BCLA 2014: Webmaker Party Notes & Resources

I was super excited to finally get a Webmaker party with librarians involved, at a library conference no less! I was thankful to get some mentors from Mozilla to help us out too.

Webmaker Party: Building & Engaging a Community of Learners and Mentors

• Dethe Elza
• Cynthia Ng

Mozilla does a lot more than Firefox.

Open Badges

• comes with accreditation, and other criteria information
• backpack to show off badges you’ve earned

Hive Learning Network

• connected learning
• city by city program, started in NY and Chicago
• bringing together non-school learning, accessible to students who can map their own pathways for their own learning with the options available
• bringing together the organizers to know what each other are doing
• coming to Vancouver

Web Literacy Map

• community built tool for determining what web literacy means
• bringing agreement to this
• weekly open dialogue (you can participate!)
• provide feedback
• map to badges

Firefox OS

• next place where people are being locked in
• much like it was for the browser
• all the apps are open technologies

Science Lab

• open data and programs
• software carpentry – version data and programming for scientists, but also run workshops for others

Knight Mozilla Open News

• fellowships for embedded programmers to the newsroom
• “the source” – open repository for the code

Webmaker

• set of tools to help everyone be a maker of the web
• basic building blocks of the web
• what’s affected all of us
• a lot of libraries are interested in bringing in maker spaces
• easy and low barrier for libraries
• suite of tools: X-Ray Goggles (bookmarklet to explore and making their own version of a webpage), Thimble (editor for webpages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript with lots of starter makes), Popcorn (online multimedia/video editor)
• all of the published projects are remixable (people can then make a version off of another version)

Why Libraries?

• fits within mission & vision
• professional development
• have the facilities
• have the people

Why a Webmaker Party?

• easy to do
• low cost
• don’t require instructor, simply some knowledgeable volunteers
• takes little time if using existing resources, especially teaching kits and starter makes – including assessment
• flexible, allowing users to choose their learning path
• more interaction between people

Web Literacy Standard & Open Badges

• use weblit standard as assessment tool
• using standard = greater buy-in?
• can create badges that connect competencies with workshops/projects

Easy to Contribute

• create projects, teaching activities, teaching kits
• improve documentation
• discuss and send feedback
• help review material (localization on transifex, via SUMO)

Resources

• Google group, twitter: #teachtheweb
• starter makes/projects (see session etherpad)

Let’s have a Webmaker Party!

Here’s a copy of what’s on the etherpad:

Webmaker: http://webmaker.org/
Mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/webmaker-canada-bc

Resources

How-To Tutorials

• Popcorn Tutorial: https://mozteach.makes.org/popcorn/1boj
• Goggle Activity: https://mozteach.makes.org/thimble/hack-the-web-with-the-goggles
• Thimble: start with an easy starter make, such as
  • Keep Calm Poster: https://artychan.makes.org/thimble/keep-calm-and/remix
  • Movie Poster: https://artychan.makes.org/thimble/movie-poster/remix

Starter Makes

Projects complete with instructions on how to personalize it. For Thimble & Popcorn https://webmaker.org/en-US/starter-makes

Thimble JavaScript

• Rainy Day: https://artychan.makes.org/thimble/a-rainy-day
• Make an Animated Poem: https://chadsansing.makes.org/thimble/LTE0NDgyODAwNjQ=/make-a-beautiful-animated-poem
• Hack a Holiday Card: https://techkim.makes.org/thimble/let-it-snow
• Make a ToDo App: https://mopaxian.makes.org/thimble/my-handy-todo-app

Teaching Kits

Tutorial: https://webmaker.org/teach-templates

Examples

• Cultural RemixJam (Tate Britain): https://keyboardkat.makes.org/thimble/cultural-remixjam
• 23 Webmaking Ideas for Libraries: https://mozillarian.makes.org/thimble/23-webmaking-things-for-libraries
• Web Literacy Standard for Libraries (incomplete): https://jennierose.makes.org/thimble/web-literacy-standard-for-libraries

What Did You Do Today?

Whether complete or not, please share the projects that you have created today with us!

Thimble

• https://hihi.makes.org/thimble/LTkxMTE0NzAwOA==/keep-calm-and
• https://jsamson.makes.org/thimble/LTEwMTE4MTAzMDQ=/keep-calm-and
• https://sarahstang.makes.org/thimble/LTg3NzU5MjU3Ng==/postcard-for-cynthia
• https://transparentdreaming.makes.org/thimble/LTc5MzcwNjQ5Ng==/keep-calm-and
• https://jju.makes.org/thimble/LTgyNzI2MDkyOA==/goodbye-world
• https://jju.makes.org/thimble/LTkyNzkyNDIyNA==/get-excited-and-make-things
• https://sunnin.makes.org/thimble/LTcyNjU5NzYzMg==/keep-calm-and-ask-a-librarian
• https://mrs_schafer.makes.org/thimble/LTY3NjI2NTk4NA==/meme-maker
• https://yawa.makes.org/thimble/LTg5NDM2OTc5Mg==/keep-calm-and
• https://jsamson.makes.org/thimble/LTY1OTQ4ODc2OA==/postcard-for-emily
• https://transparentdreaming.makes.org/thimble/LTYyNTkzNDMzNg==/movie-poster

Popcorn

• https://sfeddespublic.makes.org/popcorn/1wiz

Goggles

• http://wingdj.makes.org/goggles/wingdjs-remix-of-homepage-west-vancouver-memorial-library
• http://thirstylibrarian.makes.org/goggles/thirstylibrarians-remix-of-gt-hello-world-2014-bcla-conference-
• http://ukestler.makes.org/goggles/ukestlers-remix-of-david-suzuki-foundation-solutions-are-in-our-nature