ACCESS, or Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, & Students Statewide, is a new technology that allows students to participate in online or distance learning classes that would not be offered to them otherwise. It has so many courses to choose from. From Economics to Mandarin Chinese, ACCESS has something to offer any student that wants, or needs one of these amazing classes. The classes can be web-based or video conferencing. It allows students the opportunity to learn at their own pace while interacting with students at different schools. It allows teachers to reach out to students all over the state that otherwise could never have the experience of some of these classes. ACCESS also allows teachers to work more closely with students on a one on one basis rather than in a normal classroom setting. It is a way for an individual student to have more control over their academic success. It also allows students to have more of a say in what they are taught and how they learn.
I am completely blown away by this new and innovative technology. I would love to be an "E-teacher!" It is probably one of the most valuable assets to education today. What a great way for students in low-income schools to get the best education Alabama has to offer by utilizing ACCESS. I hope that the Alabama Department of Education generates the funds to offer ACCESS to all Alabama schools very soon. I wish this type of "technical learning" was available to me when I was in high school. But, even though it was not, I am very happy to see that there are many, many children in Alabama that can experience such amazing advances in and out of the classroom. ACCESS will and has changed education forever.
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