Tagalog Firefox Marathon Year-End Special

Days before we bid farewell to 2012 and say BIG hello to 2013, we, the Mozillians from the province of Bataan joined the Tagalog Firefox Marathon 2012, its last localization event for the year. It was held on Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) Prism Plaza, Two E-Com Mall of Asia Complex last December 29. I am very happy to meet fellow Mozillians specially the Team Mozilla Philippines headed by Mr. Eusbio Barrun Jr., Community Manager and Mr. Robert Reyes, Regional Localization Lead. 

One of the special guest that graced the event is Arky, Mozilla's Community Manager for Localization in which he commend the Mozilla Philippines Community for a job well done in localization effort and emphasized on Quality over Quantity in contribution.  He introduced the latest tool used by Mozilla to its technologies and content which is the Pootle. Almost 40% of Firefox has been localized to Tagalog and we contributed during this event along with other enthusiastic and awesome Mozillians. 

Mr. Robert Reyes also announce a contest for localization contributors in which they will select the number of highest contribution and will give a prize of Mozilla mini-shirt to the contributor. 

For others who want to contribute in the localization effort or would like to start a localization on different dialect: http://mozilla.locamotion.org/tl/firefox/

 Photo Courtesy of: ReMo Kemuel Joseph Domanog

Mozilla Webmaker for High School Students for 2013

With the advent of rapid development and progress of technology in every seconds, students in secondary education also have to cope up with these digital advancements. In school, high school students are taught basic computer operation such as word processor, spreadsheet, powerpoint and basic programming to give them a glimpse of the computer profession. Basic programming includes the famous HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language which is demonstrated and taught by computer subject teachers. Computer teachers aims to provide high school students with better understanding of the Web and how people develop and use it. 

In line with this, Mozilla Student Reps team of Bataan Peninsula State University headed by Cherlowe Reinard Ramirez, Student Reps Lead, will be collaborating with the School of the Madeleine in the province of Bataan. Through Mr. Bernard Dasco, Computer Teacher of the said school they will be organizing a seminar for the students in cooperation with Mozilla Philippines on February 2013. It aims to update students with the Open Source Technologies,  latest trends in the Web specifically the HTML5 and the Mozilla's Mission. 

One of the highlighted topic is the Mozilla Webmaker which is a new program to help people everywhere make, learn and play using the open building blocks 
of the web. Mozilla Webmaker wants to help you make something amazing with the web. We’ve got new tools for you to use, projects to help you get started, and a global community of creators — educators, filmmakers, journalists, developers, youth — all making and learning together. The goal: help millions of people move from using the web to making the web. As part of Mozilla’s non-profit mission, we want to help the world increase their understanding of the web, take greater control of their online lives, and create a more web literate planet.

"We need to teach the world to code. Not just future engineers and web developers (although this is essential). But also teachers, journalists, filmmakers, artists, scientists and curious kids. These are the people who make much of the web. They need to understand code." 

                                                     -Mark Surman, Executive Director, Mozilla

Mozilla PH invades CICT Days 2012 at BPSU

Mozilla For Students live at CICT Days '12 at Sari-Gamit Covered Court, BPSU Main Campus

A team of Mozilla Student Representatives from Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) in cooperation with Student Society on Information Technology Education (SSITE) and BPSU College of Information and Communications Technology (CICT) – College Student Council invaded its 4^th CICT Days 2012 this December 10, 2012 at Sari-Gamit Covered Court, BPSU – Main Campus, Ciy of Balanga, Bataan. The seminar was attended by the students from the CICT, as part of the celebration of the CICT Days, a project aim to promote student development in the college through series of academic and non-academic activities. 

Q&A for the participants to win awesome Mozilla Swags

Cherlowe Reinard Ramirez, a Mozilla Student Rep gave a talk about Mozilla for Students and the Mozilla Student Reps Program. Ramirez urged students to join the Mozilla Student Reps Program as part of their professional development and networking. 

CICT students who participated in the seminar conducted during the CICT Days '12

The Student Reps gave lots of Mozilla Swags for those students participating in the Q&A and for all the participants. Students were encouraged to sign up for the Mozilla Student Reps program and spread the word of Mozilla’s mission through its manifesto and the use of Firefox and other products in the university. This is in line with this year’s theme for Open Source Advocacy.   

 

Hoping for more awesome Mozilla events and activities for Bataan and our University. Merry Christmas and Happy Awesome New Year 2013! Help us in keeping the Web a force for good of mankind. You can make a year-end donation to Mozilla and receive an official mozilla t-shirt.

https://donate.mozilla.org/page/contribute/join-mozilla?source=join_link 

Mozilla Student Reps of Bataan Peninsula State University

Mozilla Booth serving as Firefox Help Desk and Support Team

The Student Society on IT Education – BPSU Chapter in cooperation with Campus Student Council of the Bataan Peninsula State University – Main Campus held a Mozilla Booth at the Freshmen Day last June 15, 2012 at the Sari Gamit Covered Court. Freshmen visited the booth to learn about Mozilla Firefox and its initiatives. They were also encouraged to install and use latest Firefox as their browser in their PC and laptop to show support in this endeavor of the students of CICT. Those who registered as members of the student organization also received a Mozilla Firefox Keychain created by the Creative Team of SSITE. Mozilla Student Reps Team of BPSU is composed of energetic, dynamic and young minds named Cherlowe Reinard Ramirez as Student Reps Lead, Benjar Silvestre as Public Relation and Communication Lead, Jomar Villaruel as Creative Design Lead and Charlie Garcia as Technical Support Lead.

“Mozilla Firefox offers fast, flexible and secure browser suited to any individual and it aims build a better internet for the people” said by Cherlowe Reinard Ramirez, Chapter President during the short plenary talk on the event. He also reiterates that Firefox does not hurt the web by using open standards and it is innovative in our hands. BPSU Mozilla Student Reps plans to promote usage of Firefox in computer laboratory and in offices through Extended Support Release (ESR) with cooperation of the University President, College Dean, ICT Faculty, MIS and students.