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
Journalists
visit RB for National Library Week
Mary Schmich and Rick Morrissey,
two noted Chicago area journalists, came to talk with students
about their jobs, the changing world of journalism, and their
own history of writing for pleasure and profit. They met a group
in the library and then visited a journalism class.
Activate your
Library Account
NEW this year! You can create your
own account in our
school library program (Follett Destiny), which will enable
you to track your own checkouts, check to see if you have any
fines, place a hold on a book (request it), or write reviews of
books. All freshmen will set up their account during their
library orientation. All other students may receive instructions
in any computer lab or the library.
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 the
Abraham Lincoln Award,
which has a list of recommended books. Students read
four books from the list, and then simply votes for their
favorite. These books are displayed
prominently in our library.
The Bulldog Book Club, for
faculty, staff, and retired employees of RB
meets in the Library on the 3rd Thursday of each month (with
some exceptions) 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?
August 17 -
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
meet at Charlene Krueger's house at noon
September 16 -
A Long, Long Time Ago & Essentially True, by Brigid
Pasulka meet at 3:15 in the library
October 21 -
A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick
meet at 3:15 in the library
Click
HERE for a running list of books we've discussed in the
past. This is a good start when you're looking for a good book
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Technology News/Events
Computer Lab Reservation
Guidelines Our
five main computer labs are in high demand, and so we 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.
UPDATE - The new 3-year Tech Plan was approved in
May 2009.
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