Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tech Diversity and the MC
The media center can play a pivotal role in technology and diversity in the school setting. Technology is available in most media centers and if students are trained correctly they can use this as they continue through life. The role of diversity can be addressed in many ways. Diversity means different things to different people. We have students with special needs that utilize various resources that our media center offers. This year to address diversity we have created a culture corner. Each month we celebrate another cultural group. We pull the books and other resources that address that culture. We have people bring in items to go on display that are relevant to the heritage or group we are celebrating. Also, to address the different diverse needs in our media center I am trying to get input from the faculty, parents, and students about the types of materials they would like to see available in our media center. We also invite guest speakers to come in and talk with students about various events, share stories of different cultures, and demonstrate arts and crafts. Hopefully, in the future as our school grows and changes we will be able to continue to develop a diverse school community.
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I never thought about having the students and faculty bring in items that represent each culture in the corner, great idea. Has anyone ever complained about the culture corner being just a corner? Maybe it could be called Culture Up Front and Center...or something like that...just a thought.
I like the fact that you are involving the community in more than one way in the media center. Celebrating different cultures is fantastic, but getting input on materials and technology to help the students is a real coup on your part.
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