1. The New and Improved ALEX Tailor Made for You!
Lynne Schneider

2. How I Got Here… Classroom teacher
Trained to be School Technology Leader
Published ALEX lesson plan
Web page pilot team member
AETC presenter

3. 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

4. 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?)

5. Personal Workspace Web Page Using Word
Center your title (WordArt on Drawing toolbar)
Table – Insert Table – for calendar, schedule, etc.
Insert – Hyperlink – on left side
Format – Background
Insert – Picture from file
Insert - clipart

6. Web Links
This feature has been added to the Courses of Study Standards

7. Professional Learning
Links for grants, listservs, professional development, tips and tricks, etc.

8. Lesson Plans
This is a list of lessons listed by name not by standards

9. Distance Learning
Information on ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide)—web-based courses offered

10. Search
Search a specific topic

11. 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.

12. 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

13. Helpful Links www.alex.state.al.us (start using ALEX)
(get handouts from sessions)
(contact me)

14. Good Luck!