Useful WebSites
It is our goal to provide useful internet sites for all educational disciplines, interests and needs:
Search Engines:
- Google A good all-purpose search engine - most widely used.
- Ask.com Another search engine with many added features
General Sites:
- World Book online World Book Online is a complete encyclopedia that comes complete with video and audio clips, a section of current events and is updated almost daily. It also has a component that allows it to be read in Spanish. To log in, use kunahighschool and the password is kavemen.
- United States Government A portal to all aspects of the Federal Government.
- Idaho State Government The Official site of Idaho State.
- Education Week One of the primary publications for and about education in the United States.
- National Geographic Click on the site, and it will take you to National Geographic for education. This site covers all disciplines except math and has lesson plans and activities.
- Bartleby.com Check this site for an incredible selection of reference materials, fiction and nonfiction works and poetry. Includes such items as inaugural address of all American Presidents.
- American Rhetoric This site I just discovered and it is fabulous in the information it provides. American Rhetoric offers literally hundreds of speeches - both original by 20th and 21st century speakers - and reinactments of older speakers (example of several by Abraham Lincoln). It has movie clips, video on some and audio on all, regarding famous lines in movies. It has a section on figures in sound (just what does alliteration sound like?) Check this one out for amazing facts and information
Social Studies Sites:
- First Nations History This is an amazing site dedicated to information about many Native American peoples.
- C.I.A. World Factbook A source that provides up-to-date information about virtually all nations of the world.
- The History Net Provides access to information from various history magazines, a "today in history" page and searchable database into articles from recent magazines.
- Idaho State Historical Society Official site of Idaho history with links to many aspects of Idaho state history.
- Info Please Another source for news and information about countries around the world.
- Journey Back In Time A fantastic resource of actual newspapers and articles that go back to Colonial times. Requires a login of School ID 216446 and password of 27CMWT
English/Language Arts/Literature
- National Council of Teachers of English Useful information for teachers of all grade levels on English and literature, including discussion, publications, lesson plans, conferences and websites.
- Life in Elizabethan England A wide variety of information covering all aspects of life in England during the age of Elizabeth I, from games and pastimes to food and fashion.
- Elizabethan England and William Shakespeare Incredible source of material about the 1500 and 1600s and indepth articles regarding the life and writings of Shakespeare and the times in which he and Queen Elizabeth I lived.
- Litfinder A super source of short stories, poems and editorials. The login and password are both kuna34345.
Libraries
- Ebsco Database Search This is an improved version of the state-wide LiLi data base that has been customized for use by Kuna High School Staff and Students. It has a wide search and retrieval data base option and even offers searches in Spanish and German.
- Refdesk A large database of reference resources, Robert's Rules of Order and the rules to just above every game ever made!
- Wilson Readers Guide to Periodical Literature An online version of the red book Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature that is used in the library. This has the extra added feature of being able to direct you to the actual article. To use, the log in is BAH35 and the password is SSID077081 (both figures are zeros).
- Net Library A great new resource that allows you to download complete books to your computer or to portable devices. You must set up your account on a school computer, but after that , you can access it anywhere. Follow the link in the upper right hand corner to begin setting up your account and you are on your way to thousands of books online.
Business & Economics
- Just Business Provides information and activities about global and ethical activities for students and teachers of business studies and economics
- Business Education Lesson Plans & Resources A resource of many lesson plans and other tools for teaching business courses and economics
- Instructional Materials in Business Education Provides items such as educational games and tools for both business ed and economics.
Foreign Languages
- Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources A site providing lesson plans, games, and many resources for teaching many foreign languages.
- www Resources for Language Teaching Provides a vast web resource for teaching and learning foreign languages.
- Teaching Language with the Web A resource that teaches many foreign languages with lessons, audio links and other methods.
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