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Bugzilla for Webmaker We use Bugzilla to work open and get stuff...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:01:23 -0400

Bugzilla for Webmaker

We use Bugzilla to work open and get stuff done

Webmaker, like many Mozilla projects, uses an issue tracker called Bugzilla for filing tickets and getting stuff done. These two new pages provide tips and tricks for filing bugs, and for getting the most out of Bugzilla:

Bugzilla for Webmaker — the best place to start. How to file a Webmaker bug, plus simple tweaks for making Bugzilla easier to use.
Bugzilla for Webmaker: PRO TIPS – for digging deeper. How to make it easier for users to file tickets, tagging, searching and tracking bugs, Frequently Asked Questions and more.

Anyone can create, comment or contribute to a ticket

We work open. Webmaker is an open source, non-profit project powered by a global community of friendly humans like you. Anyone can create a ticket, comment on a ticket, and contribute. Just because it’s called a “bug” doesn’t necessarily mean there’s something wrong. It could just be a to-do, or a suggestion. All your tickets are welcome — don’t worry if you’re doing it right. We’re a friendly community, and we want your ideas!

Sneak peek at Collusion 1.0 What’s in store for Collusion 1.0?...

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:01:04 -0400

Sneak peek at Collusion 1.0

What’s in store for Collusion 1.0? This demo from Lead Developer Dethe Elza provides a sneak peek at the exciting new features the project will release in June.

Collusion 1.0 will make it dramatically easier for you to take action. It will allow you to not only see who’s tracking you online, but also take steps to turn that tracking off when you want to. Instead of just pulling back the curtain on trackers, Collusion 1.0 will help you learn more about who’s tracking you online, and take steps to block or whitelist those trackers going forward.

Working together, we can use Collusion to change the way the Web works — to make it more transparent, build in user sovereignty, and protect your choice, privacy and freedom online.

Make something wonderful for Mother’s Day Enjoy some of...

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:01:27 -0400

Make something wonderful for Mother’s Day

Enjoy some of the wonderful creations from Saturday’s Mother-Daughter Hack Day with Girls Learning Code, held at Toronto’s Mozilla office and run by the amazing Ladies Learning Code mentor group.

Feeling inspired?

You can still make your Mom proud by learning some code! Make her a custom ecard today. Here’s how:

https://webmaker.org/en-US/projects/make-mom-proud

It was a Mother-Daughter Hack Day for Girls Learning...

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:01:15 -0400

It was a Mother-Daughter Hack Day for Girls Learning Code

Yesterday saw Mozilla’s Toronto office hopping with girls, moms, aunts, neices, grandmothers, and mother-figures all learning the basics of code supported by the incredible mentors at Ladies Learning Code.

Girls Learning Code is less about “code” and more about changing the world – through teamwork, creativity, and, of course, technology.

Activities included making a family tree come to life with digital scrapbooking, using HTML and CSS to create a showcase for pictures and family videos using Tumblr, a lesson in photo editing using Pixlr, and learning how to create a family crest.

Those in the Toronto area can sign up now for the Father-Daughter Hack Day on June 15th.

Make your mom proud Show Mom how much you care by coding her a...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:01:32 -0400

Make your mom proud

Show Mom how much you care by coding her a web page to let her know how great she is!

Using our Thimble template, you can:

change the image to something special between the two of you
change the caption to something she’ll notice
experiment with changing things like the colors, fonts, and background image.

Imagine - she’ll *love* that you were spending time on the internet!

Try it now:
https://webmaker.org/en-US/projects/make-mom-proud/

About this project:

Level: Beginner
Topic: Design, Gift Card, Photography
Skills: CSS, HTML

Webmaker Team Blog: Changes to the Webmaker Experience

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:27:03 -0400

Webmaker Team Blog: Changes to the Webmaker Experience:

Take a look at the exciting new direction Webmaker.org will be taking in the next few months:

webmakerv2:

Our homepage has had a bit more UI design since last week (though the “makes” content is still mocked up) and we’ve begun to build out the frontend, so we thought it was time to highlight and share some of the changes coming to the Webmaker experience. Not only will the new layout still be…

https://webmaker.org

re:publica 2013 - Mitchell Baker: Building a web we can...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:19:49 -0400

re:publica 2013 - Mitchell Baker: Building a web we can trust

“An open internet is our best chance to secure social and economic participation in society for all people”, according to Mitchell Baker. But it is precisely this web openness which is in danger and needs to be continually defended. Can and should businesses be able to monitor all of our online activity, store its data, and finally turn it into profit? What possibilities as web users do we have to defend ourselves? Whom does the data belong to, which we generate day after day? It is these type of questions which drive Mitchell Baker and which she addresses at re:publica13.

Enjoy!

Mozilla’s Make Things Do Stuff at Maker Faire UK This...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:01:17 -0400

Mozilla’s Make Things Do Stuff at Maker Faire UK

This weekend, Mozilla’s Red Dinos made the scene on behalf of the Make Things Do Stuff campaign - a new initiative designed to mobilize the next generation of digital makers launching later this May.

Mozilla’s UK partners Freeformers, Technology Will Save Us, and Print Craft hosted activities such as 3D printing from Minecraft, TableTop Code Gaming, ‘Hack Your School’ with X-Ray Goggles and more.

About Make Things Do Stuff:

Make Things Do Stuff is a platform that gives young people the tools and support to make and share digital things. It’s been created by a group of like-minded organizations that want to inspire young people to be creators, not just consumers of digital technologies.

The platform will be launching at the end of May but in the meantime, take a look at the site so far and find out more.

New Funding for Maker Initiatives across the UK:

To encourage young people to get involved in digital making across the UK, seven projects are receiving a share of a £260,000 fund run by Nesta and Nominet Trust, in partnership with Mozilla, to encourage and stimulate learning through making.

The fund was set-up to help inspire a generation of digital makers – young people with the skills, confidence and motivation to make, not just consume digital technologies.

Read more about the selected projects that will receive funding.

Help Mozilla set the Standard for Web Literacy The Mozilla...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:30:31 -0400

Help Mozilla set the Standard for Web Literacy

The Mozilla Foundation has a vision of a web literate planet. We’ve built some tools to help with this and now we’re asking the question: What are the skills, competencies and literacies necessary to read, write and participate on the Web - now and in the future?

Since February, we’ve been meeting to discuss, both on our weekly calls and on the Mozilla Webmaker list, what to include and, more recently, how to present the whole thing.

This is our first draft.

We’ll be launching a Beta version in June and we’re looking for your feedback.

Let us know what you think by:

commenting on this overview post
using this feedback form
joining the weekly community calls

Meet the young Webmakers who went to the White House What is...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:01:24 -0400

Meet the young Webmakers who went to the White House

What is possible when kids embrace the idea ‘Making is Learning’?

Mozilla’s community hub, the Hive Learning Network, creates new opportunities for teens to explore their interests, create their own spaces, experiences, and projects, and share what they make with their peers. Meet two amazing kids who participate in the program, and see what they took to the White House:

Zainab Oni is 16 years old and a High School junior in New York. She and her family moved from Lagos, Nigeria to the United States after her mother passed away, so that she and her siblings could find better educational opportunities. She joined the MOUSE Corps technology design program in 2010 and in 2012, she interned with the HIVE NYC as a Mozilla Webmaking Mentor and hopes to study design and technology at the Parsons New School for Design.

The project she developed and brought to the White House Science Fair:

The Dining Band is a wrist-mounted Arduino circuit that uses distance and temperature sensors to communicate the location of food on a plate, for diners who are blind and visually impaired. The Dining Band team (7 NYC public school students) spent a year learning and practicing the process of Human-Centered Design. Through interviews at Visions at Selis Manor (a center for the blind/visually impaired), they learned that people who are blind often struggle to eat discreetly in public without making a mess, or needing to use their fingers to find the food on the plate. With this challenge in mind, they brainstormed ideas and built several prototypes with a physical computing mentor. Their final prototype, the Dining Band, won top prize at the Emoti-Con! NYC Youth Digital Media and Technology Challenge and was selected to present at the New York Maker Faire in 2012.

Senqué A. Little-Poole (bottom row, second from right) is a sophomore in Pittsburgh. In addition to being a full-time high school student, he is an apprentice in the Campbell Laboratory for Infectious Eye Diseases at the University of Pittsburgh Eye and Ear Institute. Senqué observes the varicella zoster virus at a molecular level to isolate the gene that inflicts pain on those who are infected. During the summer of 2012, he completed an 8-week internship at the Thomas Jefferson University College of Medicine in the Department of Cancer Biology where he learned advanced lab procedures and contributed to the production of fusion cells for Glioma Cancer research. As a result of his outstanding performance, Senqué has been invited to return this year. Senqué is also a Hive Youth Mentor with middle school students at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.

The project he developed and brought to the White House Science Fair:

Brain Quest: Cell Tracing with CFSE. The purpose of this investigation is to find out how to get anti-virus cells to successfully proliferate within the brain, which could cure diseases such as rabies, Alzheimer’s, sclerosis and several forms of cancer.

Maker Party 2013:

This summer, kids like Zainab and Senque will participate in Mozilla’s Maker Party 2013 - sharing what they’ve learned, and teaching other youth how to use the web to Make, Connect and Share.

Get involved now, sign up for updates and event info:
https://webmaker.org/en-US/party

You’re invited to a global partycelebrating the things we...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:01:04 -0400

You’re invited to a global party
celebrating the things we can make thanks to the web!

Join people around the world to celebrate making—and the amazing things we can make and learn through the collaborative power of the web. Throw or attend events in schools, libraries, museums, hackerspaces, living rooms, anywhere. Last year we held more than 700 events in 80 countries—and this year’s party will be even bigger! #makerparty

This year’s Maker Party will be held from June 15th to September 15th.

Sign up now to receive updates:
https://webmaker.org/en-US/party

Hacking at the White House: introducing Maker Party 2013 We’re...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:08:34 -0400

Hacking at the White House: introducing Maker Party 2013

We’re extremely excited to be participating in today’s White House Science Fair—and even more excited to have President Obama help us kick off our new summer-long Maker Party: thousands of community-led events around the world to celebrate the amazing things we can make and learn thanks to the Web.

Webmaking at the White House Science Fair

Today, Mozilla joined President Obama at the annual White House Science Fair, celebrating the student winners of science, technology, engineering and math competitions across the United States.

Cathy Lewis Long from Sprout joins Zainab Oni, Senque Little-Poole, and Mark Surman at the White House Science Fair

A student member of Mozilla’s Hive Learning Network project—16-year old Zainab Oni from MOUSE in NYC—was honored for her contribution to a wrist-mounted Arduino circuit, which helps visually impaired diners find their food. 15-year-old Senqué A. Little-Poole, from the Sprout Fund‘s Hive Pittsburgh chapter, was also honored, for his research on how to use anti-virus cells to cure diseases.

Mozilla’s Executive Director Mark Surman also was there, to talk about our efforts to teach technology skills and, with the help of the White House, to kick off Mozilla’s big summer-long campaign: Maker Party 2013.

Find out more about Maker Party 2013:
https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2013/04/22/makerparty2013

Mozilla at The White House Science Fair 2013 Mozilla is...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:54:00 -0400

Mozilla at The White House Science Fair 2013

Mozilla is attending the White House Science Fair today (Bill Nye and LeVar Burton are there too!) with a special announcement later in the day.

You can watch the livestream here at www.whitehouse.gov/live.

The Webmaker HotList: We love hyper-lapse, listening to BitCoin, Indiana Surman + more

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:20:39 -0400

Another collection of amazing things on the web, as compiled by the Webmaker community in our weekly community call. Make the list - Make something amazing on the web now at Mozilla Webmaker.

Hyper-lapse. Wow. Turn Google Street view images into something that feels like racing through streets at high speed.

Blast from the GUI past. Check out this video of the very first CAD program from 50 years ago. Really.

This video from a Learning Party Pop-Up at Hive NYC member NYSCI is a great explanation and demo of what we hope Maker Party 2013 will be like. Webmaker Tools get a shout-out about five minutes in.

Harry Potter Quidditch meme. AKA, “Pottering.”

Mozilla’s Mark Surman as Indiana Jones.

Listen to BitCoin. Hear and visualize BitCoin transactions in real time. The sweet sound of internet commerce.
How Animals Eat Their Food. 41 million views!
Candid interview with ~~Han Solo~~ Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel that are in no way related to the new Star Wars movie.

~Webmaker Staff & Community

What’s the coolest thing you saw on the web this week? Let us know at the start of each weekly Mozilla Webmaker call .

Mozilla Ignite is an open innovation challenge hosted by Mozilla...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:41:26 -0400

Mozilla Ignite is an open innovation challenge hosted by Mozilla and the National Science Foundation as part of the US Ignite initiative. The goal: imagine and build apps that show the full potential of next-generation networks, in areas that matter — like healthcare, education, energy, manufacturing and public safety.

We’re currently judging the last round, we’ll soon be announcing the final winners.

Take a look at some of the amazing ideas submitted:
https://mozillaignite.org/ideas/list/

(above: TentWatch, App4Life, Floodcube)

Show the world some awe Despite its many challenges, the world...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:20:43 -0400

Show the world some awe

Despite its many challenges, the world is a beautiful place that can always leave you in awe and wonder.

Thanks to the web, there are endless videos out there that demonstrate just how magnificent life can be. With Popcorn Maker, you can weave together audio, videos, images, and text to share the vast wonder of the universe.

We combined video from the International Space Station with a song written and recorded by world famous astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield. Hadfield loves to take pictures from space and share them on Twitter, and you’ll see some entertaining mashups from his fans at the end.

Make your own remix:
https://www.webmaker.org/en-US/projects/awe

About this project:

Level: Intermediate
Topic: Audio, Photography, Storytelling, Writing, Video
Skills: Remix, Video

Make your own hackable game with Craftyy Have you ever played a...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:40:50 -0400

Make your own hackable game with Craftyy

Have you ever played a game and wished that you could go in and change it around a bit? You know, like turn the boss’s head into a piece of broccoli, or make the hero a girl instead of a boy.

It’s actually not as crazy as you may think! Craftyy is a simple way to make your own games, or remix other games into your own creation.

Here’s how to dive in:
https://www.webmaker.org/en-US/projects/hackable-game-craftyy

About this project:

Level: Intermediate
Topic: Design, Games, Memes
Skills: Remix

Take us back to the future Mozilla is turning 15 years old, and...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:01:29 -0400

Take us back to the future

Mozilla is turning 15 years old, and the web has come a long way since then.

Take us back in time with Popcorn Maker and show us what the web was like for you 15 years ago. Then give us a glimpse into the future and show us the web you want to be a part of 15 years from now.

Tweet out yours with #webstory!

About this project:

Level: Intermediate
Topic: Audio, Design, Internet culture, video
Skills: Design, Remix

Try it out:
https://webmaker.org/en-US/projects/back-to-the-future

Show off your favorite things Mozilla is celebrating our 15th...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:18:37 -0400

Show off your favorite things

Mozilla is celebrating our 15th birthday by sharing 15 things we love about the web.

Go ahead and edit the page to show off the 15 things you love about the web. Or style up the page with your own graphics and change it to something else you love.

Tweet out yours with #webstory!

About this project:

Level: Beginner
Topic: Blogging, Web Design
Skills: Thimble

Try it out:
https://webmaker.org/en-US/projects/favorite-things

15 Years of a Better Web Mozilla exists to promote openness,...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:01:45 -0400

15 Years of a Better Web

Mozilla exists to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Internet. We’ve been doing it for 15 years and the following 15 facts offer a look at who we are, including some of our biggest achievements and milestones. But in some ways we’re just getting started, exploring new technology, entering new areas and reaching new users every day.

Find out 15 facts about Mozilla:
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contribute

Mozilla webmaker

Bugzilla for Webmaker We use Bugzilla to work open and get stuff...

Bugzilla for Webmaker

We use Bugzilla to work open and get stuff done

Anyone can create, comment or contribute to a ticket

Sneak peek at Collusion 1.0 What’s in store for Collusion 1.0?...

Sneak peek at Collusion 1.0

Make something wonderful for Mother’s Day Enjoy some of...

Make something wonderful for Mother’s Day

It was a Mother-Daughter Hack Day for Girls Learning...

It was a Mother-Daughter Hack Day for Girls Learning Code

Make your mom proud Show Mom how much you care by coding her a...

Make your mom proud

Webmaker Team Blog: Changes to the Webmaker Experience

re:publica 2013 - Mitchell Baker: Building a web we can...

re:publica 2013 - Mitchell Baker: Building a web we can trust

Mozilla’s Make Things Do Stuff at Maker Faire UK This...

Mozilla’s Make Things Do Stuff at Maker Faire UK

Help Mozilla set the Standard for Web Literacy The Mozilla...

Help Mozilla set the Standard for Web Literacy

Meet the young Webmakers who went to the White House What is...

Meet the young Webmakers who went to the White House

What is possible when kids embrace the idea ‘Making is Learning’?

You’re invited to a global partycelebrating the things we...

You’re invited to a global partycelebrating the things we can make thanks to the web!

Hacking at the White House: introducing Maker Party 2013 We’re...

Hacking at the White House: introducing Maker Party 2013

Mozilla at The White House Science Fair 2013 Mozilla is...

Mozilla at The White House Science Fair 2013

The Webmaker HotList: We love hyper-lapse, listening to BitCoin, Indiana Surman + more

Mozilla Ignite is an open innovation challenge hosted by Mozilla...

Show the world some awe Despite its many challenges, the world...

Show the world some awe

Make your own hackable game with Craftyy Have you ever played a...

Make your own hackable game with Craftyy

Take us back to the future Mozilla is turning 15 years old, and...

Take us back to the future

Show off your favorite things Mozilla is celebrating our 15th...

Show off your favorite things

15 Years of a Better Web Mozilla exists to promote openness,...

15 Years of a Better Web

You’re invited to a global party
celebrating the things we can make thanks to the web!