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* I really want to encourage Mozilla with this approach (Among other things, I have been teaching tech skills to kids and adults for over 15 years, and the safe social space approach is the way to go!) | * I really want to encourage Mozilla with this approach (Among other things, I have been teaching tech skills to kids and adults for over 15 years, and the safe social space approach is the way to go!) | ||
* I've got three kids (5, 6 and 16) who I want to have 21st century literacy. So these kitchen tables will add to my toolkit. | * I've got three kids (5, 6 and 16) who I want to have 21st century literacy. So these kitchen tables will add to my toolkit. | ||
* There beta testing of kitchen tables approach is a good idea, though I believe it needs more scaffolding. | * There beta testing of kitchen tables approach is a good idea, though I believe it needs more scaffolding. Particularly targeted at helping parents of younger kids. (the [http://htmlpad.org/EventHowtos/ event how to's] are really helpful) | ||
* I want to learn as much as I can about Mozilla's work in learning webmaking and with their open badges initiative, because I want to work with their learning group. | * I want to learn as much as I can about Mozilla's work in learning webmaking and with their open badges initiative, because I want to work with their learning group. | ||
== hackasaurus == | == hackasaurus == | ||
The first event in this theme is the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/events/kitchen_table hackasaurus kitchen table] event scheduled for the summer 2012. Over the next month they are running a beta of this event and have made a call out for testers. I have volunteered. My plan is to work with my two sons (Lucas and Kai, 6 and 5 years old) for half a day or more hacking the web... One thing I have learned in teaching kids and parents technology and hacking is you can't prepare enough. Parents often have fear and lack confidence in their tech skills and the kids just want to run free and build, build, build... managing this takes solid scaffolding. I am going to follow what has been provided on the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/events/kitchen_table Mozilla page] and also use the following scaffolding and encourage other parents to use or alter this if they would like more detailed scaffolding. | The first event in this theme is the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/events/kitchen_table hackasaurus kitchen table] event scheduled for the summer 2012. Over the next month they are running a beta of this event and have made a call out for testers. I have volunteered. My plan is to work with my two sons (Lucas and Kai, 6 and 5 years old) for half a day or more hacking the web... One thing I have learned in teaching kids and parents technology and hacking is you can't prepare enough. Parents often have fear and lack confidence in their tech skills and the kids just want to run free and build, build, build... managing this takes solid scaffolding. I am going to follow what has been provided on the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmakers/events/kitchen_table Mozilla page] and also use the following scaffolding and encourage other parents to use or alter this if they would like more detailed scaffolding. | ||