ACCESS

Vision OF Access: "The State of Alabama will provide equal access to high quality instruction to improve student achievement through distance learning." It gives students the ability to work with new technology and become better listeners. "The mission of the distance education program in Alabama is to provide an infrastructure that delivers equitable, quality learning opportunities for all citizens.The goal of the distance learning plan is to create equity through additional educational offerings for all Alabama public high school students." To learn more of ACCESS CLICK HERE


Also access offers the grade book, and other different techniques of Learning u-tencils for teachers and students. Access offers online classes for the different regions of Alabama. Its basically the same as ALEX. However Alex seems more for teachers.

ALEX

Alex meaning Alabama Learning Exchange is a program that is designed to share different types of educational materials and to not have to rush, one-stop resource for educators, parents, and students. This is just brought up for certified teachers and rookie teachers who just coming into the school system to make things run smoothly.

Library Media, Alabama Professional Development, Special Education, English Learners Education and more are part of different sites of the tab Professional Learning. This came about strictly for rookie teachers to make things more convenient for them. Because it includes the steps for lesson plans or links to other lesson plans.

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Dear Kaia

Kaia shares a very interesting story with us about her love for nature with the company of her father for quality. Because of him reading "The Last Child in The Woods" inspired him of the time he need to spend with his daughter and teach her how to cherish the outside of nature. Kaia understands why her father pushes this knowledge of outside and is eager to learn.
Without use of technology Kaia wouldn't be able to be touch from people across the world admiring her story. More of technology should be brought out in the school system because its just so much more out their that children are just far from. Kaia photo essay was good for her first I never heard of such a thing, she will be able to keep and cherish that for her life. As she continue to create photo essay she can compare her first for improvement.

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Burping As In Animal

I commented on Brandon from Mr.Goerend's class, he was speaking about how he enjoys burping like an animal and how its a special day on May 1st just for burping how teachers have pop and students get pop just to burp he name this day IBLAAD which stands for Internal Burp Like A Animal Day. I've told him I do enjoy burping but i don't have that much experience for burping as an animal, but since its a special day for burping do we have excuse ourselves after we burp. To read more check this site the 8th blog counting down Mr.Goerend's Classroom
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New Media Literacies

New Media Literacies are very helpful in this world today because of people coming from consumers but becoming producers of their own. All skills are 21st century able because the skills happen not only in class room but everyday life so skills that you use for this can also be use for everyday life. I would require all of these skills to be used, but the one I would close attention to is play because you have to be able play around with it and master it like the ole saying "practice makes Perfect."
Visualization also plays a big role its the same as teaching yourself. I find it easier to be visual learner. Because by you being able to teach yourself it will be very help for you to explain it and break it down to others. Multitasking is always being able to do more than one things is always a plus because when doing a job in the real world you have to be multitask ed I feel this good preparation.

Networked Student By Wendy Drexler

This video was nice very understandable a networked student is very help too have, because some students cannot keep up with teachers and the students that is paying attention can help get the person caught up for the teacher want have disrupt the curriculum that much.
The networked student will always need a teacher because that don't know everything and everyday and every minute is a learning process for the student. A networked student don't mind having to ask question too strengthen their knowledge even more.
I felt this video can be very helpful to students and teachers too learn more about how important is too be more technology literate in the world today. Too use this technology with 8th graders too me is sort of late I believe kids need to be introduce to in elementary and gradually learn more as they grow. From previous site watching kids being able to control ipods and mange blogs they can do it.
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Richard Miller Comments of This is How We Dream Parts 1 and 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHvoBPjhsBA

Mr.Miller video was good I enjoyed it. I believe Mr. Miller is correct when says we living in the greatest lifetime of communication. Beings so that we are able to connect with people in a instinct second. I also believe we need the incremental change just as much as the fundamental change, because in this lifetime to be a successful college student you need to be available to as computer.
To be a successful teacher in this world these days to me or do anything world you have to be able to keep up with technology and be a learner not only a teacher. Be able to accept mistakes, because you not going to know everything. So long as I got this down pack I'm prepared to write with multimedia all day.
My students will be familiar with multimedia hopefully by then the system will realize how important the different technology program accessories is for students that Mr. Miller recommended. If I believe I would have enough patience to push my students in the right direction.
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Inspiration of Ipods

In 2004 semester Duke issued all new students their very own ipod and for undergraduates if they took a course that made them need one. Adapting to this new way of learning have allowed kids to be able to learn anything and make them want to know more about different technology on their own. By having ipods their at the school it makes it easier for students to take learning outside the classroom, because ipod is just like personal computer.CLICK HERE for further Duke Info


Video of using Ipod touch with 8 yrs old students very helpful in classroom CLICK HERE TO SEE
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iTunes University Presentation

iTunes U is very helpful for anybody not only just college students it's very good search engine for students with projects because they can search for it in itunes. iTunes is also free, podcasting and vcasting is another helpful tool for teachers to deliberate a lesson without being in class. The vcasting is good way for presentations on online classes for students.
So as i read from the presentation available for the facts of my knowledge of itunes U I learned that this is best for me too use as a student and teacher, because this is free and im just able to do so much with itunes U as well as download music, videos , and movies so I recommend this to anyone. SO CLICK HERE FOR ITUNES U INTRO KNOWLEDGE
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Dr.Christies's site

I believe the use of internet is a very useful idea in the classroom. So, that's why the kids at a young age need to be familiar with different ideas of the internet sites that's available for use as Dr. Alice Christie says. I believe the ask kid website is very helpful for kids they can collaborate with school work and can visit different sites about different movies, video games, and other galleries all in this one site. It's also spit up by age group so it's really good site for teens also.Take a visit!! askkids.com

I another help kid website that Dr. Christie had available is factmonster.com its very also its more useful for research projects with kids it has all the different subjects for school and it has different icons you can touch for the subjects. It's more children made that why it seems so helpful for kids because sometimes encyclopedia might be too difficult for kids with the choice of words.So check it out right here factmonster.com

SJd From Mr. Graves Class

I commented SJD blog from Mr.Graves class their blog was saying this was the first blog and that he or she really didn't have any experience for blogging i basically just told them that blogging is good and if you need some pointers look at mines.
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