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"The Innovation Summit has given me insight as to what I can do with science, math and technology. Sparking an interest is what will get students started in science and math courses and also will make them continue on."

Student participant on the 2007 Innovation Summit

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Speak Up 2007 students share their ideas about video games they would like to create:
". . a game about the world as a whole falling apart socially, and economically. The game is online and the never-ending goal is to form groups of people that work together to build their own unique nations, countries and cities, all while struggling to survive against competing groups of players and a corrupt governmental system trying to break them apart as a team."

-- 12th grade male student, Ryan High School, Texas


". . a game about issues that affect the world like World Hunger and Global Warming."

-- 10th grade female student, Belleville Mennonite School, Pennsylvania


". . a game about everyday life. The hard times, the trials, the lessons learned, the good times, the fun times and the special times. Kids would learn that life is not always a piece of cake, but that you can make life worth living with effort and time."

-- 10th grade female student, Belleville Mennonite School, Pennsylvania


"My game would be a video game in which you are a factory owner. As the owner, you would use math and other skills to try to produce the most products with the least amount of time and money. Kids would learn real world applications combined with math and other skills."

-- 11th grade male student, Belleville Mennonite School, Pennsylvania


"I would make a strategy game. It would involve making hard decisions. It would help them learn to make decisions in real life."

-- 11th grade male student, Belleville Mennonite School, Pennsylvania


". . a game that would teach the value of education. It would take place in a real world setting and the player would have to go through twelve grades of schooling in order to realize the importance of a good education and how it can make their life easier."

-- 12th grade female student, Belleville Mennonite School, Pennsylvania


". . a video game that would help kids learn different languages. Today they are so many different languages in the world that people need to know more than one language."

-- 12th grade female student, Belleville Mennonite School, Pennsylvania


". . a game about farming. You would have to start out by buying a farm and choosing a location. Then you would have to manage the farm for 5 years, to beat the game. It would help students who have never been on a farm to learn more about a farm."

-- 9th grade male student, Belleville Mennonite School, Pennsylvania


". . a game where students were challenged with difficult moral, emotional, political and similar decisions and where they had to actually try and get a job, and communicate with others within the game."

-- 10th grade male student, Bryan High School, Texas


". . a game about High School.. where you can make choices like those you make in high school, drugs, girls, skipping school, etc. At the end of the game, it would show you where you would end up in life according to the choices you made in high school."

-- 12th grade male student, Bryan High School, Texas


"I am interested in the medical field, so a game that could realistically and accurately simulate different medical procedures for some of the different jobs in the medical field would be really cool."

-- 12th grade male student, Ryan High School, Texas


". . .. a game that would help students with money management and social skills."

-- 12th grade male student, D. H. S. Freshman Campus, Texas


". . a virtual game were you are the doctor and must figure out what is wrong with the patient."

-- 12th grade female student, Dickinson High School, Texas


". . a game like sims where you create cities. Your city would then be confronted with physical, political, and environmental issues that we as a world face today."

-- 10th grade male student, Corona Del Mar High, California


". . a game about how to 'save the world'."

-- 10th grade female student, Corona Del Mar High, California


© 2007 Project Tomorrow
Project Tomorrow is a national, education nonprofit organization. Our vision is to insure that today’s students are well prepared to be tomorrow’s innovators, leaders and engaged citizens of the world. We believe that by supporting the innovative uses of science, math and technology resources in our K-12 schools and communities, students will develop the critical thinking, problem solving and creativity skills needed to compete and thrive in the 21st century