Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

The Alabama Learning Exchange, also known as ALEX, is a website teachers utilize to find lesson and teaching plans. Beyond lesson plans, teachers also have the ability to find assessment techniques, podcasts, and work within a personal space to create documents. ALEX is sponsored by, and shares partnerships with the Alabama Virtual Library, the Alabama Supercomputer Authority, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the Malone Family Foundation.

ALEX is an amazing resource for teachers. If a teacher is interested in constructing a lesson plan on the planets or solar system, they can search that topic on the ALEX website and look at another teacher's lesson plan for guidance. Additionally, the website has resources and lesson plans that can be applied from kindergarten to senior year of high school. All subjects are included on this website, and they meet each of Alabama's teaching standards.

A downside from the Learning Exchange is that teachers may abuse it. Those who slack off and do not create their own lesson plans lack creativity in the classroom. Teachers who lack authenticity in the classroom may not hold the attention of their students, and a comfortable climate may never be achieved. Ultimately, ALEX has the ability to join teachers, classrooms, and school districts together with it's exciting lesson plans and other virtual tools.