International Blog 1

The first international blog I found was from Japan. It was created by a man named Daniel Kirk. Daniel is an English teacher in Japan. Daniel's blog title is EFL in Japan. It is about the politics, economics, education and environment of EFL in Japan. He has many blog posts and has been a blogger since 2003. His posts are in English and Japanese. If you click them it will show you the Japanese writing. He has resource category listed on the left side of his blog that you can click on to see where some of his information comes from.

U.S. Teacher Blog 2

I found another teacher in Texas using a blog. He titled his blog One crazy teacher to another... and uses his blog often. He is a second grade teacher in Texas and he has been for two years. He posts lots of very informational things that are going on. He has post about the "Biggest Loser", a teacher being slain, and a video on how we should all teach. It is located on You Tube and it is called Local Teacher Has Innovative Ways To Teach Calculus. He also has information about Texas's public education and ways he saved his school money. His blog is just full of useful information.

U.S. Teacher Blog 1

Through searching the web, I found a math teacher, Ms. Cookie, that is using a blog. Ms. Cookie's blog title is Math Teacher Mambo and she is from the great state of Texas. She has been a math teacher for 12 years and has had her blog for 4 years. Ms. Cookie has many posts a week. She mainly posts how her class going, but she does have a few posts that contain math notes. She has teaching blog links on her page that you can access. I like her site and it is informational. She has a four tier process:

1. I teach, you watch
2. I teach, you help
3. You do, I help
4. You do, I watch

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"Did you know?" Response

I consider the "Did you know?" video very informational. The world is changing everyday. The people are getting smarter and smarter. Even our children use computers, phones, ipods and other technology that is being created in the world today. The Internet has become our leader in the world. Anything that you ask on the Internet can be answered. It itself is a school or college that is teaching us everyday. The websites that are created are getting more detailed and users find themselves addicted to the Internet. It is like something that you just can't leave along. I guess that's why everything has improved so much.

I think the education systems should all watch this video. It will help them learn that all students in American, even the in the world, need an Internet connection. Everything is so advanced that you can't do it without the Internet. Just like going to college. Nearly everything we do in school has to be done through the Internet. So watch the "Did you know?" video to find out for yourself.

ACCESS Distance Learning

ACCESS Distance Learning (Alabama Connecting Classroom, Educators and Students Statewide) was initiated by the Alabama Department of Education. ACCESS has e-teachers to teach the students the videoconferencing. It allows Alabama public high school students to access courses that are not available on campus. Students can sign up for a variety of courses. Some of the objectives of ACCESS are to provide advanced diploma courses, advanced placement or dual enrollment courses, and remediation and supplemental courses. There are also additional courses offered. Some of the courses will transfer as credit to the students college.The classes are web-based and have a video and audio. The students are able to see and hear their teachers on monitors. The students have available to them a videoconferencing labs. There are many labs throughout Alabama. There is even one in my county, which is Monroe County. About half of the schools that have ACCESS are funded but the State and the other half are funded by ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission). Students must be provided computers with internet connection to use the courses. Courses that are offered to the students are all taught during school hours. ACCESS is free to the Alabama public high schools.

I believe that ACCESS is a really good program for students. Students that need advanced courses that the school does not provide could really profit from ACCESS. I think it is great for students to be able to challenge theirselves through ACCESS.

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

In my recent search of the Alabama Learning Exchange, or ALEX, I discovered it is a website to help teachers help their students succeed. It provides the teachers sample lesson plans and lessons plans from other teachers in the state. Teachers also can create a personal workspace to create their own lesson plans through the site. All teachers could use this site to plan for their classes. Whether it be drivers education, mathematics, or english. It has a very wide variety of courses that can be accessed. There are also links to access several Alabama Department of Education Program Websites. There is a distance learning option also. This takes you to the Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide, or ACCESS. I will post more about this in a later post.

I think the Alabama Learning Exchange website is very useful. I believe it could help me to plan for my mathematics courses that I plan to teach. I could create my own workspace and help others and they could help me plan for class. I look forward to able to use such a site.

About Me

My name is Gretta Dailey. I live in Goodway, Alabama. Goodway is located in Monroe County. I have a husband (Mike), a son (Deagan), and a stepson (Zane). Mike and I have been married for almost three years. Zane is Mike's son from a previous marriage, but I still love him as my own. Zane is 8 years old. Our son, Deagan, is 17 months old. He is the most wonderful person that could ever exist besides Jesus.

I graduated from J. U. Blacksher High School in May 2002. After graduating high school I enrolled in Alabama Southern Community College. I went for two years and graduated in May 2004. I then applied for the University of South Alabama. I really intended on attending the University of South Alabama, but I always thought of a way to backout.

I started working part-time at Peoples Exchange Bank of Monroe County in March 2004. After I graduated from Alabama Southern Community College, I started working full-time at the bank. I was a teller for a couple of years, then I was promoted to the bookkeeping department. I have worked in that department over two years and have really enjoyed it and my co-workers.

My interests include going to church, building a website, and my son. I attend the First Baptist Church of Goodway. I am a Sunday School teacher for the children from ages three to five. Oh what joy! I am happy to be the one teaching them about God and His world he created. I created the Monroe County Autism Advocates website for the Monroe County Autism Advocate support group. I am actually the groups website designer. I am not very good at creating the site, but i do know a little about autism. I have a nephew that has autism. Well the only other thing I have time for is Deagan. He is my favorite interest. It is pleasing to see him growing up and learning each day. I love to watch everything he does because he picks it up from everyone he is around. He has learned so much in the last 17 months. Oh, what do I have to look forward to?

I have determined my reason for being at South is my son, Deagan. I am going to college to obtain a degree in Secondary Education in Mathematics. I aim to work as long as I can at Peoples Exchange Bank. I love working there, but it is best for me if I go to college. I want to go to school with Deagan and get out with him each day. This will help me to spend as much time with Deagan as I can.

This is just parts of my life. I could spread it out a lot more but there's probably not enough space on this site.

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My First Post

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