Monday, January 11, 2016

Best In State Verizon Innovative App Challenge Winners!


Luke Nelson, Ty Sandell, Jayde Butler, Elizabeth Ginzburg, Lucas Warner, & Preston Mack


Congratulations to six Twin Oaks Advanced Science 6th graders who have won Best in State in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge! That means their app concept is the best among all the middle school entries in Minnesota (over 1200 submissions!!).
Twin Oaks has won a $5,000 grant and tablets for all 6  team members! And it gets better—we are in the running for the App Challenge Fan Favorite award. To win, our concept needs to get the most votes. 

Help us win by texting WHATSFOOD1 to 22333 by January 31.

*Please forward this email so your friends can HELP OUR  SCHOOL TEAM WIN!

Here is the commercial to show the kids of the app concept!

Description of the App
What’s in My Food App provides a safety net for those with allergies when eating or traveling out. Simply download the app, scan the picture of the universal food icon located next to menu item (choose the language conversion if reading a foreign menu) and the app will tell you what the ingredients are, alerting you of anything you have told that app you are allergic too.