ACCESS

As I read the power point for Access, I was a little confused. I'm not really sure if this is meant for actual highschool students or college students. In part of the power point presentation it seemed that through this organization they were hiring "e-teachers" and so I'm thinking that high school or college students can register online for a course and then sign on the web to see an e-teacher and get the lesson that way.
I think this is taking away from how the school are already set up. In high school, I think that a student should be in class to get a hands on experience and then in college, they already have online courses, so I don't see how this new organization is really going to change a students grade level by having an e-teacher on the screen. I would not recommend this to anyone.

My Thoughts on ALEX

I think ALEX is a great program for both students and teachers. It is well outlined and the website is very easy to get around. The website has eight areas to explore. The first area is Courses of Study. Here you can find different subjects with detailed lesson plans for grades K-12. The second area is Web Links. On this page there are websites that students and teachers can visit to help them out in school. The third area you can click on is Lesson Plans. This is another way to get lesson plans by subject and grade level. The fourth area is Search. Here you can search the website for certain things you are looking for. The fifth area is Personal Workspace. Here you can create lesson plans and create your own website. The sixth area is Professional Training. This is a page where teachers can get access to more up-to-date material, such as new methods for teaching. The seventh area you can visit on this website is Distance Learning. Here you can learn through the web. To do this you would click on a link that will navigate you from Alex.com to Access (Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Students Statewide). The eighth and last area is HELP. Here you can get help on problems you may have throughout the website.
I really enjoyed this website. I will defiantly use this when I start teaching. I find it very beneficial to me and probably the student as well.

Get to know me

As you already know my name is Ashley. I'm a junior majoring in Elementary Education. I've been attending South since 2003. I was previously majoring in Nursing but I changed my mind. I work at Providence Hospital as a nursing assistant and working there lead me not to want to be a nurse. I hope to graduate Spring of 2010. I will have been in college for 7 years! HA! I hope to teach in the public schools.
A little on my personal life...I have a two year old. I'm a single mother. I was born in Orange, Texas but moved to Mobile when I was 3 months. I enjoy going to Disney World. I've been 5 times. Hopefully when my daughter is 5 or 6 I will be able to take her. I graduated from Mobile Christian in 2003. Hmm...Don't really know what else to say. So I'lll end it here.

Welcome!

Hey this is Ashley Wheeler. I'm an elementary education major and I'm excited about taking this class. I hope this semester goes well. Hopefully I will get to know each and every one of you. See you in class!!