Student Resources
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Below you will find an alphabetical drop down list for resources that can help you in class for all subjects. Click on the drop down boxes to reveal applications/support for each area. The applications are approved by RHAM and meet the criteria for the Connecticut Student Data Privacy law. Check back often as more resources are added!
Assistive Technology
Check out our growing list of assistive technology applications and programs.
Audio Applications and Resources
GarageBand - If you have access to an iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer, you can create beats, music, or podcasts.
Screencastify - Download audio only recordings right from Screencastify!
Soundtrap - Create beats, music, and podcasts!
Chromebook Resources
Welcome to Your New Chromebook Video
Connect Your Chromebook to Wi-Fi
Chromebook Supported File Systems
Google Workspace Help and How-To Articles
How to Reset Your Google Account Password
Turn Off Google Classroom Notifications
How to Turn Off Blue Light on Your Screen
How to Add a Printer to Your Chromebook
Document, Graphics, and Presentation Creation Applications
Google Workspace - Use Google tools such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings to create assignments, guides, and more.
Adobe Creative Cloud Express - Create beautiful web pages, short videos, social graphics, flyers, and more!
Bing Maps - A great mapping tool that allows you to take screenshots of streets, cities, landscapes and more without signing in.
Book Creator - Make interactive stories, digital portfolios, poetry books, science reports, instruction manuals, and much more!
Emaze - Create and share amazing presentations automatically.
Explain Everything - Draw, animate, collaborate, and present with this digital whiteboard.
Padlet - Make beautiful boards, documents, and webpages that are easy to read and fun to contribute to.
Storyboard That - A powerful tool for creating graphic novels, comics, posters, and more!
Library Book Catalog
Check out the high school and middle school media center catalogs. Use this document to help you access and use the media center catalog.
Public Domain Picture and Sound Databases
Pictures and Photos
Creative Commons Image Database - Over 500 million images available for reuse.
Pexels - Royalty free images.
Pixabay Photo - Over 2.5 million free images to use.
Unsplash - Freely usable images.
Music and Sound Effects
BBC Sound Effect Database - Sound effects with copyright for personal, educational, and research use.
Pixabay Music - Over 100,000 royalty free sounds to use.
Pixabay Sound Effects - Over 100,000 royalty free sound effects to use.
Royalty Free Music YouTube Channel - Find royalty free music on this YouTube Channel. The download link for sounds is usually in the video description.
Videvo - Thousands of royalty free music tracks.
Research Databases, Applications, and Citations
Students and staff can check out our research resources below:
Video and Screen Recording Applications
Adobe Creative Cloud Express - Create beautiful web pages, short videos, social graphics, flyers, and more!
Explain Everything - Draw, animate, collaborate, and present with this digital whiteboard.
Flipgrid - Create videos and edit them with titles and more!
iMovie - If you have access to an iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer, you can edit video and add elements such as titles and transitions.
Screencastify - Make screencasts, recorded webinars, and more using this tool. Post the videos you create to Google Classroom to act as a flipped classroom environment. Model, show examples, record lectures, and more all digitally.
WeVideo - Create and edit videos and share to Google Classroom.