{"id":62105,"date":"2014-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2014\/07\/15\/mozillas-annual-maker-party-begins-today\/"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:22:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:22:53","slug":"mozillas-annual-maker-party-begins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/mozillas-annual-maker-party-begins-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla&#8217;s annual Maker Party begins today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla is thrilled to announce the official kick-off of <a href=\"http:\/\/party.webmaker.org\/\">Maker Party<\/a>,\u00a0our annual campaign to teach the culture, mechanics and citizenship of the Web through thousands of community-run events around the world.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oko6TzPQE6Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mozilla believes success in the 21st century depends on digital literacy: the skills people need to read, write and participate on the web. Maker Party is all about teaching these skills in a fun, hands-on way.\u00a0 Participants meet up with others at events of all sizes to explore the how and why of building apps and webpages with code, design, media and interactive elements.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20140711-mozilla-kicks-off-global-digital-literacy-program\/\">recent interview<\/a>, Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Mark Surman said, &#8220;Coding is just the tip of the iceberg. This is about full-scale digital literacy. How to build things with code, design and video and photography. And there are a set of creative, social and cognitive skills &#8212; participation, design thinking. These are the skills you need to find your way in the digital world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Maker Party is also an example of how engaging learning becomes when it is interest-driven and production-centered, two core principles of an approach called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makesummer.org\/why-connected-learning\/\">Connected Learning<\/a>. The approach leverages the advances of the digital age to customize education to the learner \u2014 and is being celebrated as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makesummer.org\/\">Summer to Make, Play and Connect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can join Maker Party by <a href=\"http:\/\/events.webmaker.org\/\">finding an event in your area<\/a>.\u00a0Events are open to everyone regardless of skill level, and almost all are free!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/events\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7880\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2014\/07\/makerparty_shareablefbimage_launch.png\" alt=\"makerparty_shareablefbimage_launch\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2014\/07\/makerparty_shareablefbimage_launch.png 500w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2014\/07\/makerparty_shareablefbimage_launch-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2014\/07\/makerparty_shareablefbimage_launch-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>No events in your area? Why not host one of your own? <a href=\"http:\/\/party.webmaker.org\/resources\">Maker Party Resources<\/a>\u00a0provides all the information you need to successfully throw an event of\u00a0any size, from 50+ participants in a library or hackerspace, to just you and your little sister sitting on the living room sofa.<\/p>\n<p>Maker Party runs from July 15 to September 15, 2014. Follow the #MakerParty hashtag on social media to see what people are teaching, learning and making around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Our partners in the 2014 Maker Party include the MacArthur Foundation, the National Writing Project, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Association of\u00a0Science and Technology Centers, the National 4-H Council, Statewide Afterschool Networks, and many more.<\/p>\n<h2>Get involved:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/party.webmaker.org\/\">Learn more<\/a> about Maker Party<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/webmaker.org\/events\">Attend an event<\/a> in your neighborhood<\/li>\n<li>Throw an event of your own with the help of <a href=\"http:\/\/party.webmaker.org\/en-US\/resources\">Maker Party Resources <\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow the party on social media with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?src=typd&#038;q=%23makerparty\">#MakerParty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Press contact: 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