South Carolina Innovation Challenge submission deadline is September 21

September 12, 2018

Calling all teachers and students in grades 3-12! New Deadline!

IT-oLogy and the South Carolina Department of Education are pleased to announce the 2ndĀ annual Innovation Challenge submission deadline has been extended toĀ September 21, 2018.Ā  The Challenge is a statewide competition for grades 3-12 students and teachers who create projects using technology to solve or bring awareness to a problem in the community.

ā€œLast year, the South Carolina Innovation Challenge encouraged students across South Carolina to design, create, and take their use of technology to a whole new level. We are excited to open this year’s challenge to both students and teachers, so they can be innovative in solving real world problems in their local communities,ā€ said South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman.

The 2018 Challenge is open for students in grades 3 – 12!Ā  Students can create a project that uses technology to solve a problem facing the environment in their school, community, or South Carolina.

Examples include:

  • Robotics
  • Web Design
  • App Development
  • Graphic Design
  • Video/Audio
  • Virtual Reality

The Innovation Teacher Challenge is new for 2018! K-12 teachers will demonstrate how they effectively integrate technology into their classroom and demonstrate lessons to solve a problem facing the environment.

The top innovators will be awarded scholarships, cool technology prizes, discounts on IT-oLogy programs and more!

For more information,Ā https://www.it-ology.org/ getconnected/programs/ innovation-challenge/.