ACCESS

ACCESS = Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators, and Students Statewide. You can find ACCESS by clicking here. The vision of the program is to provide equal access to high quality instruction to improve student achievement through distance learning opportunities. ACCESS was started because many rural and low-income schools can only offer limited courses to their students. ACCESS allows students who wouldn't have otherwise been able to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes, and allows them the ability to take advanced diploma courses. The program uses current technology to provide courses to students via the internet and video conferencing.

From all of the information that I read about ACCESS, I think that the program is very ambitious, but at the same time it has the potential to be very beneficial to many students throughout the state. It is definitely a step away from traditional teaching, but I think that isn't always a bad thing. Students these days are so much more inclined to lose attention in class, and I think using current technology in this way may help keep their attention.

ALEX

ALEX, which can be found at by clicking here, is the Alabama Learning Exchange. The website is a resource for students, parents, teachers, and administrators set up by the Alabama State Department of Education. You can find many different educational materials and according to the website, "the majority of these rich resources (lesson plans, Web links, and interactive activities) are located and connected to the Alabama Courses of Study by National Board Certified Teachers."

Not only can you find a personal workspace which allows you to save information from the website, but you can also find many, many lesson plans. There are numerous web links for the administrator, teacher, and student. I've already used the web links myself for the special education class that I am currently taking. Also, you can find the standards set for teachers by the Alabama Department of Education. There are useful podcasts and also a section on professional learning where you can find professional development opportunities as well as the latest news and best practices.

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