Sunday, November 21, 2010

Blog Post #13

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Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

The Alabama Learning Exchange is a project of the Alabama Department of Education. They have designed this site to share the many different types of educational materials and information for parents, students, and educators. The resources included on this site are lesson plans, web links, and interactive activities. These resources are also connected to the AL Courses of Study by the National Board Certified Teachers.

There are 8 different options you can choose from the homepage of the ALEX site:

Courses of Study Link

This link allows you to search the course of study by grade level or keywords. First, you click on the subject. Then you click on the grade level and view the objectives for the course.

Web Links Link

This provides different links for teachers, administrators, and students. These links can be used as resources for lecture materials for teachers or essay materials for students.

Lesson Plans link

This link allows you to create lesson plans using your own personal account or use lesson plans that have already been created and stored in the ALEX database.

Search link

You can use this link to search the entire ALEX database.

Personal Workspace link

You can create your own account, or Personal Workspace. With your own personal workspace, you can store and submit lesson plans and teacher web pages.

Professional Learning link

With this link, you can learn more about ALEX training opportunities and search for grants. You can also find professional development opportunities and teaching/learning tools on this page.

Podcast Treasury Link

You can view podcasts from every subject on this page.

ALEXville Link

This link allows you to communicate with colleagues, stay up to date with ALEX news, and follow ALEX Professional Learning Communities.

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