Get ready for BowFEAST. A free workshop connects youth to gardens and food through 'Hack-Jam' Mozilla technology. The first workshop will be held on Monday, August 13, 9 a.m. to noon, at the Bowen Island Information Centre behind the library. Workshop facilitator Peter Rawsthorne will receive assistance and garden/tech connections from Sarah Haxby.
Six to 12 youths will have the opportunity to participate in a Mozilla 'Hack Jam' to learn how to build a multi-media, interactive website with photos and videos. Peter will help provide support for the technical side of the video creation using popcorn maker http://maker.mozillapopcorn.orgasa way to build interactive learning videos. The theme of the project is Bowen Island gardens, and is food-related. It celebrates the farmers markets,BowFEAST and local farms and gardens.
The workshop is free but requires youth to commit to participation in the project, which includes spending some time this summer taking digital photos and video at the August 18BowFEAST celebration in front of thelibrary from9 a.m. to noon, one of the upcoming farmers markets or at a local farm or garden.
This is a great opportunity for youth who would like to try some new computer programs, like to take photos/video and are interested in new forms of journalism and media. This activity will also qualify as a community activity which can be used on job applications and scholarship applications in the future.
The Bowen 'Hack Jam' aims to:
Team up different skill-sets to explore an interesting challenge.
Collaboratively build a viable prototype to demonstrate an idea.
Create video using popcorn maker, and looking at other new programs.
Learn about the Open Badges project which provides symbolic, online recognition of your work.
The project scope involves two to three workshops of three-hour-length each, one or two hours of independent media collection (photos, clippings, video, etc.), plus one or two one-hour-presentations.
Particapants are encouraged to bring a digital camera if they have one, as well as pencil, paper, a snack, and enthusiasm.
For more info, see https://webmaker.org/en-US/events/guides/hack-jam/
Registration is required. If you think this sounds like fun, and you are a youth over 10 years old, please [email protected] or call 604 947-0389 to reserve your spot.
The first 12 who sign up will get to participate and will be contacted by August 7 to confirm that a spot is available.
