Expedites lesson plan development to save teachers time 

Campbell, Calif. — July 1, 2008 — HotChalk, the first online education resource to connect teachers, students, and parents, today announced the innovative HotChalk MyLibrary system, which enables schools and districts to choose precisely the way information is presented and delivered to help teachers get measurably improved results with students.

The MyLibraryPlus component makes it easy for schools and districts to manage, upload, organize and deliver a growing library of digital assets. This powerful content and curriculum manager includes teacher lesson plans that meet mandatory state curriculum standards. In keeping with HotChalk’s commitment to providing a content agnostic distribution platform to the K-12 market, MyLibraryPlus can be used with content from a variety of producers and market participants.

With HotChalk's MyLibrary, users easily locate free teacher-approved lesson plans that are accessible with one click: thousands of videos and content from the best producers in digital education, including NBC News, McGraw-Hill Education, National Geographic, PBS and A&E Television Networks.

"MyLibrary is a tremendous resource for under-supported teachers,” said HotChalk Chairman and CEO Edward Fields. “Faceted search technology makes it possible for teachers to quickly find quality resources and improve student results! Teachers now have more time to focus on delivering this information and engaging students in the classroom.”

A teacher can gather a collection of relevant audio, video, text, lesson plans, content from a media partner, and their own files as well, by typing their search term into HotChalk’s My Library digital content browser -- saving teachers hundreds of hours in classroom prep time.

This technology integrates seamlessly with HotChalk's enhanced learning management system, the HotChalk Learning Environment, which automates daily teacher and student activities and provides a safe secure, online environment for teachers, parents, and students to interact.

For more information, log on to HotChalk.com.

About HotChalk

Founded in 2004, HotChalk is the first free collaborative online education resource and learning management system that connects K-12 teachers, students and parents, giving teachers a voice and the support they need. The HotChalk mission is to improve the lives of teachers to drive measurable academic results for students while meeting mandated government and administration requirements. HotChalk is partnered with NBC News, National Geographic Digital Media, PBS and A&E Television Networks to provide access to premium digital video content, and McGraw-Hill to provide professional development courses and curriculum resources. To learn more, log on to HotChalk.com.