Media and technology have become so important in our society that any child or youth without media/computer literacy skills is at a disadvantage. Glenna Voigt, Principal of the new Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (MACCS) in New Mexico, addressed this topic in a recent Youth Media Reporter article and the role MACCS plays in technologically educating tomorrows leaders.
 

The Media Arts Collaborative Charter School in New Mexico provides an interesting case study for some of the perennial issues facing the youth media field today. Our school is built entirely around young people’s access to media and technology—we offer electives only in media arts. New Mexico high school students of diverse means, ethnicities, histories, cultures and perspectives travel to MACCS by choice, as a public school offering a unique educational experience.

At MACCS, students have at their disposal high-tech tools such as high-definition cameras, latest-version software for audio, film, television, web design, photography, and animation. Industry-experienced and highly qualified teachers work with Web 2.0 resources to bring about the accessibility for all students to become active learners, engaged in a rigorous and rich media arts education that wraps around all content curricula.

For the full Youth Media Reporter article, please click here.