{"id":6004,"date":"2012-08-21T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/?p=6004"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:44:22","slug":"gearing_up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/gearing_up\/","title":{"rendered":"What are we making at #MozParty? Gearing up for the grand finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Mozilla Summer Code Party\" src=\"http:\/\/25.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_m88wor0WUB1rzjylco4_1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"363\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>This summer, Mozilla asked you to join in a unique global experiment<\/strong>: <em>what if we invited people around the world to make and learn something amazing with the web? <\/em><br \/>\n<strong>The result was the world&#8217;s first-ever &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/events\/\">Summer Code Party<\/a>.&#8221;<\/strong> For the past 8 weeks, people have been getting together in big and small groups for some summer learning and fun. Trying out new Webmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/projects\/\">projects<\/a> to unleash their digital creativity, gain new skills, and <a href=\"http:\/\/commonspace.wordpress.com\/2012\/06\/21\/planting-seeds\/\">planting seeds<\/a> for a more web literate world.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Summer Code Party updated.001\" src=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"539\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Thanks to you, the experiment has already been a huge success<\/strong>. Since the party kicked off on June 23, you have successfully run&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>more than <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">600 Summer Code Party events<\/span><\/strong> with<\/li>\n<li><strong>4,250 participants<\/strong> spread across<\/li>\n<li><strong>77 different countries!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And the party keeps on rolling<\/strong>. As we head into the party&#8217;s final month, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/events\/all\/\">events<\/a> planned for Berlin, Cairo, India, the Netherlands, Colorado and Sioux City &#8212; to name just a few. Many of you will be hosting special &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/michellethorne.cc\/2012\/08\/mozparty-summer-code-party-themes\/\">theme parties<\/a>&#8221; around everything from sports to superheroes to &#8220;Call Me Maybe&#8221; remixes. <strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And it&#8217;s all gearing up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Mozparty\/Final-Weekend\">global grand finale<\/a> on September 22 and 23.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.002.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6032\" title=\"Summer Code Party updated.002\" src=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"419\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What are we making at #MozParty?<\/h3>\n<p>Some of our favorites from the past month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ParticleQuest<\/strong>. The winning hack at the <a title=\"CERN Webfest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.citizencyberscience.net\/wiki\/index.php?title=Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\">CERN Summer Student Webfest<\/a> remixed <a title=\"BrowserQuest\" href=\"http:\/\/particlequest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mozilla\u2019s BrowserQuest<\/a> to give it a physics theme.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Popcorning Barcelona<\/strong>. Explore a neighborhood on the outskirts of Barcelona with <a href=\"http:\/\/grupounion.cat\/popcorn4\/\">this Popcorn experiment<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desdelamina.net\/drupal\/\" target=\"_blank\">desdelamina.net<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hacking <em>Little Brother<\/em><\/strong>. Cory Doctorow says he&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/craphound.com\/littlebrother\/2012\/08\/01\/kids-and-mozilla-hack-my-novel-little-brother\/\">proud and excited beyond words<\/a>&#8221; to see youth using Popcorn to remix his novel, Little Brother.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robot-building<\/strong>. Youth at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurelibrary.gr\/\">&#8220;Future Library&#8221;<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/X8Ay2\">Veria, Greece<\/a> used Thimble to create their own &#8220;How Tos&#8221; for building robots. (Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/chloeatplay.tumblr.com\/post\/29421503442\/robots-localization-future-libraries-mozparty-in\">Chloe&#8217;s post for more<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Summer Code Party updated.003\" src=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thimble Composting<\/strong>. A great Thimble project from a group in Hawaii to create a \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/mozillawebmaker.tumblr.com\/post\/28980394966\/thimble-makes-another-wonderful-use-of-thimble-to\" target=\"_blank\">how to\u2019 for composting<\/a> &#8212; showing how easy it is to make your own pages with <a href=\"http:\/\/webmaker.org\/tools\">Thimble<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Memes galore<\/strong>. The &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/projects\/make-your-own-meme\/\">Make your own meme<\/a>&#8221; project continues to be one of the most popular &#8212; and a great way to get your first taste of HTML. <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillawebmaker.tumblr.com\/tagged\/thimble\">Check out these examples<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lots more on Tumblr<\/strong>. Get a fuller taste of <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillawebmaker.tumblr.com\/\">MozParty Makes on Tumblr<\/a>. And check our new favorite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mozilladrumbeat\/favorites\/\">MozParty photos<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Got recent favorites of your own?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillawebmaker.tumblr.com\/submit\">Please share them with us here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6034\" title=\"Summer Code Party updated.004\" src=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Summer-Code-Party-updated.004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gearing up for the grand finale: September 22 &amp; 23<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Summer Code Party will wrap up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Mozparty\/Final-Weekend\">grand finale<\/a> the weekend of September 22 and 23. <\/strong>Let&#8217;s show the world what we made and learned together this summer, get together for demos and show and tells, and discuss what happens next.<br \/>\nEvents are in the works at Mozilla spaces and partner venues in London, Berlin, New York, San Francisco &#8212; plus of course whatever <strong>you<\/strong> would like to <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/events\/\">add to the mix<\/a>!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Summer-Code-Party-montage.0011.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5726\" title=\"Summer Code Party montage.001\" src=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Summer-Code-Party-montage.0011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Get involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Find an event near you<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/events\/search\/\">Search here<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/events\/all\/\">see all the upcoming events<\/a> here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start your own event<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.mozilla.org\/page\/event\/create\/\">Start an event today<\/a>, or as part of the big Sep 22 and 23 wrap-up. It can be big or small &#8212; our <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/events\/guides\/\">handy event kits<\/a> make it easy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Mozparty\/Final-Weekend\"><strong>Check out the Sep 22 \/ 23 planning wiki<\/strong><\/a>. <em>(Draft only &#8212; changing daily.)<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Mozparty\/Final-Weekend\">This wiki<\/a> is where we&#8217;re fleshing out a) what&#8217;s happening and b) how to get involved.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Share what you made<\/strong> <strong>at MozParty<\/strong>. Did you make, see or learn something amazing? Please <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillawebmaker.tumblr.com\/submit\">submit it here<\/a> so we can share with others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get in touch<\/strong>. Join one of our weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Webmakers\/Community_Calls\">Webmaker community calls<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.mozilla.org\/listinfo\/webmaker\">newsgroup<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Webmakers\/Communications\">lots of other ways to get involved listed here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QSS98uuCGik\" target=\"_blank\">this ABC News video<\/a> on a Summer Code Party event in New York<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, Mozilla asked you to join in a unique global experiment: what if we invited people around the world to make and learn something amazing with the web? 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