C2i: Gaming Challenge

About the Challenge

The NEA Foundation and Microsoft – US Partners in Learning want to know your best idea for how interactive technology and game-based learning can improve teaching and learning.

According to Kids and Gaming 2011, the latest report from The NPD Group, 91 percent of kids ages 2-17 (approximately 64 million) play electronic games in the U.S., nearly a 10 per cent increase from 2009.The challenge for educators is how to harness this powerful tool. 

Here’s how it works:

•  A proposed solution must effectively incorporate game-based learning.

• Open Innovation Portal registrants can also review, comment, and vote.

• At the end of the review period, up to 10 solutions will receive $1,000 cash award from the NEA Foundation.

• The solutions selected will be shared by the NEA Foundation and Microsoft – US Partners in Learning via multiple outlets.