G Drive

I think the G drive will be a great gadget. Last year my computer crashed and I lost all my information that was stored to my computer. If I had the G drive it wouldn't have been a big deal because the information wouldn't have been stored on my PC. Every year new inventions replace old ones as technology increases.

Is Google Changing The Way I Think?

I think the article is ridiculous because Google helps you find information very quickly. Facebook and Myspace could make you feel like you are loosing your identity. But I can't see how google could change the way you think or make you lose your attention span. I feel like Nick Carr might be suffering from adult ADD and blaming it on Google is a cop out excuse.

Today I looked at the ACCESS website. ACCESS is an acronym for Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators & Students Statewide. The reason for ACCESS is to provide equal access to high quality instruction that will improve improve student achievement through distance learing opportunities.

There are definately some pros and cons with ACCESS. The major pro is that everyone gets a good education. Some rural schools can't offer Advanced Diploma, which is required by state law and ACCESS allows the rural school to offer it. A con is that there isn't a teacher in the class to help with hands on activities. The teacher will usually respond later through an email. There are definately more pros than cons. ACCESS allows rural students to take classes such as physics, calculus, and trigonometry. Therefore, ACCESS is accomplishing their goal, which is to provide additional educational offerings for all Alabama public highschool students.

The ALEX Website

Today I explored the ALEX website. It is the Alabama Learning Exchange. It is a very professional website where students and teachers can improve their teaching skills and exchange ideas. The ALEX website also has neat ideas posted by teachers for fun activities to do in the classroom. The website even contains lesson plans, that could be very helpful if you are ever out of ideas.

When you log onto ALEX there are seven boxes you can click on. The first box, courses of study, has grades K-12's standards for learning. The second box, web links, is organized into categories by subjects. When you click on a subject fun activities appear to help with curriculum. The third box, lesson plans, allows you to pick lesson plans by subject. The fourth box, search personal workspace, is a place where teachers can log on and do work. The fifth box, professional learning, contains websites for professional development opportunities. The sixth box, distance learning, takes you to the ACCESS website. The final box, help, will take you through the process of setting up an ALEX account. Although an account isn't necessary to view the website. I would highly reccomend this this website to anyone in the education field. It is great!

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