Shore Regional High School
December 2011 William J.Valenti Educational Media Specialist Director of Information Resources
Student Edition
THE VIBE
The Information Geek
Valenti’s Information Bulletin Essentials
EASY NOTECARDS http://www.easynotecards.com/index Easy Notecards is an online studying tool that uses interactive notecards to makes it quick and easy for you to learn new material. Easy Notecards is a great tool for both students and teachers. What sets Easy Notecards apart from the other notecard/flashcard sites out there is it allows you to create notecards for a specific book. Easy Notecards even goes one step further by allowing you to enter the chapter(s) the notecards are for. This makes it so much easier to find what you are looking for since Easy Notecards organizes notecards by chapters within a book. And since each notecard set has a Helpfulness Rating you won't waste time studying notecards that aren't very good.” ~from the site
DECEMBER READER OF THE MONTH– ALANA DERARIO Alana says, “I like reading be‐ Alana just read: cause it enhances your vocabulary Living Dead Girl and stimulates your brain. Read‐ by Elizabeth Scott about a ing brings you into a different girl who has been kid‐ world. It relaxes your mind and napped and held for over puts your thoughts at ease.” five years. Amazing read!
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5 Resources for Learning SAT Vocabulary
Vocab Ahead http://www.vocabahead.com/ Vocab Ahead is a great service offering hundreds of videos designed to help students learn SAT and ACT vocabulary words Vocab Sushi http://www.vocabsushi.com/ Vocab Sushi is designed to help students prepare for standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, and more. When you register for an account, Vocab Sushi will ask you which test you are preparing for. Based upon the test for which you're preparing, Vocab Sushi will give you a short (20 question) quiz to evaluate your current skills. Then based on your score, Vocab Sushi will generate a list of words for you to learn. EduFire http://edufire.com/games/flashcards EduFire is a tutoring service offering live video lessons. EduFire charges for the video lessons, but they do have a good selection of flashcards that students can access for free. Flashcard Flash http://www.flashcardflash.com/ Flashcard Flash is a handy little search engine designed for one purpose, helping you find sets of flashcards ~ From Free Technology for Teachers
Some Simple Advice from Mr. Valenti The New Year is always a good time for reflection– the good, the bad and the ugly. Take a moment to reflect on your life and put into action some plan to change those things you don’t like. Only you can do it! “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” ~Judy Garland