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Demand for online services for teachers incites expansion into multiple languagesCampbell, Calif. — August 12, 2008 -- HotChalk, the first online education resource connecting teachers, students, and parents, today announced the addition of sites in Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, German, Korean, French and Italian. “At HotChalk, we saw a significant international demand for our products from early on with users from schools in 188 countries” stated Edward Fields, HotChalk’s Chairman and CEO. “This offering fills a tremendous international need for online learning tools in foreign languages, vastly improving resources for educators on a global scale. It is also an innovative means for teachers in the United States to best educate students whose first language is not English, and an alternative method to teach English-speaking students foreign languages.”These sites provide educators with HotChalk’s easy-to-use resources, which are accessible from any browser and offer a rich library of teacher-contributed lesson plans. HotChalk is a window into classrooms around the globe providing teachers with the best of world-wide lesson planning and curriculum tools. HotChalk’s resources help educators use technology to actively engage parents in the education process. Through the HotChalk Learning Management System, teachers communicate directly with parents and students, assigning and retrieving homework, grades, and personal notes. Parents get notifications when grades are posted and critical assignments are submitted, helping them stay connected to their child’s educational progress and discover opportunities for further involvement and support when their child needs help. Visit HotChalk’s foreign language sites:
About HotChalkFounded in 2004, HotChalk is focused on improving the lives of teachers to drive measurable student results. The HotChalk Learning Management System is the first to deliver free Web-based classroom tools and premium content in partnership with NBC News, McGraw-Hill Education, National Geographic Digital Media, A&E Television Networks and PBS. This provides educators, schools and districts with 21st century tools to produce 21st century skills in students. HotChalk delivers state-aligned content, curriculum management, online professional development and a K-12 education news and community portal to more than 400,000 registered teachers worldwide. To learn more, visit HotChalk.com.             |
