Tag Archives: education

Apps to Empower: Build an App to Support Women in Developing Countries

Apps To Empower is trying to make the tablet a life changing device for women in developing countries. They need your help. They’re calling on developers to build apps that aid in conflict resolution, entrepreneurship training, mentorship, business planning and … Continue reading

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 19, 2013 Tagged , ,

PennApps Recap: EyePhone, Inventory, and Making Your Coffee Maker Text You

PennApps is the largest student hackathon in the world. Students from all over the country came to Philadelphia to forego sleep in order to build innovative apps and hardware hacks. Developer Evangelist, Jon Gottfried, was on scene live coding Twilio … Continue reading

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 7, 2013 Tagged , , ,

Top Hat Monocle Helps Students Learn More Using Classroom Tools Powered by Twilio SMS

Walk into any school lecture and you will notice how many students are looking at their phones and how few are looking at the teacher. It’s no wonder that so many teachers try to discourage the use of cell phones … Continue reading

Posted by admin on April 2, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Get 24/7 Access to Tutors via Twilio-powered Wonder-Space Mobile

Wonder-Space Mobile (WSM) focuses on developing education-based mobile applications for grades K-12. WSM develops all content in house and is focused on the Android platform for the 2011-2012 academic year. Currently, they are contracted in Texas and Michigan to work … Continue reading

Posted by admin on August 19, 2011 Tagged , ,

Twilio for Education: Helping Students, Teachers, and Parents

We have not one, but two Twilio developer contest winners this week.  Congratulations to Levi Kennedy (right) and Carlos Pero (left), who both build Twilio applications focused on education. Both submissions help with notifications around absences; however, they’ve tackled the … Continue reading

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 13, 2009 Tagged , , , ,