ACCESS

The Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Students Statewide program also known as ACCESS (http://accessdl.state.al.us/) is an online learning center designed for High School students in the State of Alabama. It gives the student a chance to take classes via the web that may not be offered at their school or may not have access to.
Some low-income schools are not able to offer the Advanced Diploma which is a requirement of the State of Alabama, so with ACCESS a student is able to take the classes online that are needed to receive an Advanced Diploma.
I think this is a wonderful program and I'm sure many more schools with have this available in the future.

The Alabama Learning Exchange or ALEX (http://alex.state.al.us/) is an online program available for teachers across the state. Once you enter the site you can create your own personal workspace which allows you to store and submit lesson plans. The site also list different websites available in order to help you as the teacher keep up with the latest news and new teaching and learning tools. You can even learn about ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide), which provides students the opportunity to take web-based courses they may have not had access to.
I think ALEX is a wonderful tool available to teachers now and I'm sure I will take full advantage of the program when I start teaching. It will not only help you stay organized but it will also help you stay up to date with the latest resources available to you.

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Hello!! My name is Rachel Davis. I am 25 years old. I have been married for almost eight years and I have 17 month old twins (one boy, one girl). I am currently attending the University of South Alabama, College of Education (Special Education). I love going to the beach, and spending time with my family.