If you missed out on last night’s Remix the School Year with Thimble Twitter chat, don’t worry! You can still join in the conversation on our forum
We had 26 individuals from 7 countries (U.S., Canada, Central African Republic, India, Venezuela, Indonesia, Nepal) on 4 continents join us in real time for the conversation.
We shared stories about the different contexts in which we #teachtheweb, what people look for in a great project to remix, how to help struggling learners grasp basic web literacy concepts, the types of supports people need to help them learn about some of Thimble’s new features, and more.
Here are just a few quick highlights:
I #teachtheweb mostly online, but also help out by mentoring for @learningcode #thimblechat
— Pomax (@TheRealPomax) September 24, 2015
A2: trying to help others #teachtheweb through a mix of online & F2F work #thimblechat @MozTeach
— chadsansing (@chadsansing) September 24, 2015
I am pretty much loving to #TeachTheWeb to my elders. My uncles and neighbors aged b/w 60-70 yrs, they love to explore the web! #ThimbleChat
— Moin Shaikh (@moingshaikh) September 24, 2015
I try to help parents & teachers discover #kidcancode—& will imagine more ways to apply it than we do @MozTeach #thimblechat
— Richard Fouchaux (@thefooshshow) September 24, 2015
A3: I learned the web the same way I learned guitar: by "stealing" other people's licks! @MozTeach #thimblechat
— Richard Fouchaux (@thefooshshow) September 24, 2015
@MozTeach Got to know the Web thru word of mouth & learned code b/c of social media. Learning w/ peers worked for me to learn about the Web!
— Faye Tandog (@fayetandog) September 24, 2015
@MozTeach I definitely need to remix the HW Excuse generator into a Why I haven't answered your email excuse generator #thimblechat
— Chris Lawrence (@chrislarry33) September 24, 2015
A4: I've been trying the new Thimble out. Here is a recent project: https://t.co/9Oq274eSC0 #thimblechat
— Cristol Kapp (@mrs_kapp) September 24, 2015
@MozTeach I also put a lot of code I write even for teaching purposes on github. #thimblechat
— Pomax (@TheRealPomax) September 24, 2015
@TheRealPomax @MozTeach Thinking back to original learning plan that came out of Portland last year. Amazing how far we came. #thimblechat
— Greg McVerry (@jgmac1106) September 24, 2015
@MozTeach aside from learning by making, maybe we can use video tuts. error descriptions, and FAQ page will help :) #thimblechat
— Ryan Ermita (@ryanermita) September 24, 2015
Thanks so much to everyone who participated! We look forward to continuing this conversation in our forum, and will be scheduling more Twitter chats soon–please feel free to comment here with suggested topics.