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-The '''[https://webmaker.org/standard Web Literacy Map]''' is a flexible specification of the skills and competencies that Mozilla and our community of stakeholders believe are important to pay attention to when getting better at reading, writing and participating on the web.
+The '''[https://webmaker.org/standard Web Literacy Map]''' is a flexible specification of the skills and competencies that Mozilla and our community of stakeholders believe are important to pay attention to when getting better at reading, writing and participating on the web -- and the main way our community illustrates these skills is through Teaching Kits.
 '''Teaching Kits''' are a collection of resources and activities that guide a user to teach a web literacy competency (or competencies). The use, adaptation and creation of teaching kits is an essential contribution pathway for the Webmaker community and its partners.
-Teaching kits are not only about Webmaker tools -- they can be built to teach '''any''' tool or method that aligns with the culture, citzenship and mechanics of the web.
+Teaching kits are not only about Webmaker tools -- they can be built to teach '''any''' tool or method that aligns with the culture, citzenship and mechanics of the web. Teaching kits are also designed to be '''open source and modular'''. They use web technology so users can easily modify ("remix") and understand them.
-Teaching kits are '''open source and modular'''. They use web technology so users can easily modify ("remix") and understand them.
+We also aim to ensure kits are discoverable across the web. By building on the MakeAPI, users can "discover" teaching kits on [https://webmaker.org webmaker.org] and then embed them on nearly any other website. A user's contributions to kits can also show up in Webmaker user profiles as well as be acknowledged by badges.
-Furthermore, kits are discoverable across the web. By building on the MakeAPI, users can "discover" teaching kits on [https://webmaker.org webmaker.org] and then embed them on nearly any other website. A user's contributions to kits can also show up in Webmaker user profiles as well as be acknowledged by badges.
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