Why We #TeachTheWeb.
NCS Digital Champions (that's YOU!)
photo via MozEU
Lesson #1:
The Internet is made of CATS.
Mozilla - you make Firefox, right?
Yes, we make Firefox, but...
is a mission driven, non-profit organization.
Mozilla's mission is to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the web.- The Mozilla Mission
is a community of people united by a common purpose – to build the Internet society needs. We think we need an Internet that is open, so we can make and do more.
Humans need connection.
image by David Boswell
The Web is an ecosystem of knowledge.
The Opte Project
Individuals must have the ability to shape their own experiences on the Internet
How do we solve global problems,
if we can't communicate with each other?
For social activists (like you)
this means that we have to create opportunity for our communities. We want to support participation, not consumption.
"Open" is important, because if something isn't open, we can't see how it's made.
“Open” means:
- Decentralized
- Innovation/Hackability
- Transparency
culture + mechanics = citizenship
- People who love the web ...
- Take action ...
- To teach other people to about the web.
We are
Doing good is part of our code
And speaking of code...
The Web is built with code.
HTML, CSS and Javascript
The basic building blocks of the Web.
Look under the hood
with the XRay Goggles
Program or be programmed
Learn to write
with Thimble
Understanding code isn't enough.
Redefining Video
with Popcorn
Open Educational Resources
- Open, Free, Remixable
- Aligning to the Web Literacy Map
- Made by a coalition of educators, technologists, artists, etc
- webmaker.org/teach
Spreading a Movement
believes that we can all spread Web Literacies by learning and making together. That's why we run in-person trainings and events like the Mozilla Festival.
the digital world is GIGANTIC
and Mozilla is rather small.
But Mozillians are passionate, and passion can lead to a better world.
one more thing...
one more thing...
YOU can help by sharing webmaking. https://webmaker.org/
https://etherpad.mozilla.org/helpteachtheweb