Resources

=** Alabama Resources **=

__Technology Standards__

 * //Students://
 * Alabama Technology Education Course of Study
 * Word document- [|2008 Tech Ed COS Document]
 * Online- http://alex.state.al.us/browseTechEd.php
 * ISTE [|National Educational Technology Standards for Students]
 * //Teachers://
 * Alabama Teacher Technology Standards: [[file:Teacher_Standards.doc]]
 * ISTE [|National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers]
 * //Administrators://
 * Alabama Administrator Technology Standards: [[file:Administrator_Standards.doc]]
 * ISTE [|National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators]
 * Instructional Leaders: [[file:Alabama_Standards_for_Instructional_Leaders.pdf]]
 * Professional Development: [[file:Alabama Professional Development Standards.pdf]]

__STI Professional Development__
[|http://pdweb.alsde.edu] STIPD is an all-inclusive web-based management solution that organizes and streamlines the management of employee training and the course enrollment process throughout your school and district. It allows staff to register for courses tracks the complete professional history of each employee. You must be employed with an Alabama public school system to access the system. It is web-based, so you can access it from home, school or anywhere you have an Internet connection.


 * Overview:
 * Introductory Presentation-[[file:STI Professional Development.ppt]]
 * Basic Instructions (1-page)-[[file:STIPD Overview.doc]]
 * STIPD for Teachers:
 * Employee Manual-[[file:STI PD Employee User Manual.doc]]
 * [|Video Tutorial]
 * STIPD for Administrators:
 * Principal's Manual-[[file:STIPD Principal User Manual.pdf]]
 * [|Video Tutorial]
 * STIPD for PD Managers:
 * PD Manager Manual-[[file:STIPD Manager User Manual.pdf]]

__Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)__
[|http://www.alex.state.al.us] The Alabama Learning Exchange, or A.L.E.X., is a State Department of Education sponsored web portal that helps teachers and administrators find what they need quickly and easily. Here’s what you can find there: So what’s new in ALEX besides the cool makeover? ALEX is offering **a free website for every teacher**! Discover the power of Web 2.0 by learning to create your very own free classroom website—no HTML needed! Certified teachers and administrators will be able to create web pages in their very own ALEX Personal Workspace through their existing logins, or newly created logins. Users will enter content by simply typing text into the ALEX web page interface, making classroom websites attainable for all teachers at every user level. If you are interested in improving communication through school and teacher websites, this is your tool! You will walk away with a wealth of tools right at your fingertips through the nationally-recognized ALEX web portal. Are you ready to join the ranks of Best Practices teachers across the state who have discovered the treasures of ALEX?
 * **Courses of Study** for all subject areas and grade levels.
 * **Web Links** aligned to state content standards that have been reviewed and approved for education.
 * **Lesson Plans** aligned to the state content standards which can be searched by subject, grade level or keyword.
 * **Professional Learning** includes information on instructional strategies, the latest research, technology tips and tutorials, and special areas for ELL, Special Education, Library Media and Leadership, as well as grant opportunities and LISTSERVs.
 * **Distance Learning** links to information about the ACCESS program for students across the state.

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[|http://www.avl.lib.al.us] The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Each database has its own unique features that make it valuable to users, such as videos, maps, interactive activities, images, etc. Through AVL, an equitable core of information sources is available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state.

The Alabama Virtual Library can be accessed at any public school campus, college, university or at any public library in Alabama. To use the AVL from home, you will need a **Home Access Card**. Users must visit their local Alabama public library, public K-12 school library, or public postsecondary library to obtain an AVL Home Access Card with a username and password.

The AVL has access to over **50 databases**. The choices for **age groups** and **topics** make it easier to find the databases which contain appropriate resources for your search. If you are a beginning user and need help focusing your search it is best to follow the choices for your topic or age group. If you already know which database you want to search, you can do so from the extensive choices offered by the AVL, such as Britannica Online, InfoTrac OneFile, EBSCOHost Web, ERIC, LitFinder, and SIRS Discoverer.

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[] Alabama Public Television is providing an extensive FREE resource for Alabama educators. APTPLUS offers free, online, video-on-demand libraries and multimedia resources for K-12 curriculum and professional development. One of the most popular features on this website is the //United Streaming// service from Discovery Education. With the //United Streaming// video-based learning resource, educators gain on-demand access to 50,000 content-specific segments from 5,000 full-length educational videos, still images, teacher guides, lesson plans, and even interactive online assessments and assignments. This comprehensive learning tool allows users to search program content by key concepts that correlate to Alabama curriculum standards for grades K-12 in science, social studies, language arts, health, guidance, mathematics and more. This service allows teachers to find related downloadable support materials including reproducible tests, vocabulary lists, and other classroom activities. The Teacher Center with helpful tools like a Writing Prompt Builder, Quiz Builder, thematic focus and historical daily calendar. The Professional Development Center not only has teaching tips and best practices, but also project demonstrations, interactive training and courses for credit.

If you are a K-12 public school teacher, you can find out how to access your free //United Streaming// account by visiting http://www.aptv.org/Learning/APTPlus/getstarted.asp.

__eLearning for Educators__
[|http://elearning.alsde.edu]

__Thinkfinity__
[|http://www.thinkfinity.org]

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