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The Alabama Learning Exchange, otherwise known as ALEX, is a new website hosted by the Alabama Department of Education. The website serves as an internet database for students, teachers and parents. Attached to the website are educational links, lesson plans, and even the state teaching standards for specific courses of study.

There is an easy to access side bar, which I may use as a teacher, to access direct links to lesson plans, web links, and a user friendly search. Items such as lesson plans or interactive projects can be shared by teachers and students alike. ALEX puts these attachments together in an easy to access index. I may look up items by courses of study and by grade levels. Most of the items on ALEX are uploaded by National Board Certified Teachers.

Another area, of great use to my students, is the ACCESS Distant Learning feature. Students who may not have access to specific course of study or advanced placement classes are able to take them online through ALEX. The Distant Learning feature includes web courses and courses with two-way audio and video, so as a teacher I may have class directly over the internet.

Teachers also have a special feature designed for them. ALEX provides a personal workspace for teachers to create, store and submit lesson plans. Teachers may also manage teacher web pages from their personal workspace. The only thing required for me to have a personal workspace on ALEX is an easy to create, and beneficial ALEX account.