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What is Information and media literacy?
What is Information and media literacy?
Information and Media Literacy, or IML for short, is a related arts class that teaches students all about how to find/use information from different types of print and media sources as well as how to use that information in a smart way. It sounds really complicated but I promise, it's not! We use a lot of technology resources in this class so it's actually pretty fun :)
IML is one of Jay Stream's related arts rotation classes. There are 5 related arts classes, sometimes called "exploratory" classes. 7th & 8th grade students rotate every trimester based on their top 3 picks; check PowerSchool to see which 3 classes your student is taking. 6th grade students rotate based on the schedule below.
Related Arts Teachers
Mrs. Guihan teaches IML
Mr. Ohlinger teaches CCIA
6th Grade Rotation Schedule:
IML Helps Students:
IML Helps Students:
- Ask thought provoking questions
- Decide where to look for the answers to those questions
- Search safely and effectively online
- Organize information in different ways
- Learn how to use different technology resources
- Avoid plagiarism
- Evaluate sources to determine if they are good or bad
- Analyze advertisement techniques
- Think creatively
- Work cooperatively with peers
- Understand how the media tries to persuade us
- Learn to deliver a clear message to an audience
- Identify target audiences
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