{"id":12633,"date":"2014-10-24T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/?p=12633"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:41:07","slug":"mozfest-2014-mentors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/mozfest-2014-mentors\/","title":{"rendered":"MozFest 2014: Need help? Find a mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12531\" src=\"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/MozFest-logo-copy.png\" alt=\"MozFest logo copy\" width=\"712\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>New to MozFest? Mentors can help.<\/h3>\n<p>Hours before the official kickoff of to <a title=\"MozFest 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/2014.mozillafestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MozFest 2014<\/a>, a group of dedicated Webmaker Mentors and Supermentors gathered with a single mission: <span class=\"author-g-po0bx0cpwspe5c96\"> help new community members arriving at the festival.<\/span><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Untitled by dailycavalier, on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dailycavalier\/15592184756\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5598\/15592184756_08b0f7c3b0.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friendly mentors at MozFest 2014<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nMozFest is a whirlwind of making and learning, but it can be overwhelming if you don&#8217;t know where to begin. Mentors are here to help during the festival by:<\/p>\n<div id=\"magicdomid6\">\n<ul class=\"list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\"author-g-po0bx0cpwspe5c96 b\"><b>Using a buddy system to pair participants with mentors so they&#8217;re able to get the most out of Mozfest. <\/b><\/span><span class=\"author-g-po0bx0cpwspe5c96\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid7\">\n<ul class=\"list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\"author-g-po0bx0cpwspe5c96 b\"><b>Explaining what&#8217;s happening with Webmaker in 2015 and providing opportunities for community members to get involved.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid8\">\n<ul class=\"list-bullet1\">\n<li><span class=\"author-g-po0bx0cpwspe5c96\"><span class=\"author-g-po0bx0cpwspe5c96 b\"><b class=\"author-g-po0bx0cpwspe5c96\">Helping participants feel valued and connected.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To connect with a mentor, simply tweet <a title=\"#teachtheweb on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23teachtheweb&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">#teachtheweb<\/a> or visit the Build &amp; Teach The Web track on the 6th floor of Ravensbourne.\u00a0 Learn more about mentors at <a title=\"Webmaker mentors\" href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/mentor\" target=\"_blank\">webmaker.org\/mentor<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<h3>Get Involved:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Participate in MozFest wherever you are with the <a href=\"https:\/\/jess.makes.org\/thimble\/LTgzMjI4MTY=\/mozfest-remotee-challenge\">MozFest Remotee Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow the <a title=\"#MozFest on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23MozFest&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\">#MozFest<\/a> hashtag on Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Visit the MozFest<a title=\"MozFest website\" href=\"http:\/\/2014.mozillafestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check out <a title=\"#MozFest on Flickr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/search\/?q=%23mozfest\" target=\"_blank\">photos from the festival<\/a> on Flickr<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New to MozFest? 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