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HotChalk Named Codie Award Finalist
NEW YORK, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- HotChalk, the first collaborative
online education resource to connect K-12 teachers, students and parents, has
been named a finalist for the "Best Education Solution" Codie Award. The
award, presented by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA),
recognizes outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital
information and education technology industries.
HotChalk serves more than 378,000 registered teachers worldwide via a
comprehensive library of teacher-contributed lesson plans and premium products
such as professional development courses fromMcGraw-Hill and streaming
digital video content from NBC News.
"We are honored that SIIA has recognized HotChalk's contributions to
viable educational solutions that benefit teachers, students and parents,"
said CEO Edward Fields. "America's teachers have suffered from a lack of
funding, resources and support. HotChalk uses the latest technology to help
teachers take their classroom online and provide the quality education that
all children deserve."
HotChalk, a valued and trusted resource for teachers, is an online
destination where they can manage their classroom online, find
teacher-approved resources and share ideas with educators in specialized
forums. Students can use HotChalk to retrieve and submit assignments. Parents,
meanwhile, are able to check a student's progress online and receive e-mails
from their child's teacher through the site.
The HotChalk Learning Environment is free, and premium services such as
the NBC News Archive On Demand video content andMcGraw-Hill professional
development courses require a school subscription. Teachers, students and
parents can use HotChalk curriculum development tools even if their school is
not part of the network.
The 2008 Codie Awards will be presented on May 20th at the Palace Hotel in
San Francisco.
Finalists were selected from more than 1,000 nominations out of 600
nominated companies.
About HotChalk
Founded in 2004, HotChalk is the first free collaborative online education
resource to connect K-12 teachers, students and parents, thereby 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. Recently,
HotChalk partnered with NBC News to provide access to premium digital video
content, andMcGraw-Hill to provide professional development courses. For more
see www.HotChalk.com.
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