Media Class

Media Standards

Media Classes use standards from several organizations.

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).

Reading/Library Use

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!

Robotics

Students learn how to code and even get to use robots! Most students will use block-based coding, such as Blockly.

Advanced Coding

For students that are ready for an extra challenge, there are also opportunities for text-based coding.

Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship

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.

Computational Thinking Concepts

Students will have hands-on practice with the following computational thinking concepts: logic, evaluation, algorithms, patterns, decomposition, and abstraction.*

Computational Thinking Approaches

Students will use the following approaches to learning computational thinking: tinkering, creating, debugging, persevering, and collaboration.*

*The concepts and approaches are from Barefoot Computing.

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