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|pagetitle=Hackasaurus Project Page | |pagetitle=Hackasaurus Project Page | ||
|owner=Atul Varma, Jessica Klein | |owner=Atul Varma, Jessica Klein | ||
|updated= | |updated=September 2011 | ||
|status=Draft | |status=Draft | ||
|description=Hackasaurus helps kids hack. | |description=Hackasaurus helps kids hack. | ||
}}<section end="summary" /> __NOTOC__ | }}<section end="summary" /> __NOTOC__ | ||
== Check out our | == Hackasaurus has evolved! == | ||
at http://www.hackasaurus.org/ | '''In a blinding flash of HTML5 and a cloud of CSS, hackasaurus has evolved into [https://webmaker.org/ WebMaker]! Proving that making the web better isn't just child's play. | ||
See you there! | |||
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== Check out our web site == | |||
at <strike>[https://webmaker.org/ http://www.hackasaurus.org/]</strike> | |||
== Get involved now <br> == | == Get involved now <br> == | ||
#'''Attend an '''[ | #'''Attend an '''[https://events.webmaker.org/#!/ upcoming hack jam]'''. '''Or organize a hack jam in your community'''. We're looking to spread to new cities beyond New York and Chicago. Get in touch through our [http://groups.google.com/group/hackasaurus?pli=1 mailing list]. <br> ''' | ||
#'''Start hacking with Hackasaurus tools''' like [ | #'''Start hacking with Hackasaurus tools''' like [http://www.hackasaurus.org/en-US/goggles/ X-Ray Goggles]. | ||
#'''Share your own ideas, tools and resources'''. Through our [http:// | #'''Share your own ideas, tools and resources'''. Through our [http://discourse.webmakerprototypes.org/ community] or on [https://twitter.com/webmaker]. | ||
#'''Become a Hackasaurs partner'''. We're looking for learning centers, libraries, media centers and other partners to help design, develop and host Hackasaurus. Get in touch through our [http://groups.google.com/group/hackasaurus?pli=1 mailing list]. | #'''Become a Hackasaurs partner'''. We're looking for learning centers, libraries, media centers and other partners to help design, develop and host Hackasaurus. Get in touch through our [http://groups.google.com/group/hackasaurus?pli=1 mailing list]. | ||
#'''Help develop the Hackasaurus tool set'''. Through our [http://hackasaurus.lighthouseapp.com/projects/66492-hackasaurus/overview issue tracker] and [https://github.com/hackasaurus Github]. | #'''Help develop the Hackasaurus tool set'''. Through our [http://hackasaurus.lighthouseapp.com/projects/66492-hackasaurus/overview issue tracker] and [https://github.com/hackasaurus Github]. | ||
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**Plus local events or "hack jams" that make hacking and digital literacy easy, social and fun. <br> | **Plus local events or "hack jams" that make hacking and digital literacy easy, social and fun. <br> | ||
**We're designing around the way kids learn technology, based on Mizuko Ito's concepts of hanging out, messing around and geeking out. | **We're designing around the way kids learn technology, based on Mizuko Ito's concepts of hanging out, messing around and geeking out. | ||
**Tools in development so far include [http://htmlpad.org/ HTML Pad] and [https:// | **Tools in development so far include [http://htmlpad.org/ HTML Pad] and [https://goggles.webmaker.org/en-US X-Ray Goggles], with more on the way.<br> | ||
**You can get involved by test-driving Hackasarus tools right now. Or attend an upcoming hack jam, organize your own event, help develop the Hackasaurus tool kit, or share your own ideas and tools.<br> | **You can get involved by test-driving Hackasarus tools right now. Or attend an upcoming hack jam, organize your own event, help develop the Hackasaurus tool kit, or share your own ideas and tools.<br> | ||
== How to host your own Hackasaurus event for Youth == | |||
[https://webmaker.org/resources '''Resources & Tools for Teaching Webmaking''']<br> | |||
*[http://htmlpad.org/hackasaurus-presentation-01/ Hackasaurus Slides: An HTML5 remixable slide show].<br> | |||
*'''One-page overview ''' | *'''One-page overview ''' | ||
**Draft in progress here: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/Hackasaurus-one-pager | **Draft in progress here: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/Hackasaurus-one-pager | ||
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**Draft in progress. Please add your questions here: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/Hackasaurus-FAQ | **Draft in progress. Please add your questions here: http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/Hackasaurus-FAQ | ||
*'''Roadmap: ''' | *'''Roadmap: ''' | ||
**Draft in progress at [[Hackasaurus/Roadmap]] | **Draft in progress at [[Hackasaurus/Roadmap]] | ||
*'''Project infographic:''' ''coming soon'' | *'''Project infographic:''' ''coming soon'' | ||
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*Hackasaurus jams are designed to be modular and self-organizing. So that any teen, parent or organization can organize their own. | *Hackasaurus jams are designed to be modular and self-organizing. So that any teen, parent or organization can organize their own. | ||
*Event curriculum and an organizing kit are under development. | *Event curriculum and an organizing kit are under development. | ||
== Hackasaurus Tools == | == Hackasaurus Tools == | ||
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These tools are still evolving and have rough edges, but their basic functionality is available now. They're also actively being used at jams. | These tools are still evolving and have rough edges, but their basic functionality is available now. They're also actively being used at jams. | ||
=== | === X-Ray Goggles === | ||
"[https://goggles.webmaker.org/en-US X-Ray Goggles]" allow anyone to easily “see through the surface” of any Web page, and obtain an intuitive understanding of how pages are composed. They can be used anywhere on the Web one hangs out, and casual use of the tool enables one to gain a rudimentary grasp of HTML, CSS, and the Document Object Model.<br> | |||
== Similar Tools == | == Similar Tools == | ||
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*'''web site''': [http://www.hackasaurus.org/ hackasaurus.org] | *'''web site''': [http://www.hackasaurus.org/ hackasaurus.org] | ||
*'''X-ray Goggles''': See what the web is made of. Mess around & remix. [ | *[https://goggles.webmaker.org/en-US '''X-ray Goggles''']: See what the web is made of. Mess around & remix. | ||
*[http://htmlpad.org/ '''HTML Pad'''] (aka "Magic Ink"): A simple website that allows anyone to easily create a Web page, collaborate on it in real-time with friends, and share it with the rest of the world. <br> <br> | |||
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*'''Drumbeat project page: '''https://drumbeat.org/en-US/projects/hackasaurus/ | *'''Drumbeat project page: '''[https://drumbeat.org/en-US/projects/hackasaurus/ https://drumbeat.org/en-US/projects/hackasaurus/] | ||
*'''wiki page:''' https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/Hackasaurus | *'''wiki page:''' [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/Hackasaurus https://wiki.mozilla.org/Drumbeat/Hackasaurus ] | ||
*mailing list (announce list; occasional): ''coming soon''<br> | *mailing list (announce list; occasional): ''coming soon''<br> | ||
*planet hackasaurus blog: ''coming soon'''''<br>''' | *planet hackasaurus blog: ''coming soon'''''<br>''' | ||
*'''photos & visual assets '''(tag = hackasaurus)''':''' [http://www.flickr.com/groups/hackasaurus/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/hackasaurus/ ]<br> | |||
*'''photos & visual assets '''(tag = hackasaurus)''':''' http://www.flickr.com/groups/hackasaurus/ | |||
*'''source code''': Github: https://github.com/hackasaurus'''<br>''' | *'''source code''': Github: https://github.com/hackasaurus'''<br>''' | ||
*'''theory behind the project: Hacker Literacy''': http://ietherpad.com/wXmjT3Zes1'''<br>''' | *'''theory behind the project: Hacker Literacy''': http://ietherpad.com/wXmjT3Zes1'''<br>''' | ||
*'''presentation deck '''(draft only; in progress): http://mzl.la/hQ2h62 | *'''presentation deck '''(draft only; in progress): http://mzl.la/hQ2h62 | ||
*chat room (IRC): irc.mozilla.org #hackasaurus (chat is archived at [http://irclog.gr/#browse/irc.mozilla.org/hackasaurus irclog.gr]) | *chat room (IRC): irc.mozilla.org #hackasaurus (chat is archived at [http://irclog.gr/#browse/irc.mozilla.org/hackasaurus irclog.gr]) | ||
*roadmap: [[Hackasaurus/Roadmap]]<br> | *roadmap: [[Hackasaurus/Roadmap]]<br> | ||
*community calls: ''coming soon'' | *community calls: ''coming soon'' | ||