With the proliferation of the information superhighway, electronic databases, and real-world applications, the library has had to change more than its name to keep in touch. You are as likely to find the latest in presentation software as the latest in YA fiction. Library media specialists and teachers are working together on media center based activities to encourage reflexive learning that crosses curriculum areas. Students utilizing the media center are learning as much about the center itself as they are the topics they are studying and researching. The process uses the best of the resources inside the media center as well as outside it.
Successful examples are as enjoyable as they are educational.
They must meet the Virginia Standards of Learning as well as the requirements of Information Literacy Skills. A good example of a collaborative activity would be Historical Karaoke. Teacher and librarian would meet to plan the lesson and mete out responsibilities and resources. A rubric would be drawn up for evaluative purposes. The students, in small groups, identify and research historical figures.