Week 12: Reflection, Wrap-Up, and Post-Survey (4/21/2014)

Task Discussion

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  FairviewJrHigh said:

  Hey from Halifax, we also have an international team (The APPstronauts) that we haven't seen any marks for yet- let me know if there is some Dropbox sharing problem (we did get a confirmation email).

  Thanks for all your hard work :D

  I keep on talking up the program to everyone I meet.

  Best,

  Girls Tech League in Hali

  on April 18, 2013, 3:47 p.m.
  
  

  JennaB said:

  Re- shared! (with Fairview e-mail account)

  Best,

  Jenna

  on April 18, 2013, 3:53 p.m. in reply to FairviewJrHigh
  
  

  FairviewJrHigh said:

  Thanks!!

  on April 18, 2013, 4:02 p.m. in reply to JennaB
  
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  Project Velox said:

  Hey Technovation Team,

  My team hasn't heard anything from any judges yet. We are an international team, and it seems that you've been trying to get them done first, so I just wanted to make sure everythings sent in properly. We recieved a confirmation email, however we haven't heard since, and were starting to get a little concerned. Could you possibly check on our submission? We are team Velox.

  Sorry to bother you,

  Team Velox

  on April 18, 2013, 3:33 p.m.
  
  

  JennaB said:

   

  Hi Team Velox!

  I just re-shared your dropbox folder with the Project Velox e-mail account.

  Let me know if you have any more problems.

  Thanks!

  Jenna

  on April 18, 2013, 3:39 p.m. in reply to Project Velox
  
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  annalise said:

  Aurora just emailed me that she's unable to post comments on P2PU for some reason, and wanted me to post this comment on her behalf:

  --

   

  "The judge judging our app wasn't able to download the app so has solely relied on screen shots. The girls spent a TON of time making the app fully functional, rather than just hard coding and doing screen shots. The app actually works, we had multiple people test it on their phones. 

   

  Since she's not able to download, can she please login to app inventor to view the app? The login is username: lyceefrancaisSF1 and the PW: technovation1. The project is SWAPITy. 

   

  It would be a real shame if we are given a poor score because the judge wasn't even able to see the app."

  on April 18, 2013, 1:51 p.m.
  
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  AVHS Lady Dons said:

  Hello!

  I would like to again thank the Technovation helpers for all their work, but I was wondering if anything was done to offset the subjectivity of grading. For example, do they drop the lowest and highest score? Because sometimes some judges are more or less harsh than others.

  Thanks!

  on April 18, 2013, 12:18 p.m.
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Hi AVHS,

  Thank you. We have heard the teams loud and clear. We have factored your comments into our final scoring. We will share those details soon.

  Best,

  Angelica

  on April 18, 2013, 12:26 p.m. in reply to AVHS Lady Dons
  
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  Rema said:

  Dear technovation team, its seems that you are working hard , your work is highly appreciated. actually my team get 3 results from 3 judge’s 2 of the judge’s score us in a convergent results (sarah and chinma) my team appreciate your great work and we will go through your notes. The third one was (ina) she scores limitless in a low points on the ( market size , video pitch ) actually the team work very hard on the video pitch and they came in a very professional and clear one , regarding the market size its very clear on the business plan and there is many percentages show our market. I have another note to ina she score us 3 out 4 on the computer programing I think limitless needs to get 4 , the girls are really cleaver and understand all the app process and this is very clear on the application results , they used java code with mySQL DB I think they deserve to get more points in such a great app. I wonder if it’s the final results and when we can get our final results? Message From my team I need to pass it : please be fair because they really deserve to win.

  on April 18, 2013, 11:38 a.m.
  
  

  MsRussell said:

  The judges are giving their time for free of charge. They are entitled to their opinions without fear of critisism and judgement- all the teams of girls have worked extremely hard and deserve a fair chance to win. This is a great opportunity for all of the girls - we need to stop acting inappropriately and let the judges get on with it. On 18 Apr 2013 16:39, "Remam" <

  on April 18, 2013, 11:51 a.m. in reply to Rema
  
  

  Rema said:

  another thing please note that our video have an actual demo not screen shots

  on April 18, 2013, 11:55 a.m. in reply to Rema
  
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  AVHS Lady Dons said:

  Hello!

  I'm sorry that I already asked this, but I didn't get a reply.

  We've had two judges grade so far, but their scores differ by 15 whole points, and we were wondering if this was normal, because we thought that was a huge difference.

  We are very sorry to bother with a silly question like this, while Technovation is trying to finish grading, but we wanted to make sure it wasn't a mistake.

  We are AVHS Dons (our team name).

  Thanks!

  on April 18, 2013, 10:15 a.m.
  
  

  Galina Momcheva said:

  confirmation my evaluation (for your team) is not a mistake I think this project is much more complicated and professional then the rest of the projects Galina On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 5:16 PM, avhsladydons <

  on April 18, 2013, 10:38 a.m. in reply to AVHS Lady Dons
  
  

  AVHS Lady Dons said:

  Thank you very much for the kind words!

  But it was the other review that we were worried about, because thought it seemed very harsh for what our project was. We did appreciate, and understand the feedback, but we felt it was graded very critically.

  Thank you again!

  on April 18, 2013, 10:44 a.m. in reply to Galina Momcheva
  
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  Matt said:

  Hi Technovation Team,

  Was just wondering if I could get an update on my teams as none of them have yet received any judgments as far as I can see in their dropboxes. I'm worried there was an error in their submission but they all got a confirmation email. They are the MISJ teams in the international category.

  Thanks

  on April 18, 2013, 10:14 a.m.
  
  

  JennaB said:

  Hi Matt!

  MISJ1 and MISJ4 both have been judged (Ichiban Panda and Translate co.). Do you have access to both? Please send me an e-mail (Jenna@Iridescentlearning.org) and I can make sure you do.

   

  Thanks!

  Jenna

  on April 18, 2013, 10:30 a.m. in reply to Matt
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Hi Matt

  We are so proud of having submissions from Jakarta, Indonesia! Thanks for making it happen.

  Best,

  Angelica

  on April 18, 2013, 12:07 p.m. in reply to JennaB
  
  

  Matt said:

  Thank you for giving us the opportunity!

  on April 18, 2013, 5:38 p.m. in reply to Angelica
  
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  MsRussell said:

  This has been such an amazing experience for everybody involved - we have 2 blogs set up - one from one of our mentors point of view and one from mine as their teacher - thought it would be nice to share

  Our mentors blog:

  http://heidirhodes.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/5-girls-1-inspirational-idea-and-5300-miles-to-go/

  My blog:

  http://technovationchallenge.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/working-with-women-in-industry-to-inspire-girls-into-csitstem-careers/

   

  Please feel free to comment

   

  Ms Russell and TechGirlsUK

   

  on April 18, 2013, 9:41 a.m.
  
  

  annalise said:

  These are so fantastic, Theresa! Thanks so much for sharing, I really enjoyed watching the girls' video. Thank you for being such a huge supporter of this program!

  AnnaLise

   

  on April 18, 2013, 1:17 p.m. in reply to MsRussell
  
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  aneesa jamal said:

  Hi all

  Our Team Sassi received all the 3 feedbacks. The girls were very happy at the fact that the judges spent time giving constructive criticism and encouragement. They do wish to know who the judges are - what they do - are they technology women/ innovators / did they start their business etc.  That makes the feedback all the more valuable.  
   

  "Thank You Judges "

  Regards

   

  Aneesa in Chennai

  on April 18, 2013, 9 a.m.
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Hi Aneesa

  Thank you. And thank you teams for your patience. The judges are working really hard and we appreciate all of your time and dedication -- teams for putting so much work into their deliverables and judges for taking the time to look through all of the materials within this tight time frame.

  We will post the bios for all of our judges on our website and will let you know when we do. We have invited a mix of current/previous Technovation mentors, teachers, and guest speakers to judge. We have also invited STEM, tech, business, and education professionals and students who are all interested in seeing more women in tech and STEM.

  Thanks again,

  Angelica

  on April 18, 2013, 11:55 a.m. in reply to aneesa jamal
  
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  ncnjon said:

  Hi

  I can assist with any judging should you require it.
  
  jon Young - New College Nottingham

   

  on April 18, 2013, 4:29 a.m.
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Thank you, Jon, and anyone else who can help this morning.

  Please either email me directly with your dropbox email or sign up on our SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/judgeTC and we will share folders for teams that still need judging.

  Thanks again,

  Angelica

  on April 18, 2013, 9:50 a.m. in reply to ncnjon
  
  

  ncnjon said:

  I've completed the SurveyMonkey. I'm teaching until 8.30pm our time (UK) - which is 1.30pm PST. After that I'll be able to work through some submissions

  Thanks
  Jon

  on April 18, 2013, 10:09 a.m. in reply to Angelica
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Thanks, Jon

  You should be all set with folders and instructions. Please reach out with any questions and thank you!

  Angelica

  on April 18, 2013, 3:27 p.m. in reply to ncnjon
  
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  Ruth said:

  Hi Angelica, Tahani, Jenna...

  I'm up and awake if you need me to take on some more items to help with the judging...

  This has been an awesome experience from all perspectives.

   

  on April 18, 2013, 4:14 a.m.
  
  

  Erin Gubser said:

  Hi Angelica, We had a couple of NY teams that didn't quite deliver or delivered in a confusing manner. It would be great to have them finish and post what they started so they can be evaluated. I left a note on our NY Google doc wrt the YNot4Dimensiins team. GirlPower only had two pieces of criteria to review…which was not enough. To help bridge the gap for other teams that completed this series with all required deliverables, please feel free to send them to me for feedback and scoring. Thanks much. Best, - EG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Erin Gubser | Mobile Innovator | Liquid IQUI | m +1 415 845 6694 | f +1 415 814 5808 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: Information contained in this email message is intended only for use of the individual or entity this message was sent to.  Think different.

  on April 18, 2013, 4:18 a.m. in reply to Ruth
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Hi Ruth and Erin

  Thanks for your comments. I think we are making headway and will be ready to announce some regions soon. Ruth, I will check to see what we have left and direct message you. Thank you for your offer to help.

  YNot4Dimensions had a super late start, so they do not have more than what they submitted. Erin, I am happy to share more over email. We ask that judges just do their best to interpret what was submitted and encourage the girls to try again next season.

  Thanks,

  Angélica

  on April 18, 2013, 9:23 a.m. in reply to Erin Gubser
  
  

  Erin Gubser said:

  Thanks, Angelica. I will wrap up their feedback this AM. Best, - EG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Erin "Air" Gubser | User Experience m 415.845.6694 | f 415.814.5808 Be brilliant with people.

  on April 18, 2013, 10:35 a.m. in reply to Angelica
  
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  AVHS Lady Dons said:

  Hello!

  Our team was wondering how the winners were chosen; is it by highest cumulative number of points?

  Thanks!

  on April 18, 2013, 12:06 a.m.
  
  

  AVHS Lady Dons said:

  We've received some results already, but the results are each 15 points away from each other.

  Is it normal to have this much difference in grading?

  We are AVHS Dons (SFO).

  Thanks again!

  on April 18, 2013, 12:07 a.m. in reply to AVHS Lady Dons
  
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  HW Technovation Team said:

  Hello,

  Our team has received results from one judge. Should we be getting more results? I have read that three judges will be separately evaluating each submission. Also, when can we expect to get final results and where will they be posted?

  Thanks,

  Lara

  on April 17, 2013, 10:02 p.m.
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Hi Lara

  I just checked and your team still needs judging by two judges. Two have already added their names, so I believe they may finish tonight.

  Our priority right now is to get the international teams determined so that they can get their flights, but we are also making progress on the other regions (yours is Boston/LA). We intend to notify people tomorrow (Apr 18, Thu) via email and then post the list of finalists here and on our social media later in the day.

  Just for everyone's info -- San Francisco Bay Area may be the last region to be completed since we are short judges and our priority right now is to notify teams that have to make travel arrangements.

  Thanks for checking in,

  Angélica

  on April 17, 2013, 11:19 p.m. in reply to HW Technovation Team
  
  

  Margaret Butler said:

  Hi Angelica, Do you want me to review some bay area teams? I'll avoid ones in my area. I could review 3-5 before tomorrow noon. -Margaret

  on April 17, 2013, 11:26 p.m. in reply to Angelica
  
  

  JennaB said:

   

  Hi Margaret,

  Thank you so much for offering! We would rather not have anyone judge within her own region. I will send you a couple of non Bay Area files that we could use help with. It would be great to have them done by tomorrow at noon.

  If you have any extra time this evening let me know and I will send some international submissions that would be great to get done before tomorrow morning EST.

  Thanks!

  Jenna

  on April 17, 2013, 11:36 p.m. in reply to Margaret Butler
  
  

  Margaret Butler said:

  Hi Jenna, Send me two international submissions and I'll finish them tonight. Thanks! -Margaret

  on April 18, 2013, midnight in reply to JennaB
  
  

  JennaB said:

  Sent! 

  Thanks,

  Jenna

  on April 18, 2013, 12:07 a.m. in reply to Margaret Butler
  
  

  MsRussell said:

  Hi Jenna/Angelica I have some free time today - 10am GMT and 1pm GMT - could probably do another 2 if needed Theresa

  on April 18, 2013, 1:23 a.m. in reply to JennaB
  
  

  annalise said:

  Thanks so much, Theresa! I'll send another two your way.

  AnnaLise

  on April 18, 2013, 1:27 a.m. in reply to MsRussell
  
  

  MsRussell said:

  Could you resend me the link for the scoring - google doc - thanks Theresa On 18 Apr 2013 06:28, "annalise" <

  on April 18, 2013, 1:39 a.m. in reply to annalise
  
  

  annalise said:

  Just sent you the rubric by email. Let me know if you have any trouble!

  AnnaLise

  on April 18, 2013, 1:48 a.m. in reply to MsRussell
  
  

  MsRussell said:

  Thanks - will get it done this after noon!. On 18 Apr 2013 06:49, "annalise" <

  on April 18, 2013, 1:50 a.m. in reply to annalise
  
  

  annalise said:

  Thank you!!

  on April 18, 2013, 1:57 a.m. in reply to MsRussell
  
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  Mita Mallik said:

  Hi Jenna/Tahani,

  The GeekChic team has results from 3 judges - how many more do we expect?

  Thanks,

  Mita

  on April 17, 2013, 7:57 p.m.
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Hi Mita

  Three judges per team. We still have many teams that have not been judged.

  Thanks,

  Angélica

  on April 17, 2013, 8:20 p.m. in reply to Mita Mallik
  
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  Jacqualyn Blizzard said:

  Hi Technovation Crew,

   

  I know there is a big crunch to get the judging done, and I've seen results posted into 5 of my 6 teams dropbox, but none posted for Cole GSTEM Team 4 - Gummy Directioners. Just want to make sure everything is ok with that submission!

   

  Thanks,
  Jackie

  on April 17, 2013, 7:39 p.m.
  
  

  JennaB said:

  Hi Jackie, 

  No need to fret! We are indeed in crunch time : )

  Thanks,

  Jenna

  on April 17, 2013, 7:48 p.m. in reply to Jacqualyn Blizzard
  
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  Mita Mallik said:

  Hi Tahani/Annalise/Jenna,

  This is for the GeekChic team:

  We just got our third score today from one of the judges named Afnan. She gave us a total score of when adding them up in the rubric, but up top, she put a different score. Are the two scores supposed to be consistent and should match up or is the total score at the top a different metric altogether?

  Thanks for your help,

  Mita

  (Coach of GeekChic)

  on April 17, 2013, 12:25 p.m.
  
  

  JennaB said:

  Hi Mita!

  Thanks for checking with us. We will do an audit of the scores once judging is final today and make sure everything matches. For now the scores are not final.

  What an exciting time : )

  Thanks,

  Jenna

   

  on April 17, 2013, 1:27 p.m. in reply to Mita Mallik
  
  

  Mita Mallik said:

  Thanks Jenna for looking into this and thanks to all the judges for spending so much of their time and giving feedback to the team. I would have to say that I have been to may other science fair contests - and this is one the best feedback I have seen.

  Thank you,

  Mita Mallik 

  (coach of GeekChic)

  on April 18, 2013, 1:34 p.m. in reply to JennaB
  
  

  Mita Mallik said:

  Hi Jenna,

  The GeekChic team checked all their scores today still see that the top total score that does not match the score in the grid. The score in the grid adds up to the score given below but there is a total score at the top that doesn't match. Would you know if that should be corrected?

  Thanks for all your help,

  Mita

  on April 22, 2013, 1:19 a.m. in reply to JennaB
  
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  Appers said:

  Hello, 

  My team submitted a day before the deadline and we received the submission confirmation email that same day, so we were just wondering if everything is ok with our submission because we read that the international teams would know their results first but we still didn't even receive the judging scores. We just want to check that there are no problems with our submission.

  Thank you,

  Appers Team

   

  on April 17, 2013, 6:01 a.m.
  
  

  TahaniZ said:

  Hi Appers,

  Yes, everything is ok with your submission. Judging is still going on so we don't have any results to announce yet.

  Thank you for your patience,

  Tahani

  on April 17, 2013, 8:27 a.m. in reply to Appers
  
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  Cassandra Valencia- O'Shea said:

  Hi! 

  What time is the deadline for submitting the results tomorrow? 

   

  Thank you,

  Cassandra

  on April 16, 2013, 10:45 p.m.
  
  

  TahaniZ said:

  Hi Cassandra, The deadline is 5pm PST. Thanks, Tahani On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 10:45 PM, cvalenciaoshea <

  on April 17, 2013, 8:30 a.m. in reply to Cassandra Valencia- O'Shea
  
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  Sara Oremland said:

  I understand that this is a thorny area, but I just looked at the feedback one of my teams received from a judge and was really upset. The judge left a comment that s/he couldn't hear the pitch video clearly and scored the pitch a 1 for being unclear. But the video plays fine for me and multiple people and the other judge did not note this as a problem. This seems really unfair. This  judge's feedback also seems to indicate that English is not this person's first language - the feedback was barely two sentences and had several mispellings. The other judge marked other aspects of our team low but left helpful feedback that explained why this was so and DID NOT say they had problems hearing or understanding the pitch! I just would like to ensure my team and the other teams in my region are judged fairly. 

  on April 16, 2013, 3:06 p.m.
  
  

  Kelly said:

  Did you get a response about this? It almost seems like a fake submission.... On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:07 PM, sworemland <

  on April 16, 2013, 10:39 p.m. in reply to Sara Oremland
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Hi Sara and Kelly

  Thanks for your comments. We are looking into the judging and will make a decision as a team, which we will share here.

  Kelly, what do you mean by fake submission? You mean that the judge did not fill out the rubric entirely or properly? Email me directly if you prefer.

  Thanks,

  Angélica

  on April 16, 2013, 11:54 p.m. in reply to Kelly
  
  

  Polina said:

  Hello!

  I also have found that Total Score in the begining of our 'Technovation Challenge 2013 Judging Rubric' document is less than Total in grid. Such a strange mistake.. Actually I can't understand what is our real score.

  And yep, we supposed that feedback would be more than 2 sentences. 

  Thank you in advance,

  Polina

   

  on April 17, 2013, 4:35 a.m. in reply to Angelica
  
  

  chinmauche said:

  Hello, I hope the great experience of our girls having a chance to do something worthwhile is not wearing off, because I sense some irritation. If the comments help a little, they should be accepted in good faith. Given the volume of emails I have received in the past few weeks, we should be appreciative of the work of the team that is working behind the scenes, our work, our students' work and our community in general. This activity has given me a chance to explore areas I have never delved into so I am totally grateful. I hope my teams do well. If not, I have learned enough this year to lead better next year. Chinma

  on April 17, 2013, 8:38 a.m. in reply to Polina
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Thank you, Chinma and others for your comments.

  It is an absolute pleasure to work with all of you and your teams of girls. As you know, this is our first global season and first time using an online platform. We have girls as young as 4th grade who have jumped right in and created original apps. Thank you for joining us on this incredible journey.

  Your feedback helps us improve our program.

  From our behind the scenes perspective, one of our challenges right now is getting the judging completed. We are inviting more judges so that we can finish. None of the regions are finished judging yet.

  Originally we were hoping to communicate results by Apr 24. Given the short time frame for World Pitch, however, we have the intention to notify all teams by tomorrow, Apr 18.

  If you have someone in mind who can judge teams by 5pm PST today, please have them sign up here right away and/or email me directly - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/judgeTC.

  We will do our best as a team to address discrepancies in judging and scoring. Just to be fair to our dedicated judges, they are volunteering time from their busy schedules to get judging completed within a tight time frame. They do not have the history with your teams that you do and they are only able to see materials that were submitted. The scores are one form of feedback -- we have also encouraged judges to add a few comments as feedback for the teams.

  Thanks for your help and we are excited for tomorrow's news. We don't know a time yet since we are working to get all the teams assigned judges first, but as soon as we do, we'll post here.

  Thanks,

  Angélica

  on April 17, 2013, 1:12 p.m. in reply to chinmauche
  
  

  Akilah said:

  Angelica, What's your email address? How many apps do you need a judge to score? Akilah

  on April 17, 2013, 1:16 p.m. in reply to Angelica
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Thanks, Akilah

  Just direct messaged you. Our original ask was 10 submissions per judge, but any dent we can make in that, even just 3-5 teams, will be helpful, particularly since we hope to finish by 5pm PST today.

  Thanks again,

  Angélica

  on April 17, 2013, 1:30 p.m. in reply to Akilah
  
  

  MsRussell said:

  Ive just filled in the online survey - could help.if stuck Theresa On 17 Apr 2013 18:31, "AngelicaTechnovation" <

  on April 17, 2013, 1:37 p.m. in reply to Angelica
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Thanks, Theresa

  You should be all set with instructions and folders on DropBox. Any you can judge will be amazingly helpful.

  Thanks again,

  Angélica

  on April 17, 2013, 2:06 p.m. in reply to MsRussell
  
  

  MsRussell said:

  Not a problem - will start looking after tea - its 7pm in the UK - just got home :) On 17 Apr 2013 19:07, "AngelicaTechnovation" <

  on April 17, 2013, 2:15 p.m. in reply to Angelica
  
  

  Ruth said:

  Hi Angelica, I tried uploading the word doc to a team folder and it is not showing up. I think for now, I'll just continue down through my list and get the work done and figure out my issues later. Hope that's ok. Ruth On 4/17/13 10:30 AM, "AngelicaTechnovation" <

  on April 17, 2013, 5:12 p.m. in reply to Angelica
  
  

  Angelica said:

  Thanks, Ruth

  Can you email me what team and your doc? I'll see if I can help.

  Best,

  Angélica

  on April 17, 2013, 5:22 p.m. in reply to Ruth
  
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  AVHS Lady Dons said:

  Hello!

  Our app was using Fusion Tables, and we have to share people to the table for our app to work, so we changed our supplementary information yesterday, WITHOUT changing anything else.

   

  We were wondering if this would go against us at all during the grading.

   

  Thanks!

   

  P.S. we also sent out an email, just to be safe.

  on April 15, 2013, 6:52 p.m.
  
  

  JennaB said:

  Great, that is exactly what the supplementary information space is for. Please make no further edits. -Jenna On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:53 PM, avhsladydons <

  on April 16, 2013, 2:25 p.m. in reply to AVHS Lady Dons
  
  

  AVHS Lady Dons said:

  Thanks!

  on April 16, 2013, 2:54 p.m. in reply to JennaB