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| Web-makers Logo |
Oh Snap, it’s been a month!? My, oh my how the time has been flying. I won’t
make excuses for myself, I’ll just tell you what’s been going on in my world.
There’s a lot of stuff, and there’s no way I can cover all of it in my
scribble of reflections, so if you are looking for more information stay tuned.
"It’s also the idea at the heart of Mozilla’s Web-maker
project: to inspire people to make the web through remixing and
building upon the work of others. We want as many people as possible to
become web-makers—and to learn how to build the web by mucking around
with code in a playful and exploratory way" stated Mark Surman.
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| Firefox Student Ambassadors at Linkz |
Through Mark's words on his blog Mozilla Botswana was motivated to take a step in hosting a Web-makers event to help people understand the concept of building the web. We are a community that practices learning by making and that is why we focused much in Hacking things and remixing.Back in last year, we hosted an event on a couple of train the trainer related things, basically focusing on Mozilla technologies that help people to remix and play around the Web "Thimble, Google X-ray & Popcorn Maker". This year we took yet another large step in the Intergration and development of Mozilla Products such as "Firefox OS & Firefox Browser". We hosted on an event "Programming for Non-Programmers" to sensitize the idea of building and developing applications on Firefox App Store.We believed that everyone should have as much Opportunity as possible to learn about the Web, Develop Openness to make it free for passionate people and lastly others who care for the future of the Web.
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| Mozilla Stall at Linkz |
Hackable Tool-kits are always a great way to go about in Developing great apps and that is why we encourage people to Meet, Make & Learn from each other.Well it’s no accident that we hosted yet another event along side other outreach programs we are trying to celebrate this with the entire world through Maker Party. Thousands around the world gathered to make
amazing projects and share what they made with others.However we felt App development was necessary to bolster about during the Web-making period its is therefore that we closed up the whole chapter by making a step at Linkz ICT Challenge hosted by Botho University. Many students payed much attention to the Mozilla Stall that was fully painted with bright Red and White colors and some Mozilla logos.
"We’re not doing this alone — it’s a huge, distributed collaboration across many organizations and individuals. A “big tent”,
as we like to call it. From kitchen tables and small code clubs to edgy
museums and international bodies, we see this as a group effort where
many players have a role" says Michelle Thorne
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| Michelle Thorne- Senior Manager Mozilla Webmakers Mentors |
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Only passionate and driven mentors who are core contributors to the Mozilla Community are able to facilitate the Web-makers project in various countries. A very enthusiastic and vibrant mentor in Botswana, Gaborone has been doing an amazing work to keep the mission of the foundation well distributed.
GET INVOLVED
- Tweet . The fastest and easiest way to get help and connect with other mentors.
- Join the Webmaker mailing list. Connect with others mentors, ask questions, and find out what other mentors are up to. Introduce yourself.
- Live chat. Pop into the #webmaker public chat room to say hello or ask questions.
- Share and build with us. Contribute back your own learning resources, remixes and more.
