ALEX

The Alabama Learning Exchange is a great resource for educators, administrators and students. It is a project of the Alabama Department of Education and is designed to index and share many types of educational materials and information. ALEX provides many resources for every subject area from Driver's Ed to Mathematics. It also provides lesson plans for teachers to use as a resource. The website also provides featured podcasts available to download. There are even external links for Special Education and Technology Education. Both great resources for any teacher.

This website seems like it would be a great resource for me as a future teacher. ALEX provides a wide array of information. Because I am going into secondary English, this seems like a great resource if I needed a fresh approach to teaching a new subject. With the sites access to Special Education website this seems like a good source for helping students with special needs. This site also has a way to join and share information with others. It would be a great addition to any teacher's PLN.



ACCESS

Our Vision: The State of Alabama will provide equal access to high quality instruction to improve student achievement through distance learning.

ACCESS stands for Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide. This site provides a network in which students, teachers, and administrators can connect. ACCESS is available to Alabama public high schools. The site provides courses online, as well as resources for administrators to expand their course offerings. For students, there are Advanced Placement test prep courses in which students can utilize to reach their potential. Parents are also included in this network as they can read about upcoming events.

This site seems like a great way for teachers and administrator to expand the curriculum. Because Alabama is a rural area, most public high schools aren't as privileged to have the opportunity to teach an expanded curriculum. This also could be a great resource for teen moms, home-schooled students, and students that have special needs. By providing other means to which students can learn in high school, more opportunities are offered to the disadvantaged.