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The New and Improved ALEX
Tailor Made for You!
Lynne Schneider
[email protected]
How I Got Here…
Classroom teacher
Trained to be School Technology Leader
Published ALEX lesson plan
Web page pilot team member
AETC presenter
Courses of Study
Location of all courses of study—including
new ones for Foreign Languages,
English/Language Arts, Driver’s Education
and Art Education
Lessons and web links for each standard
Key indicating ARMT, AHSGE or Direct
Assessment of Writing standard
Personal Workspace
Must have a User Name and Password to
Login and use (see ALEX Help for
instructions)
Create lesson plans with standards
documented and instantly available at all
times
Create a website using Word (can you
type, right click and Insert?)
Personal Workspace
Web Page Using Word
Center your title (WordArt on Drawing
toolbar)
Table – Insert Table – for calendar,
schedule, etc.
Insert – Hyperlink – email on left side
Format – Background
Insert – Picture from file
Insert - clipart
Web Links
This feature has been added to the
Courses of Study Standards
Professional Learning
Links for grants, listservs, professional
development, tips and tricks, etc.
Lesson Plans
This is a list of lessons listed by name not
by standards
Distance Learning
Information on ACCESS (Alabama
Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and
Students Statewide)—web-based courses
offered
Search
Search a specific topic
Help
How to create an ALEX account,
instructions on how to create a lesson
plan, template of lesson plan information,
joining an ALEX listserv, etc.
Be Adventurous!
Try one new technology feature this
semester or this year to incorporate
Locate one ALEX lesson plan to use in a
lesson you already teach
Create and save one lesson on your ALEX
Personal Workspace this year
Create your own ALEX housed website
Helpful Links
www.alex.state.al.us (start using ALEX)
www.aetc.cc (get handouts from sessions)
[email protected] (contact me)
Good Luck!