About the Media Center
Media Center
The media program of Gilbert
Middle School is a flexibly scheduled program that allows access to the
Media Center in the mornings at 7:30, during the school day with teacher
permission and a Media Center pass, and after school. Teachers may
also schedule whole-class instruction to be conducted by the Media Specialist
or whole-class use of the Media Center's resources. Teachers are
oriented to the resources and services available through the Media Center
at the beginning of each school year with a faculty inservice at which
time they are provided a Media Center Policy and Procedure Manual.
Programs
Technology
is integrated throughout the total media program with the collection being
accessed through an automated catalog system available in classroms.
Also, students are allowed access to Internet, Accelerated Reader computerized
reading enrichment program, and DISCUS, a collection of on-line databases
mangaged by the SC State Library, to enhance their research and pleasure-reading
needs.
A Media Retrieval System managed and maintained by the Media Center is
available to teachers who use videotapes to enhance their curriculum.
Other instructional television resources which are available include a
distribution center of available videotapes, SCETV, and Cable in the Classroom.
All play-outs, feeds and recordings of programs are coordinated through
the Media Center.
Media Center Staff
The Media Center is staffed by
one Media specialist and one full-time Media Assistant. The Media
Specialist is responsible for the coordination of the learning media services.
The constant evaluation of these services revolves around the selection,
ordering, processing, inventory and circulation of materials both print
and nonprint. The Media Assistant assists the Media Specialist in
each of these functions.
Check out the "What's Happening"
link on our main page for current happenings in the Media Center.
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