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HS Library: Curriculum & Policy

For school-wide curriculum, policies, procedures, and documentation applicable to all JIS Libraries, please visit the JIS Libraries homepage.

High School Media and Information Literacy Student Outcomes

Information/Media Literacy Operations and Concepts

Students demonstrate a sound understanding of information sources and media concepts.

Students will:

1.  Understand and use of media and information systems

  • Apply information and media terminology appropriately in practical situations
  • Employ a range of media formats and information sources effectively
  • Locate materials in various types of libraries
  • Appreciate the impact of proper library etiquette on the school community
  • Know the variety of ways in which information can be carried in both digital and print formats
  • Use the library catalog proficiently
  • Use internet search engines and databases proficiently
  • Use artificial intelligence resources proficiently
  • Evaluate suitability of information and media resources for a task and then use appropriate tools for a project of significant complexity
  • Build upon previous experiences with information sources to learn new information and media resources

2.  Select and use information sources effectively and productively 

  • Evaluate the suitability of information and media resources for a task and then use appropriate tools for a project of significant complexity

3.  Transfer current knowledge to learning of new information sources and applications  

  • Build upon previous experiences with information sources to learn new information and media resources

 

Communication, Collaboration, and Ethical Use  
Students use information and media resources to communicate and work collaboratively and ethically, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

Students will: 

1.  Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of media and information tools 

  • Plan and implement a complex collaborative project with others in and beyond the classroom using a wide variety of information and media resources while also employing a wide range of presentation tools

2.  Create products that apply to authentic, meaningful contexts.

 (Revised January 2024)

  • Solve a complex problem with a wide variety of resources that has an impact beyond the classroom or curricular activity
  • Use a wide variety of media/information resources to receive feedback from an authentic audience

3. Understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to media and information tools.

  • Debate and reflect on the social and technological implications of using emerging and existing media and information resources
  • Analyze and evaluate how media forms, content and products are constructed for and will impact specific audiences
  • Demonstrate how the use of various techniques and effects (e.g., editing, music, color, rhetorical devices) can be used to convery meaning in media
  • Design, create, and display media messages in a variety of forms, targeting a variety of audiences and purposes
4.  Practice safe, legal, and responsible use of media and information 
  • Explain issues related to the responsible use of online information sources
  • Explain and employ practices to protect one's personal safety and privacy online
  • Appreciate the dynamic of copyright in society
  • Monitor potential plagiarism in their own work
  • Create academic papers and presentations and any other form of media using current MLA standards
  • Assume personal accountability for responsible media use (e.g., adherence to copyright laws, proper attention to citations) and respond appropriately
  • Assume personal accountability for responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence 

Research Skills, Problem Solving, and Decision Making  
Students inquire, think critically and apply information and media resources to conduct research, solve problems and make decisions.

Students will: 

1.  Apply or use JIS 6 Research Skills to complete a task.
Defining
  • develop a list of
  • keywords/descriptors to use as search terms
  • define and clarify questions
  • expand or narrow a topic
  • develop a purpose or thesis statement.
  • identify information needed (to solve the information problem)
Locating
  • determine all possible sources (brainstorm)
  • locate sources (intellectually and physically)
  • use indexes, tables of contents, bibliographies, and chronologies to locate information within a source
Selecting
  • evaluate the authority, accuracy, currency, bias and relevance of resources, including media messages
  • verify facts by checking multiple resources
  • distinguish between fact and opinion in resources
  • use bibliographies to find other resources
  • monitor own information-seeking processes for effectiveness and progress, and adapt as necessary
  • seek appropriate help when it is needed
Organizing
  • use primary and secondary sources as needed
  • collect evidence and details to support the topic
  • use note-taking techniques
  • (paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting) to identify and record relevant information
  • interpret new information based on cultural and social context
  • verify facts by checking another resource
  • distinguish between fact and opinion in resources
  • organize from multiple sources
  • make generalizations from content and relate them to the purpose of the material
  • combine ideas and information to develop and demonstrate a new understanding
Presenting
  • create a well-organized product that clearly expresses ideas and provides supporting evidence
  • determine the best presentation format for a topic
  • deliver planned informative and persuasive presentations using visual aids and contemporary technology
Evaluating
  • develop personal criteria for gauging how effectively own ideas are expressed
  • devise strategies for revising and improving process and product

2.  Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project  

  • Apply a range of project management techniques in the creation of a complex product involving media/technology resource

 

 (Revised January 2024)

Code of Conduct

Jakarta Intercultural School is an academically oriented college preparatory school, and as such, recognizes the importance of an area set aside specifically for collaborative and independent study. This area has been designated as the High School Library, and the following are the expectations of conduct and acceptable use for the HS Library:

  • The library is to explore, enrich, collaborate and create.
  • Please respect the rights of others.
  • We allow groups to quietly collaborate. Students seeking social space should probably look elsewhere
  • Video games on any device are not allowed.
  • Do come to the library to explore, question, learn, experiment, and challenge.
  • The library staff may ask individuals to leave if violating these rules as the use of the library is a privilege.
  • Disciplinary action or suspension from the library can be the result of repeated infractions.

Thank you for making sure the library is a place where people can collaborate, read, create, and study.

Late Materials Policy

Beginning March 10, 2017, the High School library ceased charging students for late library materials. The current policy is as follows:

  • When a student has any late library books, he/she will still be allowed to borrow books, but no equipment, until the late book is returned.
  • The High School Library will continue to email overdue notices on a regular basis- usually on Mondays and Thursdays.
  • Students who lose or damage library materials should refer to the “Replacing Lost/Damaged Materials” policy.
  • At the end of each semester, students with outstanding library books and/or equipment will find access to their online report card locked until the items are returned or the replacement costs are paid.
  • Students withdrawing or graduating from JIS will not be cleared until their library accounts are zeroed

Printing and Photocopying

Printing

All the computers on the high school campus are connected to printers which require authentication with our identification cards. The library will provide paper and supplies to students for printing.  Per school policy and the cost of printer refills, we do not encourage color printing.  In addition, multiple copies of the same document are discouraged, and large print jobs will require the permission of library staff or faculty member.  

Please limit the number of pages one prints by creating and assigning electronic documents, using recycled paper, thinking before one prints, and having respect for our environment as JIS continues to become a greener campus.

  Finally, 
If your document does not print the first time, please ask the library staff to help to avoid printing multiple copies of the same document.

Photocopying

The High School Library has copy machines available for student use. This machine is intended to be used to copy library materials for classroom or research purposes. If a patron needs to make copies of classroom notes, homework, or for personal use, he/she is encouraged to use the built-in scanner and email the documents to one’s self. As always, the library staff will happy to assist patrons with copying as to ensure the proper use and maintenance of the photocopy machines.

Electronic Equipment and Other Gadgets

The JIS High School Library holds an ever-changing collection of digital cameras, video cameras, presentation tools such as wireless mice, and other electronic equipment for students and faculty to utilize.  The following governs circulation of this equipment:

  • Students may check out cameras for three days. 
  • Faculty may check out cameras for three days.
  • Special consideration will be given for conferences, field trips, training, etc...

Most importantly, patrons are responsible for replacement costs of lost or damaged equipment.