ACCESS

Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS) gives students an opportunity to take park in Advanced Placement (AP) courses and other courses that their school may not have the funding for. ACCESS was first implemented in 2007 by Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, and State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Joseph B. Morton with the mission of "To provide an infrastructure that delivers quality learning opportunities for all citizens". ACCESS site consists of links for students, courses, parents, educators, and resourses. There is also a link for more information that takes you to a word document that tells the you all you need to know about how they plan to put ACCESS in to action.

The powerpoint on ACCESS was very interesting. I am very impressed that our legistalators are trying to provide a better education and bring Alabama's standards of education up with the rest of the nation. I also can say from experience that a distance learning classroom creates a totally different environment for both students and educators. ACCESS will also get students involved more in the world around them and will help with technological advances due to the fact that students and teachers will be useing various resources like video-conferencing, two way audio/two way video, intrenet based instruction etc.