{"id":13424,"date":"2015-04-07T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/?p=13424"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:40:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:40:22","slug":"a-make-first-approach-in-kenya-and-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/a-make-first-approach-in-kenya-and-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"A Make-First Approach in Kenya, and Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gilbert Were Odero is a \u201cMaker.\u201d
\nFor some, that title might require an explanation. For Gilbert, it\u2019s perfectly clear: He creates on the Web, but also serves as an educator and mentor for others. \u201cMaking\u201d is a way to actively participate on the Web, to boost web literacy, and to unlock social and economic opportunities.
\nEarlier this year, Gilbert \u2014 a 19-year-old Firefox Student Ambassador and resident of Mombasa, Kenya \u2014 launched Mombasa\u2019s MozTour 2015 with fellow Mozillian Alifiya Ganijee. The MozTour visits high schools and universities across southern Kenya, teaching students the power of the open Web using Mozilla\u2019s Webmaker<\/a> tools. These tools allow users to build simple apps, remix audio and video and learn the basics of coding.\u00a0The MozTour also spreads the word about their growing Hive Mombasa Learning Community<\/a>, which brings together local educators and organizations to share digital skills across schools, libraries and community centers.
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Photos from MozTour 2015<\/p><\/div>
\nThe MozTour is centered on making. When Gilbert, Alifiya and others visit a school, students are divided into groups of five to 10. Each group is introduced to the Webmaker tool, and then asked to develop a new \u201cmake.\u201d Users can create content from scratch or remix an existing make. After one hour, each group presents their invention. The Firefox Student Ambassadors vote on the most creative make, and the winning group is awarded a prize.
\n\u201cThe success story is that many students come up with great ideas and makes,\u201d Gilbert says. \u201cThe passion of learning the Web grows from each place we go.\u201d
\nGilbert himself has created a range of makes, from interactive postcards<\/a> to graphic designs<\/a>.
\nAlready, the MozTour 2015 has visited eight locations: Gilbert and his team have stopped by Sheik Khalifa High School and Aga Khan High School in Mombasa, Ammarcom Institute, Jomo Kenyatta University and several other schools. And they\u2019re still going.
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Photos from MozTour 2015<\/p><\/div>
\nGilbert and MozTour exemplify Mozilla\u2019s approach to learning: Make First. When students are able to learn the Web by building it, it\u2019s an incredibly rewarding experience. We support our Make First approach across our Learning Networks: From our Hives in Chicago<\/a>, New York<\/a>, Pittsburgh<\/a> and Toronto<\/a> to our Maker Party events<\/a> on six continents, participants are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and create. But it doesn\u2019t stop there: Every make can be shared, improved and rebuilt.
\nLater this year, Mozilla will unveil a new, more powerful Webmaker tool that will allow mobile users around the world to become makers \u2014 all that\u2019s required is internet access and a smartphone (it will also be available on desktops). Currently in beta, the Webmaker mobile app<\/a> will help billions of individuals just now coming online to experience the potential of a truly open, inclusive Web.
\nThe Webmaker tool complements Mozilla\u2019s Learning Network, a collection of digital mentors and educators around the globe that teach the web. The Learning Network is made up of Hives and the annual Maker Party \u2014 and soon, Mozilla Clubs. Clubs are inspired by events like MozTour: They bring together makers in an informal setting to create, learn and make the Web a better place. Clubs will roll out later this year.
\nThe Webmaker app \u2014 coupled with ambassadors like Gilbert \u2014 can empower countless individuals to become makers. And even for teachers, there are always opportunities to make and learn more: \u201c[MozTour] has enable me to understand the Web and improve my skills,\u201d Gilbert says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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