TalkChalk – Where the Classroom Lives Beyond the Bell
November 26, 2011

TalkChalk – Where the Classroom Lives Beyond the Bell
http://www.talkchalk.com/
Colleges, universities, and school districts across America are constantly looking for new ways to engage students and increase student achievement. The advent of social media has raised the bar for student engagement, creating new platforms for easier, faster, more fun learning. Unfortunately, school districts and universities can face lawsuits and public relations disasters when educators inappropriately utilize social media. TalkChalk offers a safe platform for all parties to interact using Facebook, while eliminating the liability posed by teachers and students viewing their respective Facebook profiles. Features include: Safe Communication: With TalkChalk, you can securely send messages to an individual student, parent, class, or the entire school community. Communication about assignments, snow days, delayed openings, and community events has never been easier; b) Free for Teachers: TalkChalk gives features to teachers for free. TalkChalk was created by former educators who believe that those who make a difference most innovative tools to continue to impact the lives of children. For premium features there are subscriptions plans; and c) Student Achievement: On TalkChalk, students can help each other with questions they have about homework, new material, quizzes, or tests. With the class page and discussion board, students can post questions for their teacher or fellow peers to answer. This will be added to Student Research Resources Subject Tracer™