What

A 24 hour hackathon for developers, teachers, language learning experts and parents with ideas for communication products to support early years education and build prototypes of children leaning and learning support products.  The event will be centered around 2 themes: literacy and parental engagement. 

Who

Organized by:

UK Education Technology Startups, Zzish, Founders and Coders, and Educational AppStore.

Why

To build on ideas that will help developers, teachers and parents use technology to better meet children’s education needs.

When

7th and 8th May, 2016

Where

Founders and Coders, 14 Palmers road, London, E20SY

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

4 non-cash prizes
5 tickets for EdTechXEurope 2016, June 15-16 / Opportunity to pitch hackathon project at EdTechXEurope 2016.
3 winners

EdTechXEurope is the leading thought leader summit bringing together executive level investors, innovators and industry influencers from European and international education companies. Now in its fourth year, EdTechXEurope aims to host 800+ global attendees and invite over 150 speakers to showcase EdTech innovations and perspectives from around the world.

5 free premium memberships to Quizalize
3 winners

1 hour of mentorship with Emerge Education before presentation at EdtechXEurope
1 winner

5 x 1 days of office space at Edspace (5 days of free desk space for 1 person or 1 day for 5 people)
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Tal Oron

Tal Oron
Lostmy.name

Paul Hudson

Paul Hudson
Nightzookeeper.com

Esteban Jurado-Traverso

Esteban Jurado-Traverso
Oxford University Press

Andy Davis

Andy Davis
Notified.org

Francesco Busiello

Francesco Busiello
Zzish

Claudia Castanedo Leon

Claudia Castanedo Leon
Zzish

Ray Rodgers

Ray Rodgers
Save Teachers' Sundays Limited

Graeme Farquhar

Graeme Farquhar
The Educational App Store

Jen Lexmond

Jen Lexmond
EasyPeasyApp

Elizabeth D’Arcy

Elizabeth D’Arcy
Edfuse

Judging Criteria

  • General
    The judges will be looking for the most creative, usable, impactful and technologically effective prototype that will enhance learning experience of end users.

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