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<h2>Key Announcements</h2> | <h2>Key Announcements</h2> | ||
<ul><li><b>Launching a digital literacy movement</b>. Mozilla is building a global movement for digital literacy and webmaking. In the UK and around the world.</li | <ul><li><b>1) Launching a digital literacy movement</b>. Mozilla is building a global movement for digital literacy and webmaking. In the UK and around the world.</li | ||
><li><b>Mozilla Webmaker badges</b>. Introducing A whole new way to teach and learn digital skills.</li | ><li><b>2) Mozilla Webmaker badges</b>. Introducing A whole new way to teach and learn digital skills.</li | ||
><li><b>Mozilla Popcorn Maker</b>. The new 1.0 version of the Popcorn Maker app. Easily enhance, remix and share web video.</li | ><li><b>3) Mozilla Popcorn Maker</b>. The new 1.0 version of the Popcorn Maker app. Easily enhance, remix and share web video.</li | ||
><li><b>The Open Internet Preservation Society</b>. Bringing thought leaders to London. Convening a global conversation about the web's future. </li | ><li><b>4) The Open Internet Preservation Society</b>. Bringing thought leaders to London. Convening a global conversation about the web's future. </li | ||
><li><b>Knight-Mozilla OpenNews</b>. Announcing the 2013 OpenNews Fellows. With the Guardian, BBC, New York Times and others. </li | ><li><b>5) Knight-Mozilla OpenNews</b>. Announcing the 2013 OpenNews Fellows. With the Guardian, BBC, New York Times and others. </li | ||
><li><b>Hackable games</b>. Inviting the world to make and remix their own games on the web. <br/><br | ><li><b>6) Hackable games</b>. Inviting the world to make and remix their own games on the web. <br/><br | ||
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<h2>Key Messages</h2> | <h2>Key Messages</h2> | ||
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<b>Mozilla is going big in learning and digital literacy.</b> | <b>Mozilla is going big in learning and digital literacy.</b> | ||
* Webmaker reflects Mozilla's commitment to investing in learning and education. | * Webmaker reflects Mozilla's commitment to investing in learning and education. | ||
* | * Mozilla's three big priorities for 2013 are | ||
** 1) Firefox, | ** 1) Firefox, | ||
** 2) [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/ Firefox OS] and | ** 2) [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefoxos/ Firefox OS] and | ||
** 3) [https://webmaker.org/en-US/ Webmaker]. | ** 3) [https://webmaker.org/en-US/ Webmaker]. | ||
* Webmaker is more than a product -- it's a collaborative effort and "big tent." Working with others around the world. | * Webmaker is more than a product -- it's a collaborative effort and "big tent." Working with others around the world. | ||
* The goal: create a more web literate world. Build a new generation of digital creators and webmakers. | * The goal: create a more web literate world. Build a new generation of digital creators and webmakers. | ||
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* LEARNING: changing the world of digital literacy. Learning by making, doing and sharing. | * LEARNING: changing the world of digital literacy. Learning by making, doing and sharing. | ||
[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Press More about Mozilla Webmaker] (new page with updated talking points, quotes, etc.) | <em>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Press More about Mozilla Webmaker] (new page with updated talking points, quotes, etc.)</em> | ||
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<li><strong>CONTACT</strong>: erin@mozillafoundation.org / +1 202 285 2108</li> | <li><strong>CONTACT</strong>: erin@mozillafoundation.org / +1 202 285 2108</li> | ||
<li><strong>LINKS</strong>: http://webmaker.org / http://www.openbadges.org</li> | <li><strong>LINKS</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, empowerment and economic opportunity. Mozilla Webmaker badges provide an exciting new way for people to teach and learn these skills, displaying what they know and unlocking opportunities in the real world." --Erin Knight, Senior Director of Learning, Mozilla </li> | <li> <b>QUOTE<b>: "Digital literacy is to the 21st century what reading, writing and mathematics were to the 20th century -- vital to creativity, empowerment and economic opportunity. Mozilla Webmaker badges provide an exciting new way for people to teach and learn these skills, displaying what they know and unlocking opportunities in the real world." --Erin Knight, Senior Director of Learning, Mozilla </li> | ||
<li><strong>BIO</strong>: Erin Knight spearheads Mozilla's work in learning, developing learning content and experiences for webmaking and supporting broader learning across the web through Mozilla's Open Badges project. Erin 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.</li> | <li><strong>BIO</strong>: Erin Knight spearheads Mozilla's work in learning, developing learning content and experiences for webmaking and supporting broader learning across the web through Mozilla's Open Badges project. Erin 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.</li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
ASSETS FOR WEBMAKER BADGES | <br> | ||
<b>ASSETS FOR WEBMAKER BADGES</b> | |||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li><strong> | <li><strong>Mozilla Webmaker logo</strong>: https://assets.mozillalabs.com/Brands-Logos/Webmaker/</li><li>Webmaker badges visual assets (NOTE: NONE OF THESE ARE FINAL AND WILL CHANGE): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5445372/FiveStepsB-JK.pdf [banner http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5445372/banner-pattern.png] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5445372/GridRedo.pdf | ||
<li><strong>ERIN'S photo</strong> (printable, 300 dpi) | <li><strong>ERIN'S photo</strong> (printable, 300 dpi) (MISSING -- will get) | ||
<li><strong> | <li><strong>[http://christopherappleton.com/work-in-progress/badges-batch-2.png Early Webmaker badges designs] (not yet final) </li> | ||
<li><strong>VIDEOS: Building a generation of webmakers: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/webmaker/videos/</li> | <li><strong>VIDEOS: Building a generation of webmakers: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/webmaker/videos/</li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||