Fwd: Verizon Innovative App Challenge

[Clint Johns]

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From: "Hudson, Felicia L" <felicia....@verizon.com>
Date: October 18, 2012, 1:42:20 PM PDT
Subject: Verizon Innovative App Challenge

I would like to share with you a new and exciting initiative from Verizon Foundation.  It’s an Innovative App Challenge that will allow schools to potentially win $10K and students to potentially win a free Samsung tablet!

 

Introducing the Verizon Innovative App Challenge

Specifically focusing on middle school and high school-age participants, the Verizon Innovative App Challenge is a collaborative competition created to encourage students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).  As we are all aware, student achievement in STEM is critical to U.S. economic growth and competitiveness on the global stage.  This challenge, which offers $10,000 grants for winning schools and a Samsung Galaxy Tab for each winning team member, has been designed to engage students, provide them with valuable new skills and experiences and open their eyes to exciting new possibilities in STEM for their futures.

 

Who Can Participate

• This Challenge is open to both middle school and high school students.
• Schools form teams of 5–10 students per team.
• Teams must have at least one adult faculty member who will serve as team advisor and will register the school’s team(s).
• More than one team per school is allowed to participate. One team advisor may serve more than one team.
• Teams are encouraged to register their intent to participate as early as possible to receive updates about the Challenge and take advantage of resources available on the website.

 

Here’s how it works. 

Working with a faculty advisor, students in teams of 5-10 will develop an original concept for a mobile app that incorporates STEM and addresses a real need or problem in their school or community.  Because students are judged solely on their submission of a unique and creative concept, we hope to pique the interest of those who otherwise would not participate in a technology challenge. Registration for the Challenge opens on October 15^th, and all submissions must be completed by January 18^th, 2013.

 

The Verizon Innovative App Challenge is proudly sponsored by the Verizon Foundation in partnership with the Technology Student Association (TSA) and Samsung. To guide the students, Verizon's Innovation Center engineers have created a set of instructional videos on app design and development that will be on the App Challenge website, www.verizonfoundation.org/appchallenge.

 

For more information, guidelines and resources, please visit www.VerizonFoundation.org/AppChallenge.

 

Felicia L. Hudson
Verizon - Strategic Programs
felicia....@verizon.com

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