Google tasks Canadian kids with designing home page doodle, $10K for the winner

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The anniversary of the first launch of the Canadarm 31 years ago is being celebrated on Google.ca with a doodle. Google is challenging Canadian kids to come up with a doodle to adorn the search giant\'s home page. Students in kindergarten through Grade 12 can submit an image for the Doodle 4 Google contest that fits the theme: "If I could invent anything I would invent..." THE CANADIAN PRESS/ho, Google - Jon Wiley and Micheal Lopez

Google is challenging Canadian kids to come up with a doodle to adorn the search giant’s home page.

Students in kindergarten through Grade 12 can submit an image for the Doodle 4 Google contest that fits the theme: “If I could invent anything I would invent…”

The deadline is Dec. 31, after which a judging committee will narrow down the submissions to 75 regional finalists.

Then, a panel of celebrity judges — retired astronaut Chris Hadfield, actress Karine Vanasse, Royal Ontario Museum CEO Janet Carding and Google Science Fair winner Ann Makosinski — will select 25 finalists, who will be flown to Toronto for the award presentation.

Public voting between Jan. 31 and Feb. 14, 2014 will determine the winner, who will receive a $10,000 scholarship. The winner’s school will also receive a $10,000 grant.

This year marks the first time the Doodle 4 Google contest has been organized in Canada.

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On the web: http://www.google.ca/doodle4google

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