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CovLab Global II: EduTech

The goal of the hackathon is to improve the online education experience of students who have been impacted by the global pandemic.
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$30,000
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Overview

As COVID-19 swept around the world, the learning experiences of millions of students around the world has been forever changed. While COVID has negatively impacted many students, our goal at CovLab Global II: EduTech is to improve the learning experience of these students in the new situation we're presented with: online education

CovLab Global II: EduTech is a 6-day long online hackathon from August 20th to August 25th with the goal of improving the online education experience of students who have been impacted by the global pandemic. Anything that you come up with is welcome! We're all working together to achieve a common goal :)

Founded by Pat Ging and Chris Dou, we hope to inspire others to come together and create impactful solutions to help people cope with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

 

StepsThings to doDescription
Step 1Register on Devpost!You're already on our devpost page so just click on "register" so you can keep up to date with all the info!
Step 2Join the CovLab Global DiscordHere's the link to join! - https://discord.gg/CHsRWnFV 

Guidelines

REQUIREMENTS

Please include as much detail as possible in your Devpost submission, as this is primarily what we'll be judging off. Submitting screenshots and a link to your public GitHub repos is also very helpful for our judges. All Devpost submissions must include a 2 to 4 minute video.

Submissions are due on May 22, 4:00 PM (EST)

 

RULES

  • Everyone involved with CovLab Global must follow the MLH Code of Conduct at all times on any of our platforms
  • You must have a maximum of 5 people on your team to be eligible to win prizes
  • Your project should be related to COVID-19, though you are free to interpret this your own way
  • Any questions can be directed to us on our Discord or at teamcovlab@gmail.com

 

PRIZES

$30,000 in prizes

Best Overall Hack!

- A pair of custom air force 1s! These are 1-of-1 and we have spent countless hours working on them.
- $2000 in Digital Ocean Credit!

Best Hack For Teachers!

Cash Prize worth up to $5000!

Best Beginner Hack! (5)

shoutout video on out social media account with 5+ million followers!

Most Creative Hack!

- We will hop on a 30 minute call to discuss how we can take your project to the next level using social media! You'll be able to promote on our network of 5+ million social media followers

2nd place!

- a mystery prize!!

3rd place!

- a mystery prize!!

4th place!

- a mystery prize!!

5th place!

- a mystery prize!!

 

JUDGES

CovLab Global II: Edutech Partners & Sponsors

CovLab Global II: Edutech Partners & Sponsors
CovLab Global

 

JUDGING CRITERIA

  • Creativity
  • Polish
  • Ease of Use
  • Social Impact
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