NYC Gap App Challenge winners announced @nycgov @nycschools @iZoneNYC #gapapp
In January 2013 we noted the launch of the Gap App Challenge – a software development competition for programs to help middle school students excel in math. This week, out of 200 applicants, 4 winners were announced – winning $15,000 each – as well as some runners up.
The winners:
- KnowRe – adaptive personalized learning processes.
- Hapara – dashboards for Google’s Apps for Education
- Mathalicious – creates lessons using real-life situations.
- LiveSchool – real-time class tracking
On Wednesday May 29 2013 the winners demo’d their apps. There is an archived webcast .
Twitter: #gapapp
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