The Alabama Learning Exchange is designed to compile educational materials and information into a time-saving one-stop resource for teachers and administrators in Alabama. Its goal is for Alabama students to reap the benefits of Alabama educators sharing their wealth of expertise and knowledge with colleagues. Since January 2007, on a monthly basis, over one million teachers, students, school leaders, and parents from Alabama and around the world access ALEX's fun, engaging interactivities-doubling previous usage rates. It is funded in part by USDOE Enhancing Education Through Technology, Title II, Part D grant as part of the five percent administration funds for the Alabama Department of Education.
The ALEX homepage has seven links to navigate the website. They are Courses of Study, Web Resources, Lesson Plans, Search, Professional Workspace, Podcast Treasury, and ALEXville. There are links people can go to where they can learn more about ALEX and Thinkfinity training opportunities, view past presentations, or search for grants, They can also visit Alabama Department of Education Program Websites to find professional development opportunities, teaching, and learning tools, the latest news, best practices and more. There are also pages to find tips, tricks, and tutorials on a variety of technology tools.
This is such a great tool for educators. I plan to use this tool when I become a teacher. I think that there is so much that we can learn by listening to other educators. We get to see the different ways teachers choose to teach. By keeping our minds open to the different ways educators teach, we are able to learn new and different ways to teach our students that we might have never thought of.
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