A FEW FACTS AND OPINIONS ABOUT ALEX

Hello again fellow readers.

Today, I will be writing about ALEX (Alabama Learning Exchange). In this blog, I will share with readers a few facts that I have learned about the purpose of ALEX - as well as some of my opinions on the project a a whole.

According to the ALEX website (http://alex.state.al.us), ALEX is "a project by the Alabama Department of Education designed to index and share many types of educational materials and information through a time-saving, one-stop resource for educators, parents, and students". The ALEX project offers users detailed information on such areas as Courses of Study (specific information on teaching requirements, depending on course and grade), Lesson Plans (samples created by state certified teachers and instructors), Personal Workspace (allows user to store and submit lesson plans, teacher web pages, etc.), and Professional and Distance Learning. The website also contains a "Search" page, as well as a "Help" page - both of which can be utilized by users to navigate around the site with ease.

After careful research of the ALEX site, I feel that ALEX is not only a great smorgasbord of tools and resources for teachers and instructors - it could also help bridge the gap between parents and teachers, in terms of relations. Often times, parents question the quality of their child's education. By using the resources provided by the ALEX project, perhaps teachers and parents can work as a team - ensuring not only a strong confidence in the educational system from a parental standpoint, but from the student as well.

Once I become a teacher, I will make use of the ALEX project not only for my sole benefit - but for the benefit of my students and their parents.