tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12049008893889274402024-02-08T03:31:48.035-08:00Rossland Secondary LibraryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-18702845223790605082012-12-03T19:25:00.003-08:002012-12-03T19:25:40.309-08:00Edge of SanityIt isn't often we are able to share in the inner working of a creative mind. <a href="http://theedgeofsanitys.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Edge of Sanity</a> provides the reader with chilling stories, insightful poetry and original music. RSS student Alex Reid unleashes his thoughts and will open your mind. Check it out.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-67757843509441642722012-05-02T10:09:00.003-07:002012-05-02T10:09:57.379-07:00For the love of reading....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Earlier this week I read, a document called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://doc.renlearn.com/KMNet/R004101202GH426A.pdf" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">What Kids Are Reading; The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Schools, 2012 edition</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> (80 page PDF). The document focuses on reading levels of the most popular young adult books out today. The list compares Suzanne Collin's <i>The Hunger Games </i>(reading level 5.3) and Meyer's <i>Twilight </i>(4.9) with classics such as Steinbeck's <i>Of Mice and Men </i>(4.5)<i> </i> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Elie Wiesel's <i>Night </i>(4.8). </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Picture from Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog http://bit.ly/JezZ64</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-42110861794073562192012-04-19T14:57:00.002-07:002012-04-19T14:59:30.687-07:00RSS ReadsCongratulations to RSS students Samanta Fleming and Sara Lapointe on obtaining a Columbia Basin Trust Youth Grant for their proposal 'RSS Reads'. The project's goals are to promote the importance of literacy to local youth and appreciation of the value of reading. The grant will create a common space for students to study and read comfortably in the RSS Library. In addition, guest authors and poets will be invited to promote a love of literacy. We will also be organizing a "Get Caught Reading" contests in the near future. Look for changes to start happening soon.<br />
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The burning desire that resides deep within; the unexplainable force that propels one to push their limits: <a href="http://kalibutler.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Fire in My Belly</a>. Kali could not have chosen a more appropriate name for her blog. She pushes herself to be the best she can be, mentally and physically. RSS student, and Red Mountain Academy athlete, Kali Butler, is living in Panorama, BC this winter to train and ski race as a FIS athlete. She is recording her experiences on her blog, <a href="http://kalibutler.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Fire in My Belly</a>, and you can follow her journey as she experiences the highs and lows of training, racing and living independently for the first time. Feel free to comment on her posts.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-82549743688107554192012-01-10T21:25:00.000-08:002012-01-10T21:25:19.332-08:00The Joy of Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-51532615949573438552012-01-03T13:38:00.000-08:002012-01-03T13:43:58.919-08:00Claremont Review's Annual Writing Contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Claremont Review's Annual Writing Contest is on. Submit poems, short stories or both until March 15. The contest is open students aged 13 to 19 and the top prize is $500. The Claremont Review is a non-profit organization supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Magazine Fund and Heritage Canada. All entrants receive a year's subscription to The Claremont Review. For further details go to <a href="http://theclaremontreview.ca/html/annualcontestsubmissions.html" target="_blank">The Claremont Review</a>'s site.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-62392711848832470052011-12-12T13:59:00.000-08:002011-12-12T13:59:22.553-08:00I'm Reading a BookThanks to our ever talented Caelum and his posse of readers.<br />
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With information available at your fingertips 24/7 you would think most of us would be expert researchers by now but that is not the case. A <a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/08/22/erial_study_of_student_research_habits_at_illinois_university_libraries_reveals_alarmingly_poor_information_literacy_and_skills" target="_blank">recent study</a> discovered that less than 25% of students know how to effectively research. Thanks to the students at <a href="http://www.hackcollege.com/" target="_blank">HackCollege</a> for putting this infographic together. Check out the full infographic <a href="http://mashable.com/2011/11/24/google-search-infographic/" target="_blank">here</a> and start becoming a Goolge master.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-75390544660937503192011-11-24T22:05:00.001-08:002011-11-24T22:07:14.514-08:00Teen Suicide with Rick MercerThis year 300 teenagers have committed suicide. That is 300 too many. Many of these teens were bullied. Something can be done. Speak up and speak out. Some of these kids were gay and were harassed for their personal choices. Harassed to the point of suicide.<br />
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"Our world is one of terrible contradictions," says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "Plenty of food but one billion people go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but poverty for too many others."<br />
Will we be able to feed, house, educate and provide clean water and a decent life for all children around the world? Check out<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/10/27/f-population-big-numbers.html"> CBC's Offbeat math: Sizing up a world of 7 billion people</a> to see some interesting facts and figures.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Calling all writers to enter the 2011 Kootenay Youth Creative Writing Competition. If you're in Grades 7 - 12, and live in the Kootenay region of British Columbia write an original work of 2,500 words or less that has not been accepted, published or submitted elsewhere for consideration. That work should fall into one of the following literary categories:</span><br />
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<span id="spanArticleContent" name="spanarticlecontent">The students in Ms. Waage's Biology 12 class have researched a variety of flours/grains that would be most beneficial to send as food aide to Somalia. To see all student projects go to <a href="http://rssbio12project.blogspot.com/">http://rssbio12project.blogspot.com/</a>. </span><br />
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Similar to <a href="http://jango.com/">Jango</a> that hooks up music lovers with new music, <a href="http://booklamp.org/">Booklamp</a> will help you find new books that suit your reading tastes. Simply type in the title, author or genre of your favorite read and Booklamp will generate title that are similar in content. Give it a try and let us know what you think.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-76376556302802037432011-08-28T09:25:00.003-07:002011-08-28T09:29:26.467-07:00Your TeacherLibrarian<img src="http://yourteacherlibrarian.wikispaces.com/file/view/librarians.jpg" width="520" class="alwaysThinglink"/><script src="http://www.thinglink.com/jse/embed.js#152576395136991233"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-23496878630994479642011-06-13T11:27:00.000-07:002011-06-13T11:31:35.810-07:00Congratulations to the RSS Grad Class of 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BXYsUHnLDRA/TfZUaPx9C7I/AAAAAAAAAa8/uGjPdmB_ljE/s1600/grad.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BXYsUHnLDRA/TfZUaPx9C7I/AAAAAAAAAa8/uGjPdmB_ljE/s320/grad.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> Check out all the photos at <a href="http://on.fb.me/lWsHnR">http://on.fb.me/lWsHnR</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-59545016979195630962011-05-25T10:41:00.000-07:002011-05-25T10:41:40.414-07:00World Digital Library<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><h2>Mission</h2><a href="http://www.wdl.org/en/">The World Digital Library (WDL) </a>makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. <br />
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Items on the WDL may easily be browsed by place, time, topic, type of item, and contributing institution, or can be located by an open-ended search, in several languages. Special features include interactive geographic clusters, a timeline, advanced image-viewing and interpretive capabilities. Item-level descriptions and interviews with curators about featured items provide additional information.<br />
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The WDL was developed by a team at the U.S. Library of Congress, with contributions by partner institutions in many countries; the support of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and the financial support of a number of companies and private foundations.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-9960974621579250982011-05-16T15:38:00.000-07:002011-05-16T15:38:05.594-07:00Remember to wiggle your toes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m3ab8CGPwMw/TdGlSGQcUyI/AAAAAAAAAa0/FjAmyV17h9g/s1600/KevinBrooks.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m3ab8CGPwMw/TdGlSGQcUyI/AAAAAAAAAa0/FjAmyV17h9g/s320/KevinBrooks.gif" width="320" /></a></div>Thanks again to Kevin Brooks who spoke to the students at RSS about making the most of life, no matter what cards you have been dealt. An active snowboarder, skater, hockey player and general dare devil, Kevin was never one to turn down a party. After a night of drinking, Kevin didn't listen to that inner voice telling him to go home to bed but instead jumped in the driver's seat of his car, with his friend Brendon next him and proceeded to flip the vehicle down an embankment. Kevin survived. Brendon did not. Kevin is now in a wheelchair unable to do the many sports he loves but he isn't letting that stop him. Listen to Kevin and you know he isn't letting anything stop him. He isn't giving up. Check out his <a href="http://www.kevinbrooks.ca/">website</a> and blog to read more about Kevin and share your own story.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-42039779037435630882011-05-06T10:12:00.000-07:002011-05-06T10:12:02.849-07:00Do you want a skatepark in Rossland?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skaterossland.com/"><img border="0" height="72" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SAwp35BXPSc/TcQqRjgyJwI/AAAAAAAAAaw/o3G7ulvXndo/s320/skatepark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span class="UIStory_Message">May 10th, Miner's 7:30. Our LAST consultation meeting on the site. We need the masses out for this one! Also see cool RSA report on interviews with 40 other towns in BC with skateparks.</span><br />
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<span class="UIStory_Message">Tired of skating outside Ferraro's? <a href="http://www.skaterossland.com/">The Rossland Skatepark Association</a> has worked tirelessly to see a skatepark in Rossland. Tell your friends and family about the May 10th meeting where the location will be discussed. Get involved in your community. For more information check out the <a href="http://www.skaterossland.com/">RSA website</a>.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-90172481134495302752011-05-03T10:20:00.000-07:002011-05-03T10:20:21.066-07:00The Research Essay brought to you by Easybib<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.easybib.com/ebook/mla_research"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hQmzY98Ulc0/TcA4jMyxSII/AAAAAAAAAas/55_wZXegI-E/s320/gview.png" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://www.easybib.com/ebook/mla_research">Easybib</a> has created a great free online document that covers everything you will need for a successful research project: finding a topic, research tools, search engines, notetaking, outlining and creating a bibliography.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1204900889388927440.post-17128906414167487522011-05-02T12:37:00.001-07:002011-05-02T12:37:52.392-07:00Red Mountain Academy Rap<iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m7vfNaD1bhM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652867215849990879noreply@blogger.com0