Tell us how you are using the web literacy curriculum

[zee-moz]

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• where you used the curriculum: setting like classroom, library, etc and geographic location
• who were your learners: ages, backgrounds, skill levels
• why did you teach the material: educational goals, expected outcomes, etc

[mayawagon]

We are using the "Write" section of the curriculum in Brooklyn at The Brownsville Community Justice Center as part of a 14-week curriculum on privacy, consent, and wireless networks. The location was a little computer lab at the org, but since the organization is in the process of moving, we're now in a big empty room with some folding chairs, tables, and chromebooks.

We have four students, aged 14-17, with no previous experience in HTML, one with a little experience in Scratch, and various levels of confidence with computers and technology (though I think all their confidence is growing, as the "tech experts" of the org). Half have computers at home, and they all have smartphones (though some got broken during the past several weeks).

We set up a server on a Raspberry Pi, with Wordpress installed, as part of our portable mesh network kit, and the young people are interested in creating a site or application to address the violence in the community. The Mozilla Web Literacy Curriculum seemed like a good way to introduce them to basic web design!

[anmechung]

@mayawagon thank you for sharing - keep us posted on what the youth think about the curriculum, and what they create!

[mefont]

We are using the "Frame" and "Read" sections of the curriculum to present a seven-part series of Web Literacy classes for seniors at the Destin Library. Because we're on the Florida coast we have a huge influx of snowbirds during January, and they're always eager to learn! We did basic tech vocabulary classes last year that went over really well, and we're excited to expand on that concept.

We especially like the hybrid offline/online curriculum format. Many of our seniors have low confidence when using computers, so being able to ease them in with a medium they're more familiar with will probably be helpful. It'll also allow us to reach a larger audience; our computer classroom only has 9 workstations, but with an offline class we can accommodate 20-25 people at once.

I'll post updates as the classes progress!

[zee-moz]

hi @mefont it's great to hear how you're using the curriculum! I collaborated with @anmechung and a group of amazing educators to write the core materials (and I am also in Florida-- Gainesville🐊) please do send updates, and any feedback on the activities. cheers!

[zsnorth]

Is the curriculum still being used and updated? I've been clicking some of the links within the individual lessons and reach dead ends.