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** Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. **
 * NETS-S #1 Creativity and Innovation **


 * The students will: **
 * Contribute information into an online graphic organizer, so that the students are able to group information to their specifics instead of teacher's guidelines.
 * Contribute to the class wiki, only editing the information to their selected religion.
 * Create a powerpoint presentation based on the information they have collected.

**Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. **
 * NETS-S #2 Communication and Collaboration **


 * The students will: **
 * Work collaboratively in groups to contribute to the class wiki, at times being able to work on it at separate times, contributing even when the group is not together.
 * Create a powerpoint presentation of research information that can be observed from different learning styles.

**Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. **
 * NETS-S #3 Research and Information Fluency **


 * The students will: **
 * Research, collect, analyze, and use the information that they have found during this project.
 * Organize their information through use of a graphic organizer.
 * Share the information on a class wiki, where the entire class has access for viewing the information.
 * Process the information they have attained and effectively create a powerpoint presentation.


 * NETS-S #4 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making **
 * Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The students will: **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Answer the essential question in the presentation, through the use of the information they found by researching their religion.