ALEX/ACCESS

Alabama Learning Exchange ALEX is a GREAT on-line tool for educators to obtain tons and tons of information to assist with lesson plans. Games, worksheets, and activities are just a few items to be found on this website. If I was a teacher TODAY, I would include the on-line games in my classroom. Kids today love their electronic games such as the GameBoy DS, so on-line (learning) games would be a great way to “trick” my students into LEARNING something instead of simply mastering Guitar Hero on their DS!

Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Students Statewide ACCESS is a great website that provides additional classes for rural schools. I had never heard of this before! What a great opportunity for students in rural areas of Alabama! Schools that currently do not have the resources to provide AP courses can enroll in ACCESS. Classes are web-based. For example, students can attend class in Dothan while the instructor’s in Birmingham!

I’d never heard of either of these websites! ALEX and ACCESS would be included in my top “Favorites” if I were an educator! As a single parent of a 7th grader at Causey Middle, I am always looking for new ways to become involved in her education. I plan on using my new "tool", ALEX to encourage her to stay in learning mode even when school is not in session. With Science being her weaker subject, I began to really look on the site to see if there was any assistance that I could be receiving to help her out. To my suprise, I can log into information for Science subjects for all grades. ScienceHelp

AP classes were available at Murphy back when I was there. I did not realize how spoiled we were at Murphy to have these classes readily available. Technology has improved significantly over the past twenty years!