EdTech-a-thon Problems (2026)

AAC App Practice Game An errorless-learning app that teaches students to tap buttons on their tablet from one-button “touch the dog” prompts up through 2x2 grids of buttons. Library Tracker A simple scanning tool to catalog a classroom library and track which books students have checked out. Test Version Generator A test-authoring platform with randomized questions/answers and scantron-ready printable output. Sound Identification Game A scene-based listening game where students listen to sounds in an environment then identify each one. Music Note → Fingering Game An interactive game matching note names to keys/fingerings on band and orchestra instruments. Math Question Generator A quiz-authoring tool where variables/formulas drive randomized numeric values across multiple question stems. Click, Drag, Drop Game A simple game to teach students to drag, click, and drop on laptops. 3D Printing Management AAC App This team is building a free, open-source AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) app to help nonverbal people communicate. Color Wheel Game A color-wheel-based quiz game where students identify schemes (complementary, triadic, split-complementary, etc.) by picking points on the wheel itself. Melodic and Harmonic Dictation Game A melodic/harmonic dictation app with customizable clef/key/time signature/scale and teacher-assignable practice sets. SPED & Services Scheduling A drag-and-drop scheduler that blocks out student/teacher constraints automatically while building and moving service groups. Cycle Calendar A lesson planning tool built around rotating cycle-day schedules that lets teachers see/copy lessons across sections regardless of which day-letter they fall on. Tap to Track A seating chart app where tapping a name logs participation or behavior, with the ability to export results. 1 vs 100 Review Game An exam review game modeled on the show “1 vs. 100” where one student faces off against the rest of the class using their own devices to answer. Book Club Grouping A site where students rank-order book options and the teacher auto-generates same-book groups of students to meet their preferences. Phonics Pre- and Post-Tests A cross-platform singing app that visually shows pitch accuracy in real time, progressing from single notes to intervals to full songs. Class Focus Friend A shared-screen work timer that earns the class points for staying on task which are redeemable to decorate a class character. NFC-Based Digital Currency Tracker A tap-to-pay-style classroom economy where physical NFC cards open each student’s personal balance/budgeting page. Math Formative Quizzes A flexible, timed math-facts leveling platform (multiplication/division/addition/subtraction) with teacher-selectable progressions.