Black History Month

February is also Black History Month!  

Stop by the Media Center and check out our display of books.
We have some wonderful selections!

• Warriors Don't Cry by Melba Beals
• Blood Done Sign My Name by Timothy B. Tyson 
• Movie Trailer
• Nobody Turn Me Around by Charles C. Euchner
• The Black Notebooks by Toi Derricotte
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
• Black Boy by Richard Wright
• Unafraid of the Dark: A Memoir by Rosemary L. Bray
• Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
• The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
• A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
• Movie Trailer

Also, check out this website for more information: http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/.

Google Squared!

Behind yet again! What can I say? It's been crazy busy!
Here's another cool tool from Google: Google Squared.
It's a chart based on your search term. Boxes are linked to various websites! I love it and think it's a fabulous tool. You can also create your own boxes and add additional terms/information! Give it a try!

Cool Google Feature--Wonder Wheel

Check out this great feature the next time you're doing research with Google!

Cool Site~EveryStockPhoto!!

Here's a cool site: EveryStockPhoto. Here's what their site says: "We are a search engine for free photos. These come from many sources and are license-specific. You can view a photo's license by clicking on the license icon, below and left of photos. Membership is free, without advertising, and allows you to rate, tag, collect and comment on photos." Try it out!

Great Tool~Evernote

I love sharing cool tools with students and staff. Evernote allows users to capture info, organize it (they'll do that for you too if you like) enabling you to find things quickly. You can save all sorts of information, documents, snapshots, memos, clips from websites, etc.

Have a Wonderful Summer & Use the Public Library!

While we may be closed this summer, there are some great events happening at your public library! Check out this link to the summer reading program, "Express Yourself @ Your Library" at all the public libraries in Minnesota this summer! There are online book clubs, Twilight movie nights, contests and more! You can also sign up for a free library card online.

See you in the fall and enjoy a happy and safe summer!

Cool Resume Builder Website

Looking for a great site to build your resume? Check out VisualCV. Not only can users display their resume, they can make it interactive! They can add videos, links, pictures, etc. It's another cool tool!

TimeTube

TimeTube is a site that allows builds a time line of videos based on a user's keyword searches. It's a great way to obtain videos and information that are current and relevant. Try it out!

OR Live

OR Live is really an interesting website, although it's not for the faint of heart. It's podcasts and live webcasts of actual surgeries. Originally, it was meant to provide surgeons around the country with access to observing a wide variety of surgical procedures. Now, patients are actually finding it useful as they can see for themselves what the procedure will be. This isn't your typical online video!

Great Information about the Credit Crisis!

Thanks to Mr. Johnson for recommending this video. It's really informative and easy to understand!


The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Cool Tool for Studying

Study Stack is a cool website that has a ton of interactive tools to help you study. There are a ton of subjects including novels that we read here at RHS, foreign language flashcards for different topics, and preparation for AP, SAT, & ACT tests! There aren't a log of graphics, but the content is good! You can also make your own interactive notes, flashcards etc.