Overview and Strategic Plan

As part of the Department of Technology in Wautoma Area School District, library media centers and the library media program provide leadership for technology integration into the teaching and learning process. Technology plays a significant role in accessing information. No single area within the school has been more transformed by technology than the library media center, the technological hub of the school. The role of the library media specialist as an information specialist becomes even more critical as students and staff confront an excess of information. The library media specialist facilitates teachers’ use of technology for production, instruction, and student inquiry and communication. To ensure that this occurs, technology should be treated as a tool for learning rather than as an independent discipline. Through the use of technology the library media specialist, in partnership with the technology integrator can assist teachers and students in:
.....Enhancing information inquiry and processing skills
......Gathering information from global perspectives;
.....Communicating with others in a global environment
.....Analyzing data;
.....Facilitating presentation and production of ideas through multimedia;
.....Expanding teaching and learning opportunities.


Exerpt from Library Media Handbook
http://www.chesterfield.k12.va.us/Instruction/Library_Media/Library_Media_Handbook.html