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专题一 阅读理解 训练3 事件排序A The Verizon Innovative App Challenge gives kids a chance to create apps (计算机应用程序) that can solve problems in their community. The Verizon Innovative App Challenge can get you started.The first step is to think of a problem in your community.The next step is to create an app that can solve the problem. Groups of five to seven students in middle school or high school，led by a teacher，can enter the contest.First，teams compete on a local level.Teams that make it to the next round receive $5，000 for their schools.Finalists present their app ideas to judges in a live webinar (网络研讨会)． Next，the judges pick national winners.The top eight teams receive an additional $15，000 for their schools，and each team member receives a Samsung tablet.Plus，the winning teams get the chance to bring their app to life. A group of six girls from Los Fresnos，Texas，won the second annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge.They came up with the Hello Navi app concept，short for “hello navigation”．The app was designed to help visually－impaired students navigate their school by using an internal compass and voice－over technology.Read more about the team in September 19Edition 3—4. Do you have an app idea that could help solve a local issue？The deadline to register is November 24ion to get you started ：heir thoughts about problems that they want to see solved. | 
