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 * Description:** In Museum Box, users can create a collection of artifacts (a text file, picture, movie) that are representative of a person, event, or historical period. You can even create Museum Boxes to support an argument in a debate.

Resources:
[|Museum Box About Page] [|iLearn Technology Article]

Strengths:

 * Museum Box provides an unique method for students to create projects.
 * It provides a new twist for research papers and thesis papers.
 * Museum Box allows students to use a variety of information to complete the project instead of a limited format like traditional papers.
 * Museum Box can be utilized as a collaborative assignment.
 * Teachers can create and moderate student accounts.
 * Cool alternative
 * It allows students to share their work globally.

Weaknesses:

 * Museum Box utilizes a very complex layering system that may be too difficult for some students to use.
 * This would be better suited for secondary students instead of elementary students. Some middle school students may struggle with this tool.
 * If students review previous boxes that have already been completed, there is a chance for erroneous information that is contained within them. (For example: [|Hannah More]. The composer face of the cube has some questionable information on it.)
 * Sometimes a side of the box will come up as incomplete or undetected. This is a real problem.
 * If you do a lot in one day, the program will not save your work.
 * Many students may have trouble using the complex system of links and videos
 * You may not upload videos directly, you must have them saved
 * On preview, the program will not continue to links.
 * When adding color to the background, it may disappear and you will have to do it twice.

Opportunities:

 * Museum Box allows students the opportunity to complete creative projects.
 * Students can incorporate video, audio, text, PowerPoint presentations, and external links within a Museum Box project..
 * Allows for persuasive writing projects, and compare/contrast arguments.

Threats:

 * Inappropriate material could be easily added within the Museum Box project via images, text, and video.

Lesson Plan Ideas:

 * Students could complete "cubes" for different important people within a time period for History classes.
 * In Language Arts classes, students could complete a Museum Box for the different aspects of a character in a fictional story (strengths, weaknesses, beliefs, etc.).
 * For Art classes, students could complete projects based on art periods, artistic styles, groups of artists, and different elements of art.
 * Students could complete a Museum Box for a Science classification project.
 * In Math classes, students could complete a Museum Box for different geometry aspects (one cube for an oval, one for a triangle, etc.).
 * For literature assignments, students could create a project utilizing video clips, short passages, and other text for different authors.
 * Elementary School students can use this format for a book report or book review, guided by a Teacher Created Rubric
 * Could also house electronic portfolios documenting student work/progress.