Mission:
The Media/Technology Team believes that the media center should be an invitational, user-friendly environment that fosters lifelong learning. We provide flexible access to literacy and technology-rich resources, collaboratively work toward creating opportunities that impact achievement, support intellectual pursuit, and encourage critical thinking. Through collaborating with staff and students and following our school mission, we prepare our students to be successful citizens in the globally competitive society of the 21st century.
Goals:
*To evaluate, select, and encourage the utilization of appropriate and relevant print, electronic sources, and tools.
*To implement flexible access to the Media Center and computer labs.
*To collaborate with teachers in an effort to teach and integrate literature and information skills into the curriculum.
*To support the educational mission of J.N. Fries Magnet School.
*To help students research, evaluate, and use valid information to make informed decisions.