Curriki.org, online curriculum community: Curriki
District Administration, Oct, 2008 by Kurt O. Dyrli
CURRIKI
Curriki.org, Online Curriculum Community
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Curriki, an open source, collaborative curriculum Web site, was originally founded by Sun Microsystems in 2004, but today it operates independently as a nonprofit. The organization has recently redesigned its site with improved functionality, to help educators, students and parents better utilize this online community for creating and sharing K12 curricula. New features include an easy-to-use home page with three navigational tools--Find, Contribute and Connect--and new tutorial videos to help users access nearly 16,000 free assets including lesson plans, student activities, assessments and complete courses. Curriki has also recently partnered with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit education organization behind Sesame Street. The Sesame Workshop's new content contribution, titled "Panwapa," is a collection of educational resources designed to introduce and model the skills needed for global citizenship by sharing the stories of real children and their experiences around the world, intended for grades K-2.
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