ACCESS

The Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Students Statewide (ACCESS) program is a great new tool. ACCESS offers “high quality classroom courses and teachers via technology.” Part of the problem in Alabama is the limited course offerings in many of the rural and low income areas. The goal of ACCESS is to provide additional education for high school students.

There are two different ways to use ACCESS. One is through web based instruction. This includes “website portal, multimedia content and electronic office hours.” The other way is through Videoconferencing. This includes “real-time, streaming, electronic office hours and H.323 standard.” There is also a thing called blended which combines these two methods.

I would use ACCESS in my classroom to try and help further my student’s education. ACCESS would also provide my student’s with classes not currently offered at our school. I think it is a great tool for further enhancing student education.