Standards
Curriculum Standards
As a result of this project, students will accomplish the
following content and performance standards in:
Language Arts:
Performance Standard 11.1.3
Students will read and comprehend informational
Materials to develop understanding and expertise
Students will produce written and oral work
Students will make connections to related topics
11.1.4
Students will read and evaluate information retrieved
from computer sources
11.2.1
Students will produce a written and oral report
11.3.2
Students will participate in group meetings to prepare a
report
11.4.1
In written and oral work, students will demonstrate an
understanding of the rules of standard written and
spoken English and select the structures and features
of language appropriate to the purpose, audience, and
context of the work, demonstrating control of
grammar, paragraph structure, sentence construction,
mechanics, and standard usage
In Social Science:
11.9.3
Trace the origins and geopolitical consequences ( foreign and domestic) of the Cold War and containment policy, including the following:
the Era of McCarthyism
National Educational Technology Standards for Students:
7. Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity.
8. Select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making in content learning.
10. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce and disseminate information, models, and other creative works.