Help test these new Thimble Projects

Help kick the tires on the beta projects below. Are they easy to use? Helpful for learning? Fun?

What are these "Thimble Projects", anyway?

Learning by making. Thimble projects are designed to help you make something amazing on the web fast and learn webmaking skills in the process.

Side-by-Side editing. Thimble is a two pane editor that allows you to edit the code on the left and see your changes on the right.

We're preparing a set of these projects for the Mozilla Summer Code Party. The goal: teach the world the basics of coding and webmaking through making projects that are easy, social and fun.

The (beta) Projects

Awesome Animal Builder

by The London Zoo

Learn about different species and then mix and match animal body parts to create your own - think: Elephwhal or a Bunnel!
Tools used: Thimble
Skills: HTML Basics, CSS, Conservation
Difficulty: Beginner

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Wickedpedia

by Steve Bunce and Oliver Quinlan (Plymouth University)

Build your own celebrity bio pages, including all the scandals and gossip that no one knows about!
Tools used: Thimble
Skills: HTML, Linking, Content Support
Difficulty: Intermediate

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Supporter 2 Reporter

by Radio Waves

Build your own news media page, including your own reporting video, about at topic you care about, such as the Olympics.
Tools used: Thimble
Skills: Blogging, Reporting, Content Layout, Curating, Branding, HTML, CSS
Difficulty: Beginner

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Get off my Lawn

by The Guardian and Goldsmiths

Clear the zombies away from your garden lawn. Build your own zombies!
Tools used: Thimble
Skills: CSS
Difficulty: Intermediate

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Bunnies

by Ben O'Steen

Save the bunny from danger or else he will be squashed!
Tools used: Thimble
Skills: HTML Basics, Imaging, Positioning
Difficulty: Intermediate

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Cube

by Laurian Gridinoc

3D is all the rage these days - learn how its done in CSS3! Build your own 3D cube from scratch.
Tools used: Thimble
Skills: HTML, CSS, Trigonometry
Difficulty: Advanced

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Readability

by Doug Belshaw

Maybe it's bad website design or maybe you are just getting old, but some webpages are impossible to read. Edit the HTML and CSS in this webpage to make it legible.
Tools used: Thimble
Skills: HTML, CSS, Typography
Difficulty: Beginnner

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