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<h1> Help test these new Webmaker Projects </h1>
<h1> Help test these new Thimble Missions </h1>
<b>Help kick the tires on the beta projects below.</b> Are they easy to use? Helpful for learning? Fun?<br>
<b>Help kick the tires on the beta missions below.</b> Are they easy to use? Helpful for learning? Fun?<br>  
Let us know by filling out this fast and easy survey:
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<h2>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dERCYVFSQVhyWkxDUC1haFJpRjRrc0E6MA#gid=0 Tell us what you think]</h2>
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<h3> What are these "Webmaker Projects," anyway? </h3>
<h3> What are these "Thimble Missions," anyway? </h3>
<b>Learning by making</b>. Webmaker projects are designed to help you make something amazing on the web fast.  
<b>Learning by making</b>. Thimble missions are designed to help you make something amazing on the web fast.  


Using Mozilla Webmaker tools like Popcorn, Hackasaurus and Thimble, you can:
<b>We're preparing a set of these missions for the Mozilla Summer Code Party.</b> The goal: teach the world the basics of coding and webmaking. Through bite-sized games, projects and recipes that are easy, social and fun. Partners and contributors will be able to share their own webmaker projects as well.
* take apart and remix web sites,
* make your own webpages, interactive videos and other cool stuff in minutes,
* sharpen your webmaking skills. From HTML and CSS to fancy stuff.
 
<b>We're preparing a set of these projects for the Mozilla Summer Code Party.</b> The goal: teach the world the basics of coding and webmaking. Through bite-sized games, projects and recipes that are easy, social and fun. Partners and contributors will be able to share their own webmaker projects as well.


<h1> Webmaker Beta Projects: test 'em out now</h1>
<h1> Webmaker Beta Projects: test 'em out now</h1>
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<h3>Web Arcade</h3>
<h3>Awesome Animal Builder</h3>
<p>Enter the Web Arcade to explore the world of the Open Web ; a place made out of serious cats, planking videos and minecraft  empires! The Web Arcade offers a collection of mini games that help you level up your (HTML & CSS) skills and create your own webpages.
<p> Mix and match animal body parts to create hybrid animals- think: Elephwhal or a Bunnel! Flex
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'''Tools used:'''Thimble '''Skills:''' HTML Basics ''' Difficulty:'''Beginner
 
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<h3>Wrangle the HTML</h3>
<p> HTML is not complicated or difficult to wrangle. In this project you will get a hold of the basics and you might even realize that you know a bit of HTML already.
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'''Tools used:'''Thimble '''Skills:''' HTML Basics ''' Difficulty:'''Beginner
'''Tools used:'''Thimble '''Skills:''' HTML Basics, CSS, Conservation ''' Difficulty:'''Beginner
 
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<h3>Hack a Map</h3>
<p>HTML is a funny looking language; it is  written inside brackets like <this> and </this>. In this  project you will begin your journey in the world of HTML by exploring  the syntax behind it to activate and customize a broken Map and explore brave new webby worlds.
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'''Tool:'''Thimble '''Skills:''' HTML syntax''' Difficulty:'''Easy'''
 
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<h3>Bakery Bash</h3>
<p> If you are a fan of the web you have already met the loaf cat. A proud owner of a Bakery, the loaf cat is throwing a party -a Bakery Bash if you will. Unfortunately the guests are all undercover Serious Cats. Bummer! Your goal in this game is to fix the links and clickable images so that they no longer point to the serious cat. Once you are done bring a few more guests and add some music to get this party started!
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'''Tools used:'''Thimble  '''Skills:''' HTML, links, images ''' Difficulty:'''Easy
 
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<h3>Avatar-O-Matic</h3>
<p> There are people who are on the web, and then there are people who MAKE the web.- Who do YOU want to be? Your goal in this project is to MAKE your very own webmaker avatar. In this unique blend of HTML agility, CSS and firepower  you are going to mix and match the images on this page to create your very own webmaker page and share what you are passionate about making.
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'''Tools used:'''Thimble'''Skills:''' HTML & CSS, positioning, privacy ''' Difficulty:'''Intermediate


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<h3>Make ugly '90s pages pretty</h3>
<p>Everyone has an embarrassing moment. For the web it was the '90s. Back then, websites were boxy and ugly -- kind of like this page! Wrangle your HTML and CSS style powers to change the content, colors and layout to drag these webpage out of the grungey '90s.
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'''Tool:'''Thimble'''Skills:''' HTML and CSS, web design ''' Difficulty:'''Advanced
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<h3>Make your own "webstructable" how-to</h3>
<p>Are you an expert at drawing anime character? or how about surviving your first night in Minecraft? This project lets you create your own web page tutorial. Use your  new-found HTML, CSS and Popcorn wisdom to create the world's greatest  how-to. What do you want to make today?
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'''Tool:'''Thimble'''Skills:''' HTML & CSS, Popcorn, teaching others''' Difficulty:''' Advanced
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<h3>Remix your own TV commercial</h3>
<p>Add your own voice to a cheesy 1950s TV commercial! Add pop-ups and commentary, change meanings, and hack pop culture using Mozilla Popcorn.
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<p>'''Tool:'''Popcorn'''Skills:''' remix, web design ''' Difficulty:'''Intermediate</p><br>
<h3>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/Projects/Popcorn-DIY GO!]</h3>
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<h3>Create your own "Inanimate Alice" story</h3>
<p>This project uses the popular "Inanimate Alice" interactive novel and Mozilla Hackasaurus to create narrative mayhem. Youth can create their own narrative using characters and a storyline they create, learning how to remix the web along the way.
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<p>'''Tool:'''Hackasaurus XRay Goggles  '''Skills:''' HTML & CSS, writing, storytelling ''' Difficulty:'''Easy</p>
<h3>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/Projects/InanimateAlice-DIY GO!]</h3>
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<h2> So... what do you think?</h2>
<b>Are these beta webmaker projects:</b>
* <b>Easy to use?</b> Where do things feel confusing or broken? Is it easy to dive in and get started?
* <b>Helpful for learning?</b> Do they serve the goal of teaching HTML, CSS and other webmaking basics?
* <b>Fun?</b> That's crucial! Where are they most fun? Where do they lag?
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<h2>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dERCYVFSQVhyWkxDUC1haFJpRjRrc0E6MA#gid=0 Tell us what you think]</h2>
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