ACCESS

ACCESS, The Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators, and Students Statewide (ACCESS) Program is a Distance Learning program for students. According to the ACCESS link, it connects classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide and provides opportunities and options for Alabama public high school students to engage in Advanced Placement (AP), elective, and other courses to which they may not otherwise have access.
The students are allowed to take Advanced Placement courses during regular school hours through a web-based program, one-on-one lectures, and recently added, the students are now able learn through interactive video conference with their teachers. When visiting http://accessdl.state.al.us/, prospective students could learn more about ACCESS and how it can accommodate you, your child, and/or student(s). There are different tabs that you can go under such as About ACCESS, Courses, Students, Educators, Parents, Contact Us, Help, and Resources which describes the ACCESS program; under the Courses tab, it identifies the courses that are available through ACCESS. The Students tab tells the students what type of activities and devices they should look forward to doing and using and shows the students were classes will be held.

The Educators tab, tell teachers who are interested in teaching in the Distance Learning(DL) program may see what jobs are available. The Parents tab describes ACCESS and lets them know what their child will be learning, and where the classes will be held and where they are offered. The Contact Us tab has information such as telephone and email addresses for which one can use to contact someone who works for ACCESS. The Help tab has frequently asked questions and the Resources tab identifies the type of exams and tests the students will be taking. There is also an option to look at a PowerPoint on ACCESS at: http://accessdl.state.al.us/showaccess.php?Ink=about access. The ACCESS program will be something I will use to keep my students and their parents informed about DL, if I teach it in later years.