Lyndale Media Center:
Media Classes use standards from.
ITEM (Information and Technology Educators of MN): the state standards were new in 2019.
AASL (American Association of School Librarians): these national standards were new in 2018.
ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education): technology standards for students and educators.
In Media class, students will learn library skills (such as using the library catalog and library etiquette), research skills (including evaluating sources), and technology (including on digital citizenship/online safety, using technology to communicate and to create, and coding).
Students learn how to use a library and read books in different formats. Students use books for formal research and personal learning. Students also read for pleasure!
Students learn the responsibilities of being a digital citizen. They also learn how to evaluate and use the information they find online for personal learning and for formal research.
Students learn how to code and even get to use robots! Most students will use block-based coding, such as Blockly.