Getting Started with eChalk

For Teachers

What is eChalk?

eChalk’s unique online learning environment provides your school with its own electronic “town square” where teachers, students, administrators, and parents can…

COMMUNICATECOLLABORATECONNECT

…together.

As a teacher, eChalk enables you to:

Keep parents and students up-to-date and accountable with important class information.

Interact with students using safe and secure email, online class discussions, and surveys.

Save time by using online publishing tools to post class activities, projects, and resources.

Using Your Online eChalk Community

SCHOOL

Your school’s homepage will feature important school news and announcements, upcoming events, faculty information, and school resources.

Teachers use eChalk Class Pages to provide anytime, anywhere access to homework assignments, project requirements, learning resources, and announcements.

CLASSES

Using Your Online eChalk Community

Using Your Online eChalk Community

eChalk even enables the PTA, the library, student clubs, teams, and academic departments to participate in your school’s online community using eChalk Group Pages.

GROUPS

Using Your Online eChalk Community

Where safety and security are important, your school can utilize both the public and private features of eChalk.

PRIVATEPUBLIC

PUBLIC

CLASSES GROUPS

SCHOOL

An online school calendarA school directoryAnnouncementsSchool ResourcesOnline classroomsOnline group pages

eChalk Student-Safe™ emailWeb-based file storageExpanded online classroomsExpanded online group pagesOnline DiscussionsHomework Drop BoxGrades Publishing

Public Tools Private Tools (requires login)

Language filtering to eliminate inappropriate language (customized by your school/district)

Spell-check

Return receipts

File attachments

Forwarding

eChalk Student-Safe Email Includes...

Screening to prevent undesirable incoming and outgoing emails (customized by your school/district)

The ability to "close down" the system and allow emails only between certain groups within the schools or district

Private Tools for Students/Teachers

Students and parents can view assigned work and events for all of their classes in one place.

Students and parents can view assigned work and events for all of their classes in one place.

Private Tools for Students/Teachers

The Private Class Page enables students to view class

events, tests, and quizzes; submit assignments; participate

in online discussions; and access class resources.

The Private Class Page enables students to view class

events, tests, and quizzes; submit assignments; participate

in online discussions; and access class resources.

Let’s Go!

» 1st Time Login

ACCEPT user policy

CREATE new password

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Go to our school Web site: http://etms.lpsd.k12.la.us/

Enter your username and temporary password to complete your…

Be sure to write down your username and

email address. Make sure you remember

the new password you created!

Be sure to write down your username and

email address. Make sure you remember

the new password you created!

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