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Verizon App Challenge Provides Students Opportunity to Advance STEM Skills
July 18, 2014 /3BL Media/ - Entries for 2015 Verizon Innovative App Challenge Accepted August 4 – November 24, 2014
Wish there was a way to inspire young girls to become passionate about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)? Looking for a way to engage your students in a rich, project-based learning experience that will pay lifelong dividends...
Jul 18, 2014 5:00 PM ET
Verizon Invests in ConnectED
July 10, 2014
by Rose Stuckey Kirk
Rose Stuckey Kirk is President of the Verizon Foundation and Vice President of Global Corporate Citizenship at Verizon
By putting technology in K-12 students’ hands, President Obama’s ...
Jul 11, 2014 7:35 AM ET
Jefferson School Wins App Contest
April 18, 2014
On Thursday, April 10, Verizon representatives joined Jefferson Township Middle School faculty at a celebratory event to recognize students from the school for winning Best in Nation in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
Out of nearly 1,300 submissions from across the country, the students’ "Super Science Girl" app concept was one of eight winning designs. Once...
Jun 19, 2014 9:30 AM ET
Verizon Launches Campaign to Support Girls in STEM
Verizon is working with MAKERS and the Verizon Foundation to #InspireHerMind and encourage more girls to get involved in the high-tech STEM fields.
The provocative multi-platform campaign will focus on STEM's female leaders, changing the conversation, and ways to involve more young women in the...
Jun 16, 2014 1:00 PM ET
Obama Hails Girls for Their App That Will Guide Visually Impaired
A team of middle school girls had the moment of their lives when President Obama told the story of how they built an app to help their blind friend navigate his way through their school.
The team of Latina girls and their visually impaired classmate, Andres Salas, from tiny Los Fresnos, TX, presented their Hello Navi app to the President at the White House Science Fair on May 27th....
Jun 12, 2014 10:00 AM ET
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