How I Will Utilize ALEX

Due to the unlimited amount of information on the internet, It is a wonderful time in history to be an inquisitive individual. As a 3rd year college student studying elementary education, I have come to depend on webites for information just as much as my textbooks. This is probably true for most students as well as the majority of the population of the United States. If not now, later for sure. In the field of education, learning is an ongoing process and The Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX), has made the process easily obtainable by being able to go to the website http://www.alex.state.al.us. and access areas of interest or concern. In researching this site, I felt immediate relief that their are such wonderful tools out there for new teachers. With another year of school and my student teaching still ahead of me, I have things yet to do and learn in order to run my own classroom, but even then I will need help and ALEX will definately be a source of support and knowledge for me. It is comforting knowing that lesson plans by successful and experienced teachers in whatever area needed are obtainable and when I have lesson plans that have been effective for me, I can upload them for others to try. If I don't find exactly what I am looking for, ALEX will provide other database searches and links to help me. As important as it is to stay abreast of current events, ALEX also keeps users informed of what is going on in the world, both in and outside of the classroom. I am quite certain I will be a frequent user of this informative website for Alabama educators.