Blog Post 13

ALEX or the Alabama Learning Exchange is a great website that is full of resources for teachers, students, and administrators. There are several buttons that directs you to a library full of resources that correlates with the button you choose.

The Course Of Study button breaks down the course of study for every grade with the proposed objective for each course.  This is the guideline that is expected and required of the course taught.

The Web Links button shows links for teachers, administrators, and student resources. The Teachers Resource page shows lesson plans that are available, Profession Development links, Technology Education, and Special Education links.  The Student Resource page shows links for Arts Education, Career Technical Education, Math, Science, Social Studies, etc. The Administrator's Resource page shows links for AL Leadership, Professional Development, Technology Funding, and more.

The Lesson Plan Button shows links for teachers to download or upload lesson plans. Teachers are able to find lesson plans for every grade and every subject.

The Personal Workspace Button is a place where teachers can create an account so that they can store and submit lesson plans and teacher web pages. It is a great way to organize the resources found on ALEX.

The Professional Learning Button is where you can find access to Thinkfinity. Thinkfinity houses blogs, lesson plans, education news, today in history, interactive tools, widgets, and webinars. Also under the Professional Learning Button you can find Grant Opportunities. The Grant Opportunities Button shows grant writing tips and grant project planning framework. The Professional Learning Button also lists websites for professional development opportunities, teaching and learning tools, the latest news, best practices, and more.

The Podcast Treasury Gallery 360 houses a podcast library. You can find a podcast for every subject.

ALEXville is the newsletter for ALEX. You can find current information on organizations and groups to join.

ALEX is an amazing resource that everyone can enjoy!

ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators, and Studies Statewide) http://accessdl.state.al.us/

ACCESS is a distinct learning initiative that was started on November 1, 2004. The objectives of ACCESS is to:

• Provide access to advance diploma courses
• Provide access to additional course offerings
• Provide access to advance placement or dual credit courses 
• Provide access to remediation and supplemental resources
• Leverage existing resources and distance learning offerings
• Provide teachers with additional multimedia and technology tools to enhance instruction

ACCESS is a great website for all students and educators. There are many available resources for both to explore.