| Learn about new tools, events and research from around the world that are keeping the Internet a global public resource. |
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| PenPal Schools VR Field Trip to Pakistan |
| PenPal Schools has filmed virtual reality video content throughout the ancient city of Lahore, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Through immersive VR "field trips," students from around the world can now experience the bustling streets, ancient forts and stunning mosques of Lahore. They’ll also get a glimpse of Pakistan’s rich culture, arts, food and traditions — all while improving their reading, writing and technology skills. PenPal Schools teamed up with the All Pakistan Private Schools Federation
so students around the world can learn with PenPals from across Pakistan. Mozilla Hive Austin is excited to support this next-generation PenPal Schools experience with a grant from the Gigabit Community Fund. |
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| Digital Skills Observatory Research Report |
- How Do We Connect First-Time Internet Users to a Healthy Web? - Fresh research from Mozilla, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, explores how low-income, first-time smartphone users in Kenya experience the web — the barriers they face when adapting to online life, and the skills and education methods needed to overcome them.
- Training Digital Leaders in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam – Learn how Mozilla and Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) are combining web literacy and open leadership training across East Africa, and what they’re discovering along the way.
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Mozilla’s executive director has privacy tips for you – Mozilla executive director Mark Surman authored an essay on Slate about protecting your privacy on today’s Internet.
- Hive Chicago Buzz – More than 135 participants came together in March to share their work and activate new solutions in education during this third annual event.
- Where copyright and maker culture come together – Kennisland hosted an event in Amsterdam for artists, authors, activists and others to explore how outdated copyright law affects our modern maker culture.
- Fighting Misinformation in the Open - Over a hundred journalists, technologists and educators gathered at the MIT Media Lab for MisInfoCon, an event designed to identify and hack on creative solutions to the challenges of misinformation in the Internet age.
- Calling all European educators! – Do you see the future of education as open, collaborative and fair? If so, support COMMUNIA’s Right Copyright campaign and sign the petition today: #rightcopyright
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Alex Wafula, Mozilla contributor and leader in the Kenya and East Africa Mozilla communities
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"I don’t think there’s a more important platform than the Internet for you to learn and to share what you know." A Mozilla contributor since 2009, Alex is a software professional, community activist, and a leader in the Kenya and East Africa Mozilla communities. He was a Mozilla Rep for many years and has worked closely with the Mozilla Engagement team, honing his skills as a mentor and community builder. In 2016, Alex started contributing to the Digital Skills Observatory
, a research project studying the impact that digital skills have on people's use of smartphones and their adoption of digital financial services.
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Monday, April 17th, 2017
Join the Mozilla Science Lab for a Book Club Tweetchat about “The Leap: the Science of Trust and Why it Matters” by Ulrich Boser.
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Wednesday April 19th, 2017
Sign up for Gig 101 in Kansas City, an interactive workshop for educators focused on demystifying high-speed Internet.
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Friday April 21st, 2017
Join the NetGain Conference at the New York Public Library to learn about public interest and the Internet of Things. Organized by five philanthropic foundations, with panels from several city CTOs, privacy & security experts and leading voices in the role of tech for the public good.
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May 8 - 10, 2017
Register for re: publica in Berlin, one of the largest and most exciting conferences about digital culture in the world. "Love Out Loud!" is the motto this year, to focus attention on people, organizations and projects that stand up to hate, violence and injustice and bring light to the dark corners of our society. Mozilla’s Mark Surman will be speaking about
ethical technology.
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Thursday, May 11, 2017
Join the Fake News Curriculum Workshop to talk about teaching and learning in response to the Fake News phenomenon.
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May 24 - 29, 2017
Swing by the Dundee Design Festival and learn about why voice is important in the Internet of Things and how you can donate your voice—and your accent. Exhibitions and publications from the University of Dundee about the future of cameras.
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