Students have the option of making a power point presentation, publishing information on a web page, or making a display for the Holocaust Museum. Student projects are assessed using a rubric. The students communicate with survivors or others, especially people in Spain, affected by the Holocaust via e-mail. Students have the options of creating a power point presentation and publishing the information on a web page, talking with experts via e-mail, locating pictures of concentration camps, or participating in discussions with other students doing the same research. Use of rubric for check points to assure that students are making progress.
Students give their presentation to the class and are evaluated by peers and teacher.
Use of rubric to assess final project. Compare pre and post technology ability surveys. Student evaluations of the project, skills learned, areas of improvement, etc. Teachers evaluate end products. Compare competing historical interpretations of an event.