Download the project overview for teachers [Word doc]

Lesson 1 plan

• Students will recall the key features of the persecution of the Jews and other minority groups in the Holocaust, and
• Consider how the Internet has been used to portray the Holocaust as an historical event

Holocaust websites - critical analysis

Websites to visit [downloadable list]

Website analysis [pie chart]

Lesson 2 plan

• Students will describe how the Holocaust has been remembered / portrayed by different ‘interest groups’, and
• Assess the reliability of the information found on the Internet and evaluate its worth, taking into account the opinions of ‘interest groups

National Strategy - Reliability Presentation

Lesson 3 plan

• Students will compare and contrast the differences in the interpretations which they have discovered. Explain why there are different ‘interpretations’ of the Holocaust, while evaluating websites researched, and
• Research website structures of any website visited, especially large sites. How are hyperlinks used to make effective navigation through sites? .. and
• Begin to plan the content and structure of their own Holocaust website.

Lessons 4 and 5 plan

• Formulate own interpretation of the Holocaust and present own ideas to a chosen audience with the purpose of educating about the historical event
• Use Web authoring software to present their own ideas on the Holocaust, with a focus on presenting information to a chosen audience

Lesson 6 plan

• Evaluate their work on the Holocaust and consider where the reliability of information and sources impacts upon other historical interpretations

ICT in the news - article 1

ICT in the news - article 2

ICT in the news - article 3

ICT in the news - article 4