–The app challenge, part of Verizon Innovative Learning, is a nationwide contest in which middle and high school students are challenged to develop concepts for mobile apps that solve a problem in their community. It’s a unique, hands-on activity that teaches collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, and entrepreneurship, as well as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills and coding. It builds on students’ excitement about technology and aims to equip them with skills they need to succeed in the jobs of the future. –Teams of 5-7 people. –It only requires the team to develop an app concept (no code): •Essay responses: Submit written answers to questions about the problem your app would tackle and the features that make your solution unique. •Video: Create a three-minute video that demonstrates your team’s vision for its mobile app concept, showing why this problem is meaningful to your team and how your app concept will help solve it. Be sure to demonstrate your team’s unique personality and approach. Upload the video to YouTube or Vimeo. In the title, include the hashtag #VZAppChallenge. A concept submission consists of essay responses and a video. Important dates
Registration for the app challenge opens August 1, 2016.
The submission deadline is November 18, 2016.
Best in State winners will be announced January 9, 2017.
Best in Region winners will be announced January 17, 2017.
Voting for the Fan Favorite award will take place January 16 through February 14, 2017 (all BIS winners are eligible for Fan Favorite).
Our 2016-2017 Team for the Competition: Briana Berger - Team Capitan Toshita Barve Amanda DeVinney Katy Shiomitsu Kira Nagoshi Helena Jiang Alice Ma