Welcome...
to the Internet home of the RBHS
Library and Instructional Technology Department. Our staff is dedicated to
supporting Riverside Brookfield’s students and faculty in the educational
process. Our mission is to help everyone to find, use, and share information in
a wide range of formats – print, video, digital . . We are teachers who
challenge students of all types – high school students, RB faculty and staff,
and adults in the community – to read a book for enjoyment or for information,
to try a new kind of reference search, to learn a new software tool, and to
search for new ways to share their learning.
Doreen Fritz, Department Chair
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Library News/Events
Blogs about
Books Both
of the library media specialists have blogs. Check them out!
Mrs. Fritz's
-- RBHS
Booktalk
Mrs. Duell's --
Bulldog
Banana Bread Blog
Reading Initiatives
The library is participating
in two statewide programs:
Read for a Lifetime, and the
Abraham Lincoln Award.
Each program has a list of recommended books. Students read
books from the list, and then simply reports which FOUR books
they read for
Read for a Lifetime, or votes for their favorite of the
Abraham Lincoln Award books. These books are displayed
prominently in our library
The Bulldog Book Club, for
faculty, staff, and retired employees of RB
meets in the Reference Room of the Library on the 2nd Thursday
of each month at 3:15 p.m. Come and join us for a lively
discussion of books selected by the members -- what do YOU want
to read and discuss with colleagues?
December 11
Moloka'i, by Alan Brennert.
This novel is set in Hawaii more than a century ago. It tells
about Rachel Lalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl,
who dreams of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant
seaman. Then one day a rose-colored mark appears on her skin,
and those dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and
family, Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined leprosy
settlement on the island of Moloka'i. Here her life is supposed
to end -- but instead she discovers it is only just beginning.
With a vibrant cast of vividly realized characters, Moloka'i is
the true-to-life chronicle of a people who embraced life in the
face of death.
(Summaries excerpted from
amazon.com)
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Technology News/Events
We are using a new E-mail
Interface. Click here for some
helpful hints.
Computer Lab Reservation
Guidelines Our
five main computer labs are in high demand, and so must limit
how you can reserve a lab for your class. PLEASE sign up no more
than one month in advance. And reserve no more than three (3)
days in a row, and no more than five (5) days within a 2-week
period. We hope that this new policy will minimize the
frustrations that many of you have expressed.
Video Request Form
To use videos from YouTube, Google Video, etc. in your
classroom, download and complete the attached form, and
then give it to any of the computer lab assistants (Karen Padgen,
Gini Jobin, or Noelle Bajohr). Within a day or two you will have
your videos downloaded from the web and ready to use with your
class.
The Technology Committee
meets at least semi-annually. Each curricular
department is represented. The committee brings together ideas
and feedback about the current and ideal technological learning
environment in order to plan for the future and solve current
problems. Make sure that your voice is heard! For a list of Tech Committee
members, click here.
This is our year to submit a new
3-year Technology Plan to the state. We will be soliciting data
and information from teachers, students, parents, and the local
community. Thanks in advance for your cooperation!
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