ALEX

I really enjoyed looking at the ALEX website. The Alabama Learning Exchange is a resource website with multiple useful tools for teachers. On the site a teacher can use their own personal workspace to prepare for class by putting their ideas on the site for reference. Another section that is useful contains lesson plans made by that teacher or examples of other lesson plans made by other teachers to get ideas. A great option is the courses of study section available where a teacher can search information about curriculum at different grade levels. Other sections include: web links, search, professional learning and a podcast treasury.

I believe this site could be very useful for teachers. It provides teachers a place to get ideas and to see what they should be teaching at their grade level in Alabama. It is important to have resources like these in order to keep students learning on the right track. This site had several helpful resources and tips for teaching and teachers should take full advantage of it. I know that when I'm teaching it will be helpful to refer here.

Alabama Connecting Educators and Students Statewide

The ACCESS program site was very interesting. The goal of the ACCESS is "to create equity through additional educational offerings for all Alabama public school students." The site provides courses and teaching via technology. This site allows students to take courses in order to further their education through the internet. It is available to all public school students. It provides many different courses for students. The site uses the phrase distance learning because there is no classroom where the courses are taken. They are online and therefore at a distance from the teacher.

I think this idea is great for students in Alabama. By having the option of taking courses online, students will not miss out on school or will not be left behind if something goes wrong. It is important to have things like this because it is important for students to maintain their education. I would encourage students to look into this because it is a great opportunity and overall great resource.

Comments4kids

This week I read the post by a kid in the 8th grade named James. His blog post is entitled Charcoal Drawing. He drew a charcoal picture and wrote a poem along with it. The picture is of a guy who looks like he is in pain. The poem goes on to describe the pain behind this man. It is the destruction of nature that is causing the man's pain. It was a great picture and a very well written poem.

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