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Informational Media

Students at Computers
Students at computers

We live in the "Information Age" and the amount of that information is increasing at an astronomical rate. It is very important that students become effective users of information.

Studies have shown that schools with a strong school library media program make a difference in student academic achievement. It is the purpose of the Informational Media program to help them do just that.

Throughout their years at St. Charles, students complete a comprehensive program which enables them to find, analyze, evaluate, and present information in a variety of effective formats. The skills students learn in this program will help them throughout their academic career.

Preschool
Listening skills from storytelling

Kindergarten
Learn basic book care
Learn to recognize author, title, illustrator on the title page
Students are competent and self-motivated readers
Students are able to produce simple project using Microsoft Keys (a version of Microsoft Office for
grades 1-5)

First Grade
Students learn about fiction books
Students learn about the alphabetical order of fiction books
Students learn about nonfiction books
Students learn to recognize publisher, place of publication, and copyright date on the title page
Students learn about Caldecott Medal books
Students are able to produce simple project using Microsoft Keys (a version of Microsoft Office for
grades 1-5)

Second Grade
Students are introduced to a wide range of fairy tales and folklore
Students understand the Dewey Decimal System for arranging nonfiction books
Students are introduced to basic note card strategies
Students experience guided use of Internet resources
Students are able to integrate information into their own knowledge
Students are able to organize information for practical application
Students are able to produce simple project using Microsoft Keys (a version of Microsoft Office for
grades 1-5)

Third Grade
Students can use a library card catalog
Students can understand the need to credit their sources of information
Students can use basic formatting tools in word processing
Students are introduced to a variety of web-based research tools appropriate to their age
Students can save and import graphics into a document
Students can bookmark and save a webpage into a folder
Students understand the school's Acceptable Use Policy
Students determine accuracy, relevancy, and comprehensiveness of materials to projects

Fourth Grade
Students learn to use an almanac
Students learn to use note cards following regular note card format
Students use search engines to accomplish simple key word searches
Students credit copyrighted sources of information, both printed and electronic
Students use appropriate grade level research tools
Students are able to create a basic PowerPoint projects, spread sheets, and word documents using
Microsoft Keys (a version of Microsoft Office for grades 1-5)

Fifth Grade
Students can use atlases and biographical dictionaries both online and book format
Students can use a variety of search strategies (Boolean operators, phrasing) when doing an Internet related search
Students can use appropriate grade level research tools
Microsoft Keys (a version of Microsoft Office for grades 1-5)\

Sixth Grade
Students learn about a variety of careers
Students demonstrate the ability to put together a more advanced PowerPoint project on their own
Students are familiar with the basic formats for setting up research and home assignments, editing marks

Seventh Grade
Students are familiar with the history and background of the Internet
Students can differentiate between a search engine and a directory
Students learn how search engines differ from one another
Students can use a variety of search strategies when doing an Internet related search
Students demonstrate the ability to complete more complex key word and subject searches
Students become familiar with issues of Internet safety and Internet etiquette
Students can evaluate a webpage as to authenticity, accuracy, etc.
Students understand unauthorized use of information and its consequences
Students respect the principle of equitable access to information

Eighth Grade
Students can identify and evaluate the various ways in which visual image makers communicate
information and affect an oppinion
Students can use media to stimulate interest in a topic or product
Students can use media to convey information
Students can identify false or misleading information
Students can discuss the role of media in advertising
Students can use a digital camera to produce a short commercial
Students can collaborate with others to identify problems and seek their solutions