{"id":10066,"date":"2013-09-09T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T15:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/?p=10066"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:42:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:42:15","slug":"webmakershottest_backtoschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/webmakershottest_backtoschool\/","title":{"rendered":"Webmaker&#039;s Hottest Makes, Issue #4: Back to School!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Webmakers Hottest Issue 4 Back to School\" src=\"http:\/\/s6.postimg.org\/7owj9b5y7\/breezi_placeit.png\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time for Issue 4 of <a title=\"Webmaker's Hottest\" href=\"http:\/\/mzl.la\/11uLAcX\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Webmaker&#8217;s Hottest<\/strong><\/a> fresh off the press, your favourite weekly showcase of the <strong>most inspiring and irresistible-to-remix<\/strong> creations by makers around the world! For each issue, we choose a theme and crawl across the Webmaker world to find its 12 most exciting makes to feature on the <a title=\"Webmaker\" href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\" target=\"_blank\">Webmaker homepage<\/a>, all created by community members like <strong>you<\/strong>!<br \/>\nWhile our <a href=\"http:\/\/mzl.la\/12lWT7H\">last issue<\/a> focused on Independence Day celebrations for one of Mozilla&#8217;s most active and vibrant communities, India, this week is all about <strong>going back to school<\/strong> as we hit the books again at high schools, secondary schools and colleges worldwide &#8212; think colourful locker art, notebook doodles, secret crushes, after school clubs, brand new backpacks and the kinds of hands-on, participatory teaching that make learning fun!<br \/>\nIndeed, for this issue&#8217;s theme, we had no lack of awesome and inspiring material. From interactive <a href=\"http:\/\/webmaker.org\">teaching kits<\/a> for educators, to <a href=\"https:\/\/caseydoyle.makes.org\/popcorn\/1caz\">student reflections<\/a> on summer beach fun, and from odes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/kmicha.makes.org\/popcorn\/1ce9\">genius of Bill Nye the Science Guy<\/a> to homemade <a href=\"https:\/\/pooawesome28.makes.org\/thimble\/remix-of-remix-of-remix-of-remix-of-minecraft-tutorialthe-basics\">Minecraft tutorials<\/a>, there was lots of <strong>colourful and educational fun<\/strong> to be had for every kind of student. We were even lucky enough to receive a bit of a bonus: a <strong>sneak preview<\/strong> of the 3 talented winners who won the first round of our <a href=\"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/battle-of-the-mixes-1\">Battle of the Mixes<\/a> competition!<br \/>\nHere are details on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\" target=\"_blank\">Webmaker&#8217;s<\/a> 12 featured makes<\/strong> of the week, and the pioneering makers who created them: <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>From webmaker student <a title=\"Casey Doyle\" href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/search?type=user&amp;q=caseydoyle\" target=\"_blank\">Caseydoyle<\/a> in Hawaii,<\/strong> a <a title=\"Casey Doyle\" href=\"https:\/\/caseydoyle.makes.org\/popcorn\/1caz\" target=\"_blank\">back-to-school Popcorn video<\/a> featuring reflections on a sun-drenched summer with friends and goals for college;<\/li>\n<li><strong>From the <a title=\"NWP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nwp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Writing Project<\/a> in the US<\/strong>, a <a title=\"NWP Teaching Kit\" href=\"https:\/\/nwp.makes.org\/thimble\/coding-with-the-new-york-times\" target=\"_blank\">fun teaching kit<\/a> that shows educators how to teach media literacy and web skills with stories from <em>the New York Times;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><strong>From the <a title=\"Radio Rookies\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wnyc.org\/shows\/rookies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Rookies<\/a> initiative in New York<\/strong>, an <a title=\"Radio Rookies\" href=\"https:\/\/radiorookies.makes.org\/popcorn\/19ni\" target=\"_blank\">inspiring multimedia video<\/a> outlining the various ways that public high school kids would like the mayor to improve their school system;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>From webmaker <a title=\"Kmicha\" href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/search?type=user&amp;q=kmicha\" target=\"_blank\">Kmicha<\/a><\/strong>, an <a title=\"Bill Nye\" href=\"https:\/\/kmicha.makes.org\/popcorn\/1ce9\" target=\"_blank\">ode to Bill Nye the Science Guy<\/a> featuring some interesting facts about climate change and the importance of science;<\/li>\n<li><strong>From webmaker <a title=\"pooawesome28\" href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/search?type=user&amp;q=pooawesome28\" target=\"_blank\">pooawesome28<\/a><\/strong>, a <a title=\"minecraft tutorial\" href=\"https:\/\/pooawesome28.makes.org\/thimble\/remix-of-remix-of-remix-of-remix-of-minecraft-tutorialthe-basics\" target=\"_blank\">homemade tutorial<\/a> on how to get started with Minecraft, using our Thimble webpage tool to share exclusive screenshots and tips;<\/li>\n<li><strong>From Mozilla Super Mentor <a href=\"http:\/\/digitalis.nwp.org\/users\/christina\" target=\"_blank\">Christina<\/a><\/strong>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ccantrill.makes.org\/thimble\/make-your-own-meme\" target=\"_blank\">teaching kit about memes<\/a> featuring the infamous Squirrel Portrait to help readers create and publish their first meme;<\/li>\n<li><strong>From webmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/search?type=user&amp;q=tbx\" target=\"_blank\">Tobi<\/a> in Berlin<\/strong>, the second part of <a href=\"https:\/\/tbx.makes.org\/thimble\/maker-party-your-first-hack-pt-2\" target=\"_blank\">an awesome teaching kit<\/a> that shows you how to &#8220;hack&#8221; sites like Google and Facebook with a bit of javascript;<\/li>\n<li><strong>From Mozilla Super Mentor <a href=\"http:\/\/techkim.wikispaces.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TechKim<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/techkim.wikispaces.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">,<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/techkim.makes.org\/thimble\/busting-media-stereotypes\" target=\"_blank\">hands-on teaching kit<\/a> that shows educators how to give participants the opportunity to explore gender stereotypes in digital media;<\/li>\n<li><strong>From webmaker student <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/search?type=user&amp;q=nhopper\" target=\"_blank\">NHopper<\/a><\/strong>, some <a href=\"https:\/\/nhopper.makes.org\/popcorn\/1bui\" target=\"_blank\">back-to-school thoughts<\/a> on new haircuts, summer friends and coming to class;<\/li>\n<li>And a <strong>sneak preview of the 3 winners<\/strong> of our first-ever <a href=\"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/battle-of-the-mixes-1\" target=\"_blank\">Battle of the Mixes<\/a>, #motionpicture edition &#8212; a\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/jeannie.makes.org\/popcorn\/1cfr\" target=\"_blank\">Schadenfreude Sandwich<\/a> by webmaker Jeannie, an <a href=\"https:\/\/umeshram.makes.org\/popcorn\/1d20\" target=\"_blank\">anti-Barney dance party<\/a> by webmaker Umeshram and an <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisnr92.makes.org\/popcorn\/1d2a\" target=\"_blank\">Obama remix of Harlem Shake<\/a> by webmaker Chrisnr92!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that each of our featured makes are <strong>ready to be remixed<\/strong> &#8212; you can hack them now by clicking &#8220;Remix&#8221; on the top right-hand side of each make. We&#8217;d love to see what you come up with. We&#8217;d also like to say a <strong>massive thank you<\/strong> to this week&#8217;s makers for such a colourful, fun and school-celebrating set of makes!<br \/>\nStay tuned next time for makes that celebrate <strong>Mars, stars and the wonders of space<\/strong>! Have a great space-themed make you want to get featured here? Share your finished product with <a title=\"kat braybrooke\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kat_braybrooke\" target=\"_blank\">Webmaker&#8217;s editor<\/a> using the tag #makerparty &#8212; we&#8217;d all love to see it! More details on how to get featured can be <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/how-to-get-your-make-featured\">found here<\/a>.<br \/>\nUntil next week, we&#8217;ll see you on the wild web!<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"magicdomid78\"><strong>Get Involved!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"magicdomid79\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Check out the <\/span><a title=\"Webmaker\" href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Webmaker homepage<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Create a Make from scratch or remix one of Webmaker&#8217;s Hottest with <a title=\"Popcorn Maker and Thimble\" href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/tools\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Popcorn Maker or Thimble<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/how-to-get-your-make-featured\">Tag your Make<\/a> with #webmaker so we can find it!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for Issue 4 of Webmaker&#8217;s Hottest fresh off the press, your favourite weekly showcase of the most inspiring and irresistible-to-remix creations by makers around the world! For each issue, we choose a theme and crawl across the Webmaker &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/webmakershottest_backtoschool\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[378228],"tags":[349475],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}