There are many ways to create your first remix. Let's use the example of the Reading the Web: Credibility session (itself a remix of MOUSE's Kraken the Code activity).
This activity asks learners to investigate whether or not a "Kraken", a legendary sea creature, is real or fictional. Sometimes details within a piece of curriculum are not appropriate for your audience, but you can replace it with a different research topic. Some ideas:
- Make the context appropriate for your organization type. For example:
GLAM: Are all the best paintings really stored in the basement of the Louvre?
After School: Would a real Nigerian prince ever email you?
Community: Are unicorns real?
University: Does our school have a secret society?
- Do a Topical Remix:
History: Could you rent a pineapple in England during the 19th century?
Geography: Is Shangri-La real or fictional?
** Biology: Can humans have webbed feet?
We would love to know how you remix Club activities! Please share your ideas with the global community.
How to remix the Club activities
Option 1: Fork (preferred)
- Click on the View on GitHub link at the top-right of the session/activity page
- Click on Fork button at the top-right of the page
- Sign into your GitHub account
- Navigate to the new repository created
- Make changes:
- Through the web interface
- By using the downloadble app
- Using the command line
The advantages of using this approach including your remix being available to online, and others being able to see your remix of the original!
Option 2: Download ZIP
- Click on the View on GitHub link at the top-right of the session/activity page
- Navigate to the main Webmaker Curriculum GitHub repository
- Click on the Download ZIP button in the right-hand sidebar
- Unpack the .zip file you have downloaded
- Make changes to relevant file(s)
Option 3: Copy/paste
- Click on the View on GitHub link at the top-right of the session/activity page
- Copy the code you find on that page there to the clipboard
- Paste the code into your favourite editor
- Make the changes you want
Note that Option 1 means your remix will be accessible by others on the web. Options 2 and 3 will create copies for you to edit offline. There are many editors you can use. One that is free and open source is Atom.