Library Resources

Miscellaneous -

  • AmazingEducationalResources.com--the "big list" of resources being offered free during the crisis

  • Nearpod.com allows you to create interactive Slides presentations. You can do live sessions or student-paced sessions. Nearpod also has a chrome extension so you can make your already created Google Slides interactive. Email Mrs. Thompson for your own account.

  • Khan Academy has small little videos etc. that you can use. These also have the ability to be linked into Google Classroom.

  • YouTube has small videos on all subjects. It is really simple to find a short clip or two, cut and paste those links to a google document with questions that you want answered. Or use the video and try something like EdPuzzle (insert questions/information into just about any existing video--even your own made with Screencast O Matic), Playposit (very similar to EdPuzzle)--see Librarian info below for more tips!

  • Create your own YouTube Channel and give students access. Then, you can create your own short videos and post them on your YouTube Channel for easy access by students.

  • Quizlet has some neat features like games, quizzes, flashcards. If you explore Quizlet, you can find all kinds of ways that it will help you "cover material."

  • Padlet is still great for quick feedback by students and for them to see posts by others. Email Mrs. Thompson for your own account.

  • If you have students who get read-aloud supports, I encourage you to have them download a read-aloud chrome extension if they haven't already.

RHS Library Resources:

Need some interactive participation stuff for online learning? With our time at home, take a chance and try some of these out… You might consider using EdPuzzle (insert questions/information into just about any existing video), Playposit (very similar to EdPuzzle), Tes Teach, Vizia, Adobe Spark, InsertLearning (add stuff to a particular web page and assign it to students), online Breakout. Make a Google Site to accompany your Classroom and embed all the above for easy webpage access--all these have at least a free version or one I know we all have access to. They all have great features for student access, data collection, and embedded learning features and are definitely worth an extended look.

TedEd: Add interactive questions, discussion topics and more to your favorite TED-Ed Animations, TED talks or any video on YouTube. Easily share lessons with your students and track the results.

Google Arts and Culture: If you haven’t checked this out, you need to. Google Arts & Culture (formerly Google Cultural Institute) allows users to explore art, culture, and collections from around the world right on their computer screen. Provides Google Street View for things like the Pyramids of Giza, Mount Rushmore, and the Bolshoi Theatre. It also lets you explore nearby museums and exhibitions with a simple click. Has Google 360 presentations, a personalized profile option to save favorites and create custom collections, and the home page is set up with a unifying theme but also lots of other directions to go like searching by time period and color. Highlighted artists, themes, and featured stories are easy to browse on the home page.

Allsides.com —offers a platform to view neutral articles from popular publications in relation to liberal and conservative ones. Big stories like the virus and the political happenings are interesting right now.

Logins for library subscription stuff for staff--also see the email sent to staff/students for more of these:

  • Nearpod ---seriously, if you haven’t tried this you should!!! Embed everything in one clean and neat platform--including your own videos, PDFs, etc. It can also include assessment data, rosters, and a load of embedded material.

  • Goosechase ---these can be individual and totally online--copy each one per class for easy assessment

  • Breakoutedu---Email Mrs. Thompson for information to get your own account.

  • Edpuzzle ----Email Mrs. Thompson for information to get your own account.


Remind students that all Ritenour students have access to all the online resources through St. Louis County Library, as well, regardless of fine status and issues with a previous account! This access includes ebooks via Overdrive, databases, movies, and audio/video resources from sources like Hoopla and RBdigital. To log in to these services, students should go to the St. Louis County Library website, click "My Account" in the top right corner, and log in with the following information:

* Student’s last name (capitalized)

* The whole RSD student number--the number only

* The generic pin: 1234


I also want to remind everyone of the resources and login information for various online resources the library offers---email me if you have any issues with logins:

  • Library Catalog and Resources--including ebooks!: www.gofollett.com

    • Username is last name+first initial+last three digits of the student number: smithj123

    • Password is rsd+full student number: rsd1234567 (see librarian for help with login)

    • Teachers should see the librarian for help with login information to their accounts

Username: student’s Ritenour email address. Password: RSD+student # (RSD1234567)

(For Learning Express Library access off campus, use link at school to create an account before remote access.)

The library couldn’t provide resources without free stuff to read!

Want someone to read to you or your kiddos for free? Here is a list of great ones:

Maybe you or your students just want to read some free books online? Here are some sources for that as well: