Project access lab

I recently visited Daphne High school's Access lab with another student from my EDM 310 class named Dealana.We went to the lab on September 22 during second block.We checked in at the office and were greeted by Mr.Roh who is in charge of the access lab and the IB program.We followed him to his office and interviewed him about he access lab.There are basically two ways to have classes using the access lab they are web based classes and video conferencing classes.So far at Daphne High the access lab is only doing web-based classes.Mr.roh is teaching Chemistry and AP Biology this way.He uses physical labs though ;because Baldwin County doesn't allow web based labs yet.The access lab is set up for video classes but due to conflicting schedules between schools it hasn't been used yet.The video conferencing equipment has been used however by the educational professional for meetings that way people did not have to drive to one place.The hub of the access lab is Troy university.The teachers of the classes using the lab are paid by Troy.The facilitator is paid by the participating school.Daphne 's lab facilitator is already a teacher there that had a space in his schedule ' that way they don't have to pay for additional staff.The equipment for Daphne was paid for from a grant.The facilitator,and room was provided by the school.
When we went to see the access lab there was a class in there.There were about 16 students in the lab all working on lab tops.The room had about 6 long tables with chairs set up that the students were using.There were two televisions and cameras in the room.The lab has twenty five available lab tops.There was also a Promethean board in the lab.Two of the students were taking a web-based Latin course.The class will have to be elective though because Baldwin county doesn't allow web based foreign language credits yet.The rest of the class were graduation exam practices.The students doing the practice graduation study will use the class as a study hall when they pass the test.
Mr.Roh showed us around the lab and the equipment.He then showed us on the main lab top how to call another school.He chose and called Robertsdale High the monitor then showed the class's at Robertsdale empty.He showed us that he could control there camera and move them where he wanted.He showed us how the screen could be split between Robertsdale and Daphne to show both labs.Mr.Roh said it could up to nine sites at a time.He said he really likes the lab and sees endless possibilities for it.He said that economically especially for things like summer school it could cut down on the number of teachers needed.The students could take failed classes after school, the students would have to pay of course.But it cold really help them make their graduation dates.Students aren't allowed to take classes in the lab that are offered the traditional way on campus.