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<b>Mozilla is going big in learning and digital literacy</b>

* <b>Mozilla's three big priorities for 2013 are 1) Firefox,  2) [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/ Firefox OS] and 3) Webmaker.</b>

* Webmaker is more than just a product -- it's a collaborative effort and "big tent." Working with others around the world.

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* Mozilla Webmaker provides an exciting new way to make and learn digital skills

* Now with Mozilla Webmaker <b>badges</b>, users will be able to earn *recognition* for those skills and achievements as well.

* As youth and others learn webmaking fundamentals through Webmaker.org -- like making their own web pages, remixing web video, and understanding how the web's building blocks work -- they can earn digital "badges," visual symbols of their skills and achievements, that provide a lasting record of what they've learned.

* These badges can then be collected and displayed on their personal profile. This allows them to show off their skills to teachers, classmates, peers and future colleges, universities, colleagues or employers. Unlocking new opportunities and motivations.

* The first set of Webmaker badges focuses on HTML and CSS, the core building blocks that make up most web pages. More advanced badges will follow.

* Webmaker badges reflects Mozilla's commitment to going big in education and learning, and empowering a new generation of digital creators and webmakers.

* Webmaker badges also offer an example and free, open source framework that other organizations can follow. The badges are issued using Mozilla's [http://openbadges.org/en-US/ OpenBadges software], which makes it easy for any organization to issue, manage and display digital badges for learning across the web.<br>

<li><strong>Your name and role</strong>: Erin Knight, Senior Director of Learning, Mozilla</li>

<li><strong>Your contact details</strong>: erin@mozillafoundation.org / +1 202 285 2108</li>

<li><strong>Links to more info / homepage</strong>: http://webmaker.org / http://www.openbadges.org</li>

<li> QUOTE: "Digital literacy is to the 21st century what reading, writing and mathematics were to the 20th century -- vital to creativity, personal empowerment and economic opportunity. Mozilla's Webmaker initiative offers exciting new ways to learn these new skills through webmaking and the Webmaker badge system will recognize this learning, level people up for more learning, build community reputation and unlock opportunities for learners in the real world." --Erin Knight, Senior Director of Learning, Mozilla </li>

<li><strong>Your short bio</strong>: Erin currently spearheads the learning work at Mozilla, which includes developing learning content and experiences for webmaking, as well as supporting broader learning across the Web through the Open Badges work. She was one of the progenitors of the Open Badges movement and wrote the initial paper on badges that laid the foundation for badges as an alternative system of accreditation and credentialing. Previously, Erin served as the Research Director at the Center for Next Generation Teaching and Learning, a non-profit at UC Berkeley committed to researching and promoting technology and practices for student-centered learning. Her career to date has been balanced between the education technology industry and academia. She now brings these experiences, perspectives and passion to the open education and software world. </li>

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