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Looking for a global student project?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

From Chris Craft: For those of you who remember Life Round Here 2007 you may be excited to know that Life Round Here 2009 is now accepting participants! What we really want students to do is, “Tell us, what’s it … Continue reading →

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Futurework 2020 – Jobs of the Future Contest

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

Futurework 2020 is a new contest for students in Middle and High School. Winning entries will be creative descriptions of new jobs that will be available in the year 2020 that are not available today. Futurework 2020 is sponsored by … Continue reading →

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Portraits of Learning Contest

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

From Tech & Learning magazine: Tech & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in Portraits of Learning, the seventh annual digital photography contest. The competition, open to all K-12 students, challenges you to capture – and share – your unique … Continue reading →

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Digital Media and Learning Competition 2008

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

An announcement from HASTAC.org: DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING COMPETITION 2008 The second HASTAC/MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition is now open! The focus is participatory learning. Participatory Learning includes the many ways that learners (of any age) use new technologies … Continue reading →

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Disney Minnie grants for community youth volunteers

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

Youth Service America and Disney just launched a second round of Disney Minnie Grants to engage children and youth, ages 5-14 as community volunteers. The selected applications will receive $500 to support their youth-led service projects. The deadline is August … Continue reading →

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Go Green Contest Winners!

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

We’re pleased to announce the winners of our first “Go Green” contest. Generation YES students were asked to create a video showcasing their school’s efforts to help the environment. Our two grand prize winners are: Winston Churchill Middle School near … Continue reading →

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Countdown to NECC

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

The National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) will be in San Antonio, Texas in less than two weeks, June 28 – July 3, 2008. Sponsored by ISTE, this is the “big” national conference of the year for technology in education. Every … Continue reading →

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A weekend grab bag of youth-oriented grants

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

Find more grants like this at the State Education Agency K-12 Service-Learning Network (SEANet) website: Young People Invited to Submit Earth-Saving Ideas for Lorax Challenge Deadline: May 31, 2008 Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Ashoka’s Youth Venture, in partnership with Earth … Continue reading →

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StudentCam video documentary winners

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

There are some great student-created videos among the all the winners of C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam video documentary competition! C-SPAN StudentCam video documentary winners The contest was sponsored by C-SPAN Classroom. The site offers downloadable and searchable civics and history video … Continue reading →

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Doodle 4 Google contest

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

From Lucy Gray: Google is running a contest called Doodle 4 Google. It offers students all over the U.S. the chance to play around with the Google logo, and perhaps have their artwork viewed by people all over the world … Continue reading →

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