Acess program

Looking at the power point. The Access program is a great step to the future. The power point was very clear the advantages that on-line learning can give students and teachers. It explained how the student of the 21st century will need to be more technolgcally advanced than todays students.

The Access program provides student and teachers the ability to study courses on-line that would and could not be available at their schools. This will allow students to expand their feild of learning, but also give teachers a chance to teach their subjects to a new student body. Students and teachers will be exposed to video conferencing, tablet laptops, microsoft office, video cameras, and interactive white boards. These are all things used in todays society and skill students will need to have in the world today

Using Alex

I was really excited about the resources ALEX had to offer teachers. Being a new teacher I think one of the biggest hurdles is being able to be organized and creative in the classroom. The first section of ALEX I would use would be the lesson plan section. Coming in as a novice teacher with very limited experience in making lesson plans I think it would help me a great deal to see what other teachers are doing in my subject area and be able to compare notes.

The web links section would also be something I would use to be able to bring the internet in use for homework. I believe it is important to keep children involved and active, and by using the internet something that children love, it would help keep them focused. I also like the ability to place homework, notes, test online for student access, that way no work can be missed if sick.

The professional development section would also be important to me since I will be trying to further my education. Its nice to have most of the information you need in one area instead of searching all over the web for it.

Over all I think this is a great resource for teachers. And I hope whereever I end up teaching we have a similiar website to help out

Alex Resources

When i clicked onto the Alex site I was amazed at the wealth of information and resources availible to teachers in all subject areas. Starting on the home page we have several links that a teacher can go to for certain resources. The course of study section is amazing it gives the teacher the ability to look up their subject area and get information on what is being or should be taught in the classroom. The web link section allows teachers and student the ability to access information and work that might have been missed due to sickness.

The lesson plan section is a great tool that allows teachers to place their lesson plans online so others can see what new ideas may be going on in the classroom of another school. The professional learning section is a important tool that allows the teacher to get information regarding continuing their professional development and education. The distance learning section is a area that a teacher can access the ability to give their student the chance to experience distance learning if their school don't offer it or offer it on a limited basis.

I think this is a great resource tool.

Power Point Project

I think I am going to focus my power point project on the varitey of places I have been and the jobs I have been involved in throughout my life. I want to show how I have experienced life and followed my dreams and aspirations. I will start from my hometown of Syracuse NY and follow it all the way to South Alabama. I think it is exciting to look back at the path you left and reflect and move forward to the future.

Introduction

Hi my name is Joe Reddick I am 34 years old and I am from Syracuse NY. My major is Secondary History Education. I came to South after moving to Foley Al to try and start fresh and finish my degree. I have lived in Germany and in Spain each for a year and I love to travel. Mt major interests are in sports. I play and coach tennis and basketball on the high school and college level. I also enjoy theater and have been in over 30 plays. I hope after graduation to begin teaching back in NY, but also work towards getting a job as a head basketball coach for a division one or two school.

Did you Know

Watching the video I was suprised how rapidly everything is moving in technology. As I prepare to become a teacher I know I will be faced with trying to keep up with my students in their knowledge of the internet. I believe as the video points out for students to be successful in the coming years our schools will need to provide every student a computer and the knowledge of its uses in everyday life and in education. With the internet information is provided faster than any form of technology ever created. American school children as the video shows are well behind the curve when it comes to using technology in education. If America is gonna close the gap between us and other devlop and undevelop countries we need to shift our focus away from traditional subjects and move more towards subjects that intergrate technology and computers

First Blog

this is my first Blog. Welcome everyone