Museum Box is a website that can make a research project into a museum exhibit.

It allows for creative expression over subjects or projects that might not grab the attention
of many students. Museum Box allows viewers to travel through the creators invention
in an easy formation. The only downfall to this app is that teachers need to pay a small
monthly fee to allow their students to create boxes for class projects.
Students who use Museum Box can upload videos, audio, text, and photos over
the subject they are researching. Each box can hold up to as many numbers of boxes a
student needs to get his or her point across. Students must be organized and have an
understanding of how to create a project that flows with a purpose. Museum Box should
be used as an individual tool instead of group projects. The layout does not allow for
more than one person at a time to develop a box.
This website can become an important component to a students education.
Students must learn basic research skills before using this tool. Once a student has his or
her research taken care of, the student must put it all together in an orderly fashion. This
calls for organizational skills that need to be mastered or at least fluent of what being
organized in a project means. Writing down what goes where should be an important
first aspect to this project. Students also develop an understanding for finding the
important components to developing a project. They also learn how to be digital citizens
and should be in mind that once their box is published, anyone can see their work.
In the classroom, students who are working on research projects or biographies of
any sort can use this tool to enhance their learning. Museum Box is very interactive and
allows for a creative imagination as well as an analytical mind. For example, if a student
wanted to create a Museum Box over photosynthesis, the student would have to conduct

research to develop an outline. Once the outline is created, the student can find photos,
videos, or audios, to enhance the project. The ability to create concise text is also
important for this tool. This teaches students to write effectively instead of continual
writing with no end.
Students can be assessed by how well their research was conducted. It would be
easy to determine if a student went above and beyond to convey their project point.
Students can also be assessed on their writing skills. This is especially important for not
having students write run-on sentences.
Overall, Museum Box involves, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and
communication to create the perfect project. Students need to have a basic understanding
of what limitless amounts of information can be condensed into simple, yet effective
projects as a class assignment. The creative process of this website can be a more
interpretive aspect. Museum Box represents what a slideshow does, but it gives students
a different perspective and allows for them to develop their ideas and put a more personal
touch to their research.