Two schools are selected from each of the five participating states to present their projects during the live performance. Students in all of the participating schools will be engaged in hands-on activities. This component provides opportunities for students to practice the content introduced during the live performance. They interact directly with other students, teachers, the residents of Freetown Village, and other historians after each live performance. Students from the registered schools participate in a series of Internet activities including the Internet forum, group projects, research projects , and virtual poll to understand African American history and culture.
Students critique each peer group s project and provide feedback.
Teachers also give feedback to students in class as they complete activities to prepare for the live performance. The students and teachers in participating schools also complete the evaluation questionnaires to provide feedback about the effectiveness of each virtual field trip. We use the information from these evaluations to determine the extent to which the objectives of each field trip are achieved. We also revise the field trips on the basis of the feedback from the participants. During and After Slavery Participate in a dialogue to examine African American traditional values and their impact on society.