will soon have a subsidiary in Dubai, and Fields plans to finance a partnership with local investors this year. Read More
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Social Networking Gets Schooled |
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July 28, 2008 -- To today's students, online social networking is almost second nature outside of the classroom. What about inside the classroom? Educational software and services are taking a cue from Facebook and MySpace, adding a twist of online collaboration and interaction that brings students, teachers and parents together. More... |
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It’s Never Too Early to Get Ready for School (Podcast w/ Edward Fields, HotChalk CEO) |
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July 25, 2008 -- Having children enter the public school system this last year has really opened my eyes up to a number of things that only parents can identify with. Not only is my son becoming something resembling a person (as opposed to a chubby mass of toddler cuteness), he’s exposed to teachings outside the normal curriculum of information I’d normally expose him to (for instance, unlike the local public school system, I probably wouldn’t have spent a week of lessons centering around the ins and outs of recycling). Listen to the MP3 to hear more from CEO Edward Fields and I as we discuss American education and how HotChalk aims to help our children succeed in learning. Listen Now! |
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The Proliferation of Distance Learning and How Advertisers Can Benefit |
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July 21, 2008 -- New York Times Advertising Columnist Stuart Elliott recently hosted a roundtable discussion with three leading experts on the subject of distance learning. The panelists included Andy Cooley, SVP of Marketing, SunGard Higher Education; Vineet Madan, VP and Global Head of Strategy and Business Development, McGraw Hill Education; and Felice Nudelman, Director of Education Marketing, The New York Times. Below is a summary of highlights culled from the discussion. More... |
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Is Education Ready for YouTube? |
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June 20, 2008 -- Web sites like TeacherTube.com let educators post instructional videos and share thoughts and lesson plans with colleagues across the globe in a format similar to YouTube. Other Web communities -- HotChalk.com is one dedicated to K-12 education -- let teachers correspond with students and teachers, keep track of coursework and create class Web sites. Some let students e-mail assignments to their teachers from off-campus locations and let parents log in to check on grades and download extra-curricular activities. More... |
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A Technological Fix For Education |
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May 23, 2008 -- I believe that HotChalk may become the next example of how to develop a winning formula in educational technology. Think of HotChalk as a social network for teachers, students and even parents. Any teacher can sign up on HotChalk for free. In five minutes they will be able to view another teacher's classroom materials and upload their own lesson plans and get feedback from other teachers. More... |
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Mornings with Keith & Gail: Ed Fields on Minimum F Grading |
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May 20, 2008 -- Keith Weinman and Gail Fallen of Fox News Radio 600 KCOL discuss the Minimum F Grading issue with Ed Fields, Chairman and CEO of HotChalk. Listen Now! |
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At Some Schools, Failure Goes from Zero to 50 |
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Is 'minimum-F' grading an unfair penalty or unfair boost? May 19, 2008 -- In most math problems, zero would never be confused with 50, but a handful of schools nationwide have set off an emotional academic debate by giving minimum scores of 50 for students who fail. Officials in schools from Las Vegas to Dallas to Port Byron, N.Y., have proposed or implemented versions of such a policy, with varying results. More... |
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History Comes Alive for K-12 Students Using Historic Footage |
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April 24, 2008 -- A unique collaboration between media giant NBC News and online learning environment, HotChalk.com, is giving students and teachers what they’ve been longing for: an interactive educational tool that is informative, engaging and relevant to the YouTube generation. The NBC News On-Demand Archives make over 10,000 video clips of historical footage and news broadcasts available to K-12 students around the world. Rather than simply reading about the non-violent movement of the civil rights era, teachers are able to show video of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to the media about sit-in demonstrations. More... |
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Wikipedia Founder Proposes Support for Open Textbooks |
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April 2, 2008 -- Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger put out an appeal last week in the Journal of Higher Education to donate money to create textbooks online that would be free to children in grades K-12 worldwide. While that is a great idea, the appeal should be re-worded to say "support existing efforts to create open educational materials for students worldwide." More... |
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edbizbuzz: A Belated Friday Guest Column - Redefining Tech Support |
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April 2, 2008 -- Edward Field is the CEO of online teacher community HotChalk, offered free to public schools through corporate sponsorships and advertising. guest.jpg The American education system is in crisis. Teachers are scrambling to stay on top of their workload and drive the best possible learning outcomes. Meanwhile, administrators, parents, legislators and Corporate America are on the sidelines calling plays that don’t stand a chance of changing the outcome of the game. Education is the only path to ensuring America will continue to lead the global economy. Educators need our support in every way. A new game plan based on three fundamental changes is the way to approach teaching; a strategy that helps teachers overcome obstacles they face in their day-to-day practice. More... |
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Education & Technology: Now Is the Time - HotChalk CEO Edward Fields |
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 March 31, 2008 -- Technology has long been a tool in the classroom but hasn’t always been the most effective one. Edward Fields, founder & CEO of HotChalk, an online learning resource for pre K-12 teachers, is looking to change that. More...
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Teachers Tap Video-Sharing In the Classroom |
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March 26, 2008 -- When Richard Colosi wanted to teach his first-grade class about insects, he turned to the Web for help. Mr. Colosi, who works at Canandaigua Primary School in upstate New York, went to his laptop and put on a video parody of "The Dating Game" that featured different types of insects. The video was produced by a teacher in another school district and posted on TeacherTube, a video-sharing site for students and educators. Video in the classroom has evolved since the days when teachers wheeled in film projectors on carts. More teachers are using online video-sharing sites... More... |
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Testing rules prompt new science products |
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As schools prepare to add science to high-stakes testing, companies are responding with new science solutions March 12, 2008 -- New testing requirements that will take effect this fall under the federal No Child Left Behind Act are forcing schools to ramp up their science instruction—and curriculum companies are responding in turn with solutions designed to meet schools’ needs. For the first time under the federal law, schools will be required to test students in science once a year in elementary, middle, and high schools beginning in the 2008-09 school year. Schools can use science test scores as an "other academic indicator" to determine whether they meet AYP. More... |
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On the Issues: A Voter's Guide to Education |
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February 14, 2008 -- Most education policy, as well as roughly 91% of the funding, comes from the state and local level. But as No Child Left Behind showed, a change in federal policy can still have a big impact. Here are four K-12 issues in which the next President could make a difference: More... |
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An Interview with Edward Fields and Nicola Soares: About HotChalk |
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Outstanding Education Technology Products Saluted December 19, 2007 -- Edward Fields is Founder, Chairman & CEO of "HotChalk" and he has extensive experience in developing and marketing educational software and enterprise software solutions. Nicola Soares is Vice President of NBC News Educational Initiatives. In this interview, they respond to questions about this intriguing new approach to learning. More... |
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Teaching History to the YouTube Generation |
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October 21, 2007 -- On this Tuesday morning, Jeff Jasper is engaging his American History students in a lively discussion about the Declaration of Independence -- with a little help from Katie Couric. Specifically, this sophomore honors class at Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale is debating Thomas Jefferson's use of the word "men" -- in the phrase "all men are created equal" -- in the context of a similar debate Couric moderated in 1999 when she was co-anchor of NBC's "Today". More... |
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