READ - LAUGH - HOPE - DREAM
What to read
OPAC - Catalog of our print and digital resources (choose intermediate school)
Watch the Mark Twain Award nominee trailers
When the World was Ours - book trailer
Wimpy Kid No Brainer - book trailer
Dog Man Scarlet Shedder - book trailer
RESEARCH
*NEW HOW TO CHOOSE RELEVANT SOURCES - 2 1/2 min video
HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS - 1 min video
EVALUATING PURPOSE - 3 min video
10 QUESTIONS FOR FAKE NEWS DETECTION - article
FACTS YOU WON'T BELIEVE ARE TRUE - 1 1/2 min video
EVALUATING WEB PAGES: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - site
HOW SEARCH ENGINES WORK - 3 min video
EDUCAPLAY YES/NO GAME ON EVAL INFO
ACADEMIC SEARCH ENGINES
AND DATABASES
WEBPATH EXPRESS - The academic search engine featured in our own catalog
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - Use 'reedsspring' as the school access ID
and 'learn' as the passcode.
EBSCOHOST DATABASE - Use 'reeds2' as the user ID and 'RSIS-2324' as the password.
You can watch a tutorial video here.
ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM
GOOGLE SCHOLAR
OTHER REFERENCE SITES
DIGITAL PUBLIC LIBRARY OF AMERICA
DUCKSTERS BIOGRAPHIES
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
SMITHSONIAN
U.S. PRESIDENTS
MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS
WORLD ATLAS
***BONUS FEATURES***
What can we learn from AI Ian 5 min video by MediaWise
AI Voice Conversion Demo 39 sec video by Eleven Labs
What is False Information 4 min video by WebWise
This video will make you angry 6 min video explains why certain videos go viral
Digital Design Tools:
Canva login with Google
Getting Started with Canva tutorials
Canva Design Skills for Students video
CURRENT EVENTS
DOGO NEWS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS
SMITHSONIAN SMART NEWS
TIME MAGAZINE FOR KIDS
YOUNGZINE
COPYRIGHT/PLAGIARISM HELP
BASIC TERMS video (1 min 20 sec)
TRUE OR FALSE video (1 min 33 sec)
COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE video (2 min 45 sec)
CREATIVITY, COPYRIGHT, AND FAIR USE video (4 min 40 sec)
COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS (click on first link)
recent news article - What Removing Taylor Swift, Drake And More Means For TikTok—And Users
recent news - Luke Combs accidently sues woman for copyright infringement (3 min)
recent news - RFK Jr. Super Bowl Ad Ignites Plagiarism Accusations (2 min)
Help with giving credit for images used in Google Slides or Docs that might get posted
(1 min video)
*If project might be posted online, we have to narrow down to the images that give us that permission. If the project is only to be shared in class, just give credit for the images used.
MyBib.com - help with creating a bibliography
Coding and Tech
BitsBox text-based coding resource
Blockly coding games
Code.org Hour of Code activities
Khan Academy computer programming courses
*new The Password Game
*new Pencil Code
Scratch
Scrimba - try some of the free beginner courses
Tynker coding - explore under Play
Typing.com games
Typing games at ABCYa
VEX coding
ELA FUN STUFF
cyber safety
Online Predators:
Basic Safety info - 2 1/2 min video
Online Predator PSA - (creepy) - 1 min video
Digital Footprint - 1 min video
6 Ways to Protect Online Identities - 45 seconds
Teen Voices: Oversharing - 3 min video
B4U Click Online Grooming (creepy) - 3 min video
Teen Voices: Amy's Choice - 4 min video
6 Degrees of Information - 7 1/2 min video
Staying Safe from Online Predators - article
Your Location Info Available on Posted Photos - article
Understanding Online Predators - article
Flickr
Malware Resources:
Common Scams and Schemes - 2 min video
Basic Types of Malware - under 2 min video
6 Most Common Types of Malware - 6 1/2 min video
How to Protect Against Malware - under 4 min video
SpaceShelter security simulator
Cyber Mission - more advanced simulator
Football gamified cyber security
Most Malware-Infected Games of 2024 - article
Why the US is Weighing Whether to Ban Tiktok - article
PxHere
Cyberbullying:
Basic info - 2 min video
Post support - 2 min video
It only takes 1 - 30 sec video
Science of Empathy - 5 min video
Ways to deal with cyberbullying - 5 min video
How to treat people - 4 min video
Not reacting can hurt just as much - article
Tactics - article
How to report - article
Often misunderstood terms - chart
Malware Device Spyware Money Ransomware
Identity theft (no space) Digital footprint (no space)
Privacy settings (no space) Predators Trust Delete
Speech Conflict Bullying Troll Upstander
Plagiarism Credit Google
TECH HELP
If your Chromebook has some minor issues and powering off/on didn't help,
you can Check for Updates like this:
Touchpad help
Google Classroom help for Students - 10 min video
Google Classroom help for Parents - 4 min video
*REVIEW OF RSIS TECH PROCEDURES AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP PLEDGE
