{"id":4409,"date":"2014-07-30T03:45:13","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T10:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/?p=4409"},"modified":"2014-07-29T15:19:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T22:19:03","slug":"maker-party-2014-resources-for-libraries-and-learning-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/maker-party-2014-resources-for-libraries-and-learning-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Party 2014: Resources for Libraries and Learning Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared on the Mozilla Webmaker blog<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

At the heart of the Maker Party<\/a> campaign, Webmaker<\/a> tools\/resources, and Hive Learning Network is the\u00a0Web Literacy Map<\/a>,\u00a0which outlines what we at the Mozilla Foundation think are the important skills and competencies needed to be literate on the web. Each web literacy competency has a dedicated page that features the best resources on the web to help you \u201cDiscover, Make, and Teach\u201d those skills.<\/p>\n

Hive Learning Network<\/a>, a project of Mozilla, is comprised of organizations (libraries, museums, schools and non-profit start-ups) and individuals (educators, designers, community catalysts and makers). Together, they create opportunities for youth to gain digital and analog skills to learn within and beyond the confines of traditional classroom experiences, design innovative practices and tools that provide opportunities for greater impact, and contribute to their own professional development within an active community of practice.<\/p>\n

Hives are communities of practice and have helped drive the idea, practice and growth of the Maker Party campaign over the last three years. These communities have also helped to innovate, build and utilize Webmaker tools, events and teaching guides to help others not only create the content that makes the web great, but perhaps more importantly \u2014 understand how the web works.<\/p>\n

Worldwide Maker Party events, which along with Educator Innovator<\/em> and Cities of Learning<\/a> comprise the Summer to Make, Play and Connect<\/a>, help catalyze and deepen what Hive and Webmaker tools and resources are all about and serve as a way to understand and build upon connected learning, web literacy and digital skills for event hosts as well as participants.<\/p>\n

The Hive Learning Network team at Mozilla has curated this Tip Sheet for hosting Maker Party events in your varied learning spaces\u2013libraries, community centers, after school programs, schools or museum exhibition floors.<\/p>\n

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To start planning your Maker Party, first sign up for your Webmaker account here<\/a>. This allows you to access tools and resources to make your Maker Party a hit!<\/p>\n

Once your account is set-up, head on over to the Maker Party website<\/a>. Get the latest buzz on events going on around the world and find everything you need to throw a great event. Our resources page<\/a> provides everything from graphics to publicize your Maker Party to activity guides and tips and tricks to ensure that your Maker Party is encouraging your group to mix and re-mix the web.<\/p>\n

Not sure of the size of your Maker Party? We even have event guides geared towards small, medium and large groups.<\/p>\n