Jury and Winners Selection

Distinguished Jury

A distinguished jury of reviewers from multiple disciplines who possess expertise in digital media and/or children's learning will judge eligible applications in the mobile learning prize category. The Electric Company prize will be determined by a sub-group of the distinguished jury in collaboration with staff members of Sesame Workshop. The jury includes leaders such as:

• Joaquin Alvarado, Senior Vice President for Diversity and Innovation, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• John Couch, Vice President Education, Apple Inc.
• Allison Druin, Associate Professor and Director of the Human Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland
• Alan Gershenfeld, Founder, President and CEO, E-Line Ventures
• Bing Gordon, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
• Gary Knell, President and CEO, Sesame Workshop
• Laird Malamed, SVP of Production, Guitar Hero Business Unit, Activision
• Liz Perle, Editor-in-Chief, Common Sense Media
• Mitchel Resnick, LEGO Professor of Learning Research & Head of Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Media Laboratory
• Nile Rodgers, Music Producer and Chairman, We Are Family Foundation
• John Shen, Director, Nokia Research Center
• Kim Smith, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, NewSchools Venture Fund
• Warren Buckleitner, Editor, Children's Technology Review

Finalist and Winner Selection

A multi-disciplinary expert review team will vet all eligible applications based on the scoring criteria for both the Mobile Learning and Literacy Learning prize categories. Up to five finalists in each category will be selected by a distinguished jury and invited to attend a high profile event held at E3 Expo where they will pitch their idea to industry and educational leaders. One winner will be selected in each category at this 'quick-pitch' competition.

* A Final list of jury members and selection criteria will be posted in January, 2010.