The media activities are closely tied to the classroom curriculum and address the Minnesota Graduation Rule.
Specific benchmarks drive the media curriculum.
The Garfield Elementary School is networked for building-wide Internet access. All students and staff members have e-mail accounts. There is at least one networked computer in each classroom, with portable minilabs available. A thirty-station networked Macintosh computer lab with a scanner, projection system, and laser printers is used for instruction. A smaller computer lab is available for word-processing and keyboarding use.