Students will demonstrate the ability to comprehend content in various types of media,i.e. stories,reference materials, videos. Students will demonstrate an appreciation of print and nonprint materials as sources of information and recreation. Students will demonstrate the ability to create print and nonprint materials, i.e., making book advertisements, bookmarks, writing activities, making a video. The class consists of 30 minutes of instruction and 10 minutes of checkout time. Kindergarten is scheduled for a 20-minute media class once a week.
Instruction coincides with various curriculum that students are working on in their classes.
Students in grades three through five receive a media grade in January and June. Areas of instruction include learning how to locate a book, using an encyclopedia both in the hard copy version and electronic version, using various other reference materials in both the hard copy version and electronic version, learning to use Microsoft Word for various writing projects, and being introduced to numerous authors and various genre. IGOE Teach 24 classes weekly and assist 525 students in selecting books. Assist 46 staff members in selecting materials and in using computers as well as other AV equipment. Maintain the operation of the Computer Lab as well as problems that occur with computers in various other rooms in the school.