Students' Standards

History


Taken From: National Center for History in the Schools

Standard 4
The causes and global consequences of World War II.

Standard 4A
The students understand the causes of World War II.

Therefore, the student is able to:

Explain the ideologies of fascism and Nazism and analyze how fascist and authoritarian regimes
seized power and gained mass support in Italy, Germany, Spain, and Japan. [Analyze multiple causation]

Standard 4B
The students understands the global scope, outcome, and human costs of the war.

Therefore, the students is able to:

Assess how the political and diplomatic leadership of such individuals as Churchill, Roosevelt, Hitler,
Mussolini, and Stalin affected the outcome of the war. [Explain the importance of the individual]

Analyze how and why the Nazi regime perpetrated a “war against the Jews” and describe the devastation
suffered by Jews and other groups in the Nazi Holocaust. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships] 

Technology


Taken From: National Educational Technology Standards for Students

Standard 3
Technology Productivity Tools

4. Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators,
exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research.

5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration,
and learning throughout the curriculum.

Standard 4
Technology Communication Tools

6. Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources
 that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.

7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate
curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside
and outside the classroom.

Standard 5
Technology Research Tools

4. Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators,
exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research.

6. Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources
 that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.

7. Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using telecommunications and collaborative tools to investigate
curriculum-related problems, issues, and information, and to develop solutions or products for audiences inside
and outside the classroom.

8. Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.

Standard 6
Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools

5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration,
and learning throughout the curriculum.

6. Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources
 that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.

8. Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and solve problems.