StudentAmbassadors/Activities/Startup Guide
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First 5 Steps Now that you have signed-up for the Student Ambassadors program, thinking what to do next? We have designed some fun and easy to do activities which will get you started in the program. It's also a great opportunity to make friends from around the world, gain experience working with one of the world's most awesome community!
Student Ambassadors
1. Introduction to Mozilla
The first step is an individual task that Student Ambassadors would have to complete themselves after they sign-up. Familiarize yourself Mozilla and its community: -- EXPLORE:
- Mozilla Story [Video]
- Mozilla Manifesto [Video]
- List of Projects that volunteers contribute to.
- List of Mozilla Products
- Webmaker, a global community that creates the web by making, teaching and remixing.
- Mozilla Support(SuMo) is a community of enthusiastic volunteers and employees trying to support our users around the globe.
- Share about the Mozilla project that you are most interested in using Thimble or Popcorn.
- The makes can be on any of the topic you like:
- Example: makes on Firefox OS, Firefox for Android Tips & Tricks, Top Add-ons and how they help improve the browsing experience, Mozilla mission, Mozilla community, Student Ambassador program, Mozilla mission etc.
- The objective of this activity is to get familiarize with Mozilla projects/ products by hands-on.
3. Get Social:
- Firefox Student Ambassador Social Media Channels
- Like Student Ambassador Facebook page
- Follow Student Ambassador on Twitter
- Join our Google+ page
- Share updates from above channels at your own accounts.
- Attend at-least one online meeting
- Connect with your local community!
- Mozilla local community map
- Subscribe to your local community mailing list
- Join local Social Media channels
- Say hello to a Mozillian near your place!
4. Events!:
- Attend a non-Mozilla event to represent Mozilla
- Example: Campus Party, Sofware Freedom Day, Any FOSS event, FOSDEM, etc.
- Organize/host a Mozilla event
- Set-up a Mozilla booth at a non-Mozilla event
- Host a Webmaker event, Help build a generation of webmakers by teaching others how the web works. Explore what the Mozilla Webmaker project is all about or get started teaching others by setting up an event in your community today.
- Give introduction to Firefox and why someone would choose to use this browser (share the benefits of using Firefox)
- The above session can be clubbed with a short Introduction to FOSS/ Open Source
- If a school/ college already has a FOSS/ Open source club, FSAs/ Firefox Club can take help during technical sessions
- At the closing of the session you can give a "Getting Involved with Mozilla" talk and encourage students to Sign up to be a Student Ambassador!
Your event doesn't necessarily have to be big, the event/ meet-up can be planned for a group as small as 5-10 people. Invite friends, classmates, students from your neighborhood.
5. Join (or Form) a Firefox Club!
- As you see some interest from your friends/ classmates and meet like minded people, you can start a Firefox Club to take the activities to next level.
- Check out Firefox Club Directory to see if a Firefox Club exists at your school - if not - form one following the steps outlined!
Firefox Clubs
1. Join (or Form) a Firefox Club!
- If there are two or more Student Ambassadors from your school/college or as you see some interest from your friends/ classmates and meet like minded people, you can start a Firefox Club to take the activities to next level.
- Check out Firefox Club Directory to see if a Firefox Club exists at your school - if not - form one following the https://wiki.mozilla.org/StudentAmbassadors/FirefoxClubs steps outlined!]
2. Host (or attend) a first meeting of your Firefox Club
- If you're the club Lead - host an initial meeting at school
- Here's some things you can do at the first meeting:
- Set a meeting schedule - we recommend you meet at least once a month!
- Decide which activities your Club would like to be involved with first.
- Set-up a plan to assign Club leadership roles at your next meeting
3. Create a Campus Affiliates Button for your Firefox Club
- Want to win some cool Mozilla gear? Add a Firefox download button to your Website and then sign-up to win! More information here
4. Promote your Firefox Club the Webmaker way!
- Create a Thimble page and Popcorn video letting others know about your Club and the activities that you do as part of the club
- Encourage your club members remix it/ share it out over social media - call it a Remix-Party!
- Post a link to the Thimble page and video on your Firefox Club wiki page
5. Host the first event for your Club on Campus
Here are some examples of activities you can do:
- Install Firefox on the computers in your campus dorm or study rooms
- Hands-on session for App Development
- Demo some features like:
-- For regular internet users: how to install add-ons, change theme of browser, DNT option, persona login, -- For technical audience: Firefox OS Simulator, Firefox Developer tools (3rd point in FSA first steps)
- Host a SUMO Day - answering questions, replying Firefox users around the globe.
- Resources required for different event sizes:
Size: 2-10 members & above: A computer or laptop, Internet is good to have. (not mandatory for the first session) Size: 20-50 members & above: Audio/ video equipment, venue, one laptop/computer to connect to projector. Internet is good to have, but not mandatory.
6. In-depth Introduction to FirefoxOS and Demo on app development
- Make sure to leverage the resources we have at our Student Ambassador Toolkit
Tracking & Measuring
- It is important that you document all your activities both your individual contributions and your Firefox Club activity. Share your event story with the world in the form of blogposts, photos, tweets(#hashtag) or to add more fun you can use Thimble or Popcorn !
- Press coverage/ Campus magazine/ newsletter coverage.
- Sharing your activity/ success story will inspire students from other regions to take-up similar initiatives.
- Based on how you or your Firefox Club is accomplishing the activities and at the same time on how well it is being documented, higher responsibilities will be given to such active FSAs and Firefox Clubs.
- Student Ambassadors or Firefox Clubs that accomplish the 5 Steps listed above can send a brief summary(with links to blogposts, photos) of each activity in the similar order by emailing: firefoxstudents at mozilla dot com. ** Please add: '[5 Steps]' at the beginning of the email subject line.
- The FSA Team will then review the summary and links submitted and case by case will congratulate, provide feedback and discuss about next steps.