The Digital Sandbox

Most school curriculum models use a traditional format for learning in which individual subject matter is taught in isolation. Integrating the content creates a curriculum that is both challenging and meaningful to students. The process of developing cross curriculum interdisciplinary lessons using a Blog or Wiki as a learning resource medium has several stages, including identifying the learner outcomes, selecting a theme, developing a curriculum web, establishing multimedia resources, creating activities, and designing assessment. This process for developing cross-curriculum lessons for Web 2.0 collaborative network promotes effective teaching practices by bringing together elements of curriculum resources that interact with one another into a coherent, workable framework.  The model below will be used as a guide in for developing and integrating multiple resources into a collaborative Web 2.0 cross-curriculum lesson.

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