Monday, January 28, 2008
MY PRESENTATION
I am going to tell you a few things about myself. One is I Love to shop and I Love to travel and I Love Football!!!! I put together a slide show of some places I would like to visit some day. Maybe I will call it part of my Bucket List.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
ACCESS for Alabama gives Education a BOOST!!!
ACCESS, Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Student Access is a very very good and needed boost for the Educational System in the State of Alabama. A program initiated by Gov. Riley and State Superintendent of Education, Dr Joseph B. Morton, developed to provide distance learning programs to provide access to high quality instruction and courses that are not provided or available to high school students in the state of Alabama. This program also provides exposure to technical and internet based advanced coursework not offered or available from certified teachers in the state or area in which the student lives. When I watched the presentation I immediately thought about the very rural areas located in this state and this gives those students the opportunity to get the same exposure and quality education that city schools and schools with better budgets get.
ACCESS also provides teachers with multimedia and technology tools that they can use as supplements to their curriculum. The Human Resource availability also allows teachers to apply and teach courses that there may not be a certified teacher for that course in the area. There are additional links for teachers, parents and students to use. ACCESS is provided through Federal and State funding and there are presently 113 active labs available statewide.
ACCESS also provides teachers with multimedia and technology tools that they can use as supplements to their curriculum. The Human Resource availability also allows teachers to apply and teach courses that there may not be a certified teacher for that course in the area. There are additional links for teachers, parents and students to use. ACCESS is provided through Federal and State funding and there are presently 113 active labs available statewide.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Alabama Learning Exchange Assignment II
I would use ALEX for various reasons in the classroom. One main reason is it it free to all students no matter their socioeconomic background. ALEX contains various courses of study to choose from. The Distance Learning would be used to provide for students with limited access of course offerings. This would be good for students preparing for college but do not have access to some of the materials needed in their school district. The Lesson Plans would be the one I would use the most. I would design quizzes and research projects according to some of the wealth of information provided by ALEX.
Web links for teachers, administrators, and student in categories such as English, Science, and Mathematics would provide students extra tutorials and materials that they can access outside the classroom and devote the time needed to study areas that they are weak in. The information provided on the Web links will also help the students study for standardized tests. There is also a category for Career and Technical development that I would recommended my students use to maybe decide a career path for themselves. This web link could give the access to in depth information on possible areas to choose from for a career.
Web links for teachers, administrators, and student in categories such as English, Science, and Mathematics would provide students extra tutorials and materials that they can access outside the classroom and devote the time needed to study areas that they are weak in. The information provided on the Web links will also help the students study for standardized tests. There is also a category for Career and Technical development that I would recommended my students use to maybe decide a career path for themselves. This web link could give the access to in depth information on possible areas to choose from for a career.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Alabama Learning Exchange Assignment
Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX) is a resource and informational website that provides a variety of resource material for teachers, administrators, parents and students. ALEX is designed to access many types of information for educators, parents, and students. ALEX also provides material for Professional and Distance Learning.
As a teacher, I would utilize the Lesson Plan information provided. I would also use the web links to give my students information to research in the subject that I would be teaching and I would try to make the assignments interesting and fun. I would give the students projects that they would have to use the virtual library. This would also familiarize them with using the computer and the various web links.
As a teacher, I would utilize the Lesson Plan information provided. I would also use the web links to give my students information to research in the subject that I would be teaching and I would try to make the assignments interesting and fun. I would give the students projects that they would have to use the virtual library. This would also familiarize them with using the computer and the various web links.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The Movie
The clip we watched for class was mind blowing. The United States is falling so far behind the other countries in technology. If we are not careful, we will be considered a Third World country in technology and language. I already knew that we are one of the only countries that still teach one language. Most places in the world I have visited, the people knew English plus their native tongue and another language.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
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