From diflnews at floridadi.org Sat Nov 6 12:04:35 2021 From: diflnews at floridadi.org (Florida DI News) Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2021 08:04:35 -0400 Subject: [DIFLnews] Destination Imagination imagineXperience References: <023a01d7d306$78a961b0$69fc2510$.ref@yahoo.com> Message-ID: We have an exciting opportunity for our Florida friends! Destination Imagination and Lumen Technologies have teamed up to bring you the imagineXperience. The imagineXperience was created to help K-12 students living in underserved communities recover from pandemic-induced instructional loss and build the critical skills they will need to thrive in the digital economy of the future. Qualifying teams use research, storytelling, and technology to create digital solutions to a unique challenge meant to push their boundaries, work together and have fun. On average, imagineXperience participants have shown a positive increase in their confidence to express ideas, present in front of groups, work in teams, as well as the confidence to explore subjects such as computer science, AI, and robotics. Thanks to the generous support of Lumen Technologies, all registration fees are covered in full. Beyond that, qualifying organizations can receive up to $500 in additional support funding for every team that they host. Students in K-12 are eligible to participate in teams of 5-7 students. The challenge will begin in January with solutions submitted in mid-March. The CHALLENGE is to create an original story showing an encounter of a Notable Enigma by an Innovator from history. Add in an Intelligent Gizmo to help assist in the encounter and present the story in the style of a Docudrama Video. If you would like a bit more detail on how imagineXperience works, check out our 15-minute explanation video or visit the program website. If you would like to talk to a live person, contact Adam at DIHQ using this meeting link, to set up a time. Don't forget to visit Florida DI at Maker Faire in Orlando, November 13 and 14. We invite you to build a "Tall Tower" or create a "Climbing Critter" for us. Our challenges are bagged this year, so that you can work at our site or bring them home to minimize contact. Our volunteers are vaccinated and will be masked, so that you can enjoy the challenges. Remember, we're just an email away at information at FloridaDI Please do not hesitate to ask for assistance. Our best wishes for your continued health and safety, and we look forward to working with you to provide your children with a great creative educational experience this season. Erica Bowler Affiliate Director Florida Destination Imagination www.floridadi.org information at FloridaDI.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 29085 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4878 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 13439 bytes Desc: not available URL: