HTML/CSS hacktivity kits for Mozilla Webmaker (prototypes!)
We are in the process of creating Hacktivity Kits for each of our software tools and for a variety of event types. The kits contain information on the Mozilla Webmaker initiative as a whole, specific information on the particular tool and event format that the hacktivity kit is for, and then modular content that allows a facilitator to pick and choose what they want to teach and how.
The HACKtivity kits also contain information on how to hack the kit for your own interests and particular situations. Check the comments!
I have been brainstorming the best way to create hackable content that is also usable for people who donÕt actually want to hack it. I can imagine that certain facilitators just want to teach web literacy as the main theme and need or want a step by step plan in doing that. So these kits are laid out for those educators. But for those people that want to hack it, we need to create a simple framework for creating your own learning materials. I am sold on the idea that this framework for lessons is:
- Create an orientation (introduction) activity (an Icebreaker Hacktivity - introduces the concepts for the day. It also helps you, the facilitator, assess the prior knowledge of the themes you're teaching.
- Create an instructional activity (a Setting Up Hacktivity - introduces the tools and hard skills)
- Create a practical activity (a Hands on Hacking Hacktivity - uses a practical project approach to marry high level concepts and hard skills)
Get more context at http://www.zythepsary.com/?s=hacktivity+kits and at http://www.zythepsary.com
See the kits in action at: http://hivenyc.org
I'll be updating with a drawing of the kits from a meta level...hopefully soon ;)