To inspire developers to build apps that help kids get into, stay in, and graduate from college, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched an education tech Facebook app contest today with 30 prizes�totaling�$2.5 million. To kick off College Knowledge Challenge the submission period, it's co-hosting an edtech hackathon today at Facebook's headquarters at 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park. Devs of all ages are tasked with creating apps that build pathways to college, build peer groups for in-coming college students, and assist with college admission and getting financial aid. So if you want kids to be smarter, build them something and earn some cash.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Gates Foundation Kicks Off $2.5M College Knowledge App Contest With EdTech Hackathon At Facebook
To inspire developers to build apps that help kids get into, stay in, and graduate from college, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched an education tech Facebook app contest today with 30 prizes�totaling�$2.5 million. To kick off College Knowledge Challenge the submission period, it's co-hosting an edtech hackathon today at Facebook's headquarters at 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park. Devs of all ages are tasked with creating apps that build pathways to college, build peer groups for in-coming college students, and assist with college admission and getting financial aid. So if you want kids to be smarter, build them something and earn some cash.
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