Can 150
young developers, working in 24 teams, create educational apps for Facebook to
help college students manage their campus experience better? Facebook and the
Gates Foundation seem to think so.
The two organizations
paired up for HackEd 2.0, the second annual competition for developing apps
that students can access through their Facebook accounts. The U.S. contest
recently concluded, but another is planned for London in late April.
The
developers were charged with dreaming up apps to make going to college easier,
from financial aid to academic support. Participants could work on apps for one
of three areas: college, social learning, and out-of-school study.
Bloomberg
TV reports on HackEd 2.0, including remarks from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg,
in this video.