Modbury High School Resource Centre houses a collection of several thousand books, magazines, newspapers, DVD'S, videos, audio cassettes and CD-ROMS for staff and students. It provides space for three classes in the main body of the library and has two rooms for the class use of AV equipment.

 

 

A new Media Suite has been created in a section of the library to allow students to undertake multimedia editing and short movie production.

 

The I Mac Media Suite

 

The centre occupies the ground floor of an open plan brick building and is staffed by two teacher librarians who are assisted in their work by a school service officer and voluntary parent help.

The centre is open from 8.30 a.m. each day.

 

Resource based learning programs are incorporated into curriculum areas at all year levels.

 

At Modbury High School we believe that this cross curricular approach to the integration of the teaching of information skills is the most effective way of developing these skills in our students.

 

 

Teachers and teacher-librarians work collaboratively in planning and teaching resource based units of work.

 

The use of the Internet has been incorporated into resource based learning programs, and the school has an Internet Use Policy to foster and support responsible use. All students sign an agreement to abide by the rules of the policy.

 

The Resource centre uses the Amlib Computer Library System and all school computers provide for staff and student access to the resources. A bank of networked computers provide

students with full Internet and Intranet access, databases and CD-ROMs.

 

 A photocopier is located in the Resource Centre for students.

The Library was renovated in time for the start of the 2005 school year, which included new carpets, vertical blinds, pin-up boards and colour scheme.