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Media Center
The
goal of the Helen Keller Middle School Media Center is to provide
opportunities for students to conduct research in an atmosphere
conducive to meeting the needs of an ever-changing world in a
technological environment. In order to accomplish this goal, the Media
Center has become the focal point of the school where
students and teachers can access material from a variety of sources,
including on-line services, CD-ROM, laser discs, the internet and
current print material. Students will have opportunities during the year
to conduct research for class projects as part of interdisciplinary
units of study designed by each team. Many of the projects and units,
including student work and photographs are found on our website, under the
Projects link.
The Director of
Learning Resources and Technology is dedicated to heightening the
awareness of the importance of critical thinking skills and problem
solving, using the Connecticut Standards as a guide. Locating answers to
problems and researching questions require strategies that are used in
our Media Center. Students learn to look at the problem, evaluate its
components, conduct the research, synthesize the material and ultimately
evaluate the completed product.
Students learn
research skills that are relevant to their studies. In this way, they
are experiencing hands-on learning while meeting the objectives of their
classes. The Fine and Practical Arts Team and facilitates the setting
of goals and objectives for interdisciplinary units of study.
The United States Department of Education has
published a Parents Guide to the Internet that is available for
downloading. To access this valuable resource, visit the link on
our webpage
by
clicking
Parent Resources. |
