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Presenting the 2014 D.I.Y. Competition Winners!
On June 4th, 2014 by thegreatalexander
This year we had so many incredible DIY submissions from squads across the country, deciding on just a few winners was very difficult. Thank you to everyone who submitted for your hard work and effort! And thank you for making this such a great year for our DIY Project. Without further ado, this year's winners are...
Grand Prize
The Grand Prize goes to the ACMSquad at American Canyon Middle School in American Canyon, CA. Their squad submitted a ton of stellar projects including How to Make Starburst Wrapper Bracelets, How to Make a Game Sprite and How to Present Confidently. We chose American Canyon because they created high quality projects that were also great teaching tools. They have step-by-step, clear instructions combined with interesting topics. Clearly, a ton of work was put into these. Thanks American Canyon Middle School for doing a great job.
Check out their videos below:
How to Make Starburst Wrapper Bracelets:
Runners Up
This year we have three awesome runners up:
Our first runner up is Joeyp from Ida Price Charter School in San Jose, CA for his project How to Make a 3D Model in Blender 3D. Blender is a very complicated program that allows you to create 3D models, so Joeyp made a detailed PDF that explains how to use the software with step by step directions. So cool! Click here to check out the PDF.
Our next runner up
Our next runner up is William Cullen Bryant High School in Queens, NY. They created a fantastic video that shows how to use Smart Synch software, which gives you control over an entire lab of computers. The video is complete with a great introduction and easy-to-follow instructions. Check it out here:
Our final runner up
Our final runner up is Orinda Intermediate School. They submitted a number of spectacular projects ranging from technical projects, like an introduction to the Python programming language and Quadratic Equations, to fun projects like How to Draw a Face. Check them out here:
But wait! There's even more awesome!
We also want to give a special shout out to Baruch College Campus High School who created projects that address social needs in their community. For instance, they created an awesome video on creating self watering plants, helping their school and the environment at the same time!
Shout out for Wins!
It's not too late to give out wins to your favorite DIY entries! Give wins for creativity, technical know-how or inspiration. We want to give a special shout out to some of our favorite wins. Thanks to Digital Me, gigapouch123, ArianaAR, and irenevazquez to giving out such great wins!
Thanks again to everyone who created D.I.Y. projects!
It was incredible to see the many skills and interests of Mouse Squads across the nation, so thank you for sharing with us! Mouse Squads of America, we salute your amazing maker-bility!
