Media
The TES Media Center houses nearly 12,000 items, including books, magazines, videos, and professional journals. The media center has 9 computers available for student and teacher use. Applications include internet access to online databases for research, word processing, Kidspiration, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students in grades 1 through 5 visit the media center once a week for 30 minutes, and kindergarten students visit the media center twice each week. In addition to checking out books, students are engaged in a variety of activities designed to strengthen their research and critical thinking skills.
Mrs. Fuhrman has been the media specialist since the 2003-04 school year. Before coming to Taneytown, Mrs. Fuhrman worked in three middle schools in Carroll County as a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade reading/language arts teacher for eight years. She has a Master's Degree in Library Science from McDaniel College. Mrs. Fuhrman enjoys traveling, reading, scrapbooking, gardening, and spending time with her husband, 9 year-old daughter, and 4 year-old son.
Mrs. Williams is the full-time media clerk in the media center. She has been with us since October 2007. She is a mother of four children and she enjoys walking, reading, and spending time with her family.
The goal of the media program is for students to become independent users of the library and of information. Students receive instruction in research and library skills, media literacy, media production, and reading. This instruction is integrated with classroom instruction as much as possible.
Students in fourth and fifth grade volunteer as media assistants in the morning and afternoons. Students are responsible for straightening shelves, checking books in and out, routing magazines, shelving and processing books, and making deliveries.
Parents can volunteer regularly in the media center or just drop in to put some books away. We need parent volunteers to help check books in and out, shelve books, assist students, process materials, and to help with a variety of other tasks. Please call or drop by the media center if you are interested in becoming a parent volunteer.
