Competition

Win a Chromebook!  This year ALT are working with Google to run a competition to seek out and celebrate examples of excellent uses of Google Apps in learning and teaching.  The prize for the winning entry is a brand new Chromebook.

See http://goo.gl/UxT19 for more information (note 10th July closing date!)




Details


The purpose of this competition is to seek out and then to celebrate examples of excellent uses of Google Apps in learning and teaching.

Entries will be judged by:

Martin Hawksey, Learning Technology Advisor, JISC CETIS    

Martin Hamilton, Head of Internet Services at Loughborough University

Sarah Horrigan, Learning Technologies Manager, University of Sheffield, Google Apps Qualified

Kevin McLaughlin, Primary Teacher, Google Certified Teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator

Seb Schmoller, Independent Consultant

Yetunde Folajimi, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Ibadan, and Centre for Computational Intelligence, De Montfort University

William Florance, Head of Education Google Edu for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa


Key dates


  1. The closing date for entries is midnight on Tuesday July 10th.
  2. Shortlisted entrants will be notified on or around July 20th.
  3. Interviews/demonstrations, if held, will take place on or around July 24th using a Google Hangout.


Criteria by which entries will be judged 


Panel members will judge entries using these six questions as prompts.

1. Described as set out in the requirements?

2. Interesting?

3. Effective?

4. Tackling a learning or other educational challenge?

5. Supported by credible evidence?

6. Well implemented?