As a result of this project, students will meet 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 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.
