ALEX

ALEX or the Alabama Learning Exchange is a great tool for teachers. This website has many different features that help teachers with lesson plans, course of study, web links, distance learning, etc. This website allows teachers to post their lesson plans online, on this website so that they can be discussed and shared between other teachers. This is a great feature for teachers who may be stuck on ways to teach a lesson. Also, it has a feature called "personal workspace" which allows you to keep up with your lesson plans and web pages that you found useful. The course of study feature is also great because it lists out everything you are required to teach by grade level and subject, and it is listed in an easy list.
I think the Alabama Learning Exchange is a huge help for new teachers. When you first begin teaching, you are thrown into something brand new and expected to perform as if you have been there for years. The features on this website list out the course of study in an easy to read list, and also there are lesson plans available. The lesson plan feature allows new teachers and experienced teachers to come up with their own creative lesson plans, or use the ones provided by other teachers. There are just so many great features about this website that its hard to list them all. I really believe that this website is going to be a life saver for new teachers.