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The 2018 Global Day of Design will be May 4th!  Sign your classroom up now From AJ Juliani - This year the  Global Day of Design  will take place on  5/4/18 . We will be sharing students designing, building, making, and tinkering on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag  #GDD18! Use the Hashtag #GDD18 on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Live stream if you can! *Note: If your school can't participate  on   5/4/18  pick a date that works for you and still use the hashtag to share out! Already we have over 75,000 students signed up to participate from 600+ schools, in over 14 countries and four different continents for the 2018 Global Day of Design. Go to the  GlobalDayOfDesign.com  and get access to 20+ FREE design challenges that you can use or tweak/modify. Enter your details into the form at the bottom of this post and receive a Design Challenge for FREE. You can also  fill out this Google Form ...

Another opportunity to showcase your students' creative abilities!  Google just opened this year's Doodle 4 Google Contest -  From Google - It’s time to put your students' imaginations to work, because the Doodle 4 Google contest is now open. This year’s contest is open to K-12 students until March 2, 2018  with the theme “What inspires you?" We’ll feature the winning doodle on the Google homepage! Prizes include college scholarships, a behind the scenes experience with the Google Doodle team, and a $50,000 Google for Education technology package for the winner’s school. Submit your doodles  here . Some additional Information - Link to teacher guides (which include lesson plans) and a poster Link to the FAQ