ACCESS

The Alabama ACCESS Distance Learning Initiative was launched on November 1, 2004 by our Governor Bob Riley for classrooms, educators, and students statewide. It is used to help classrooms and teachers by use of technology. I like the idea of ACCESS because it provides "equal access to high quality instruction" which I believe is very important in the classroom. The idea of ACCESS is to help all students quality learning opportunities and I believe that this well help Alabama's public school system. According to the ACCESS website, there are four key concepts:
"• Rigorous Web-based and Interactive Videoconferencing (IVC) courses taught by Alabama certified and highly qualified teachers
• A technical infrastructure to deliver approved Web-based courses and connect IVC labs via a statewide network
• Three regional support centers to hire, train, evaluate, and support e-teachers
• Statewide coordination, scheduling, and support for distance learning".
I believe these components will help many students who learn better by using technology. These key components can be found on ACCESS website if you click here

These objectives I obtained from the ACCESS website which you can find here
The objectives of this plan are as follows:
· Provide access to advanced diploma courses
· Provide access to additional course offerings
· Provide access to advanced placement or dual credit courses
· Provide access to remediation and supplemental resources
· Leverage existing resources and distance learning offerings
· Provide teachers with additional multimedia and technology tools to enhance instruction