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Firefox Student Ambassador Activities
| Activity | Description |
| Getting Started |
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| Marketing |
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| App Creation |
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| Localization |
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| Webmaker |
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| Build Mozilla Community |
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| Academia |
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Get Started
Just joined the program? Good news, here's a list of the first five activities you can do to get started as a Firefox Student Ambassador!
Once you complete these steps you'll be well on your way to becoming not only a leader at your university and in the Mozilla community!
Marketing
Firefox OS
Be a Firefox OS Mobilizer
Do you want to be the first to know about Firefox OS on your campus? Want to have fun with people like you and help make history? You can become part of a global community committed to protecting the open Web and change the future of mobile by becoming a part of the Mobilizer movement! Find out more about how to join the Mobilizer program here.
Promote Firefox OS on Campus
In addition to participating in the Mobilizer program or hosting a Hack Day, there are several easy ways in which you can promote Firefox OS on your campus. For ideas and next steps please see here
Spread Firefox OS online
Let others at your university know about the opportunity to get involved by getting the word out over your website, blog, or social media. Please be sure and use the hash-tags used by your country's Mobilizer Group and include relevant hash-tags as they relate to your university!
Firefox OS Events
There are several Firefox OS events that you can host on your campus! The event templates and guides for the following events are listed here:
- Introduce Firefox OS
- Introduce and Demo Firefox OS
- Build apps for Firefox OS (Host an App Hack Day!)
Firefox OS Resources
Firefox Desktop
Create a Campus Affiliate Button
Want to create a personalized affiliate button just for your campus so that you can promote Firefox to those at your university?
Directions
If so, please follow these directions and you'll be on your way to leading the movement at your school! (More information about the Affiliates program is available here.)
What other Firefox Clubs are participating?
A list of schools that currently have an Affiliate Button can be seen here!
How many clicks has my club achieved?
For a look at how your Firefox Club's is doing in comparison to other Clubs in your area, please see the current number of clicks by button here.
Why should my Firefox Club get an Affiliates Button?
Each month, three Clubs will receive prizes. The Club with the largest number of downloads (in any country) will receive t-shirts for their Firefox Club and be featured in our monthly newsletter. In addition, the Firefox Clubs in Bangladesh and India specifically with the largest number of downloads will receive an extra prize (that changes each month!).
For more information about how to participate, the contest rules, as well as tips on how to promote your affiliate button, please see here.
Firefox OS App Development
Student 'App of the Month'
Each month, the Student Working Group will determine the theme for an app that would help improve or simplify the lives of students! These theme will be announced two months in advance in our newsletter and Ambassadors will be asked to submit their HTML5 apps that align with this theme (and have been submitted to the Firefox Marketplace) to be considered for the contest.
Every Ambassador can enter the contest - entries are NOT limited to one ambassador per club.
Themes
- September: Educational Game
- October: Local Holidays
How to Submit an App
For more information about how to participate, please see here.
Localization
As our program expands(!) we will be doing Facebook advertisements to help us recruit more members from countries around the world (especially where we will be launching Firefox OS)!
At this time, we're looking to recruit localizers to help translate 2 short social media posts a month in the following languages:
- Montenegrin/Serbian
- Malaysian (Bahasa Malaysia)
If you speak one of these languages and are interested in helping out, please email firefoxstudents[at]mozilla[dot]com.
You can also help share out our localized social media posts by re-posting the following program updates.
Coding
Contribute Code - Improve Mozilla Products
Do you know C++, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Java, Python, etc and would like to put your skills to good use in helping to improve Mozilla products? (We'd love your help!)
Here is an introduction to contributing to the Mozilla codebase.
Not sure where to start? Check out What Can I do for Mozilla? to figure out how your skills align with opportunities available. In addition, you can watch videos that detail learning how to code for Firefox.
Get Involved in Student Projects
Interested in working on self-contained, larger projects? Here are some opportunities specifically identified for students to get started!
Webmaker
Get started with Ambassador Video Tutorials
Create a video about your experience as a Firefox Student Ambassador! Using Popcorn (Webmaker), create a 3 minute recording about one of the topics listed on our wiki page (or one that you come up with!)
Host a Maker Party!
Maker Parties are events large and small where you teach people how to make something cool with the web. Read more about how to host one! It's fun and easy.
Build Mozilla Community
See us at an Event!
Campus Party London & Quito 2013
Want to catch up with the FSA program out in the wild? Find us at Campus Party! We attended our first Campus Parties in September 2013 (London and Quito) and plan on engaging in even more in 2014!
Host an Event
Let us know what you're up to! If you (or your Firefox Club) is hosting an event, please let your fellow Ambassadors know by following the directions posted here.
Want to participate in a Firefox Student Ambassador event in your region? Take a look at this list and see if there's anything happening near you!
Attend Office Hours
Whether you're new to the community (or you've been here since the beginning), we're here to support and empower you to gain the most out of your time as a member of the Mozilla community!
If you are new to the Mozilla Community (or Student Ambassador Program) and want to find out more information about how to get involved or what contribution areas are best suited for your abilities and interests please join us on IRC (#firefoxstudents) and we will be there to help answer your questions about how to get involved!
Please join us for Office Hours 2 times a month!
- IRC: #firefoxstudents (Help getting started with IRC can be found here and here.)
- Day: Every other Wednesday - the next Office Hours for April 15th and 29th
- Time: 7:30am Pacific/ 5:30pm CEST/ 9:00pm IST/ 3:30pm UTC
For more information about the program that may answer some of your initial questions, please see our FAQ here.
Get Connected with your Local Community
To see if there is already a Mozilla community in your region, or to find out more information on how to get connected with them, please see here.
Be a part of Firefox Club Leadership
Start or Participate in a Firefox Club on Campus
For more information on how to start or participate in a Firefox Club on your campus, please see here.
Firefox Club Lead Training
Find out more information about Firefox Club Lead Training here.
Regional Ambassador Leads
Regional Ambassador Leads(RALs) will be in-charge of coordinating marketing campaign activities in their region in close collaboration with Mozilla's Engagement Team. You can find more information about the responsibilities, how to apply and list of existing RMAs here.
Please note that we are still looking for RMAs in Europe and North America.
Academia
Promote Mozilla in your Classroom
Students around the world are passionate about integrating the Mozilla open-source mission and products into their classroom. A core grouping of these individuals are working now to develop a curriculum guide for teachers who would like to accomplish just this. If you are interested in being a part of this discussion, please email firefoxstudents[at]mozilla[dot]com.
