White House CTO Announces Cooney Center Innovation Prizes at E3

 New York, June 17, 2010 – The winners  of  the inaugural Cooney Center Prizes for Innovation in Children’s Learning, an educational media innovation competition launched by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, were announced yesterday by Aneesh Chopra, White House Chief Technology Officer and Gary E. Knell, President and CEO, Sesame Workshop, at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) Games and Learning Summit held at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles.  Project NOAH (Networked Organisms and Habitats) was selected as the winner in the Breakthroughs in Mobile Learning  In the Breakthroughs in Literacy Learning: Innovate with The Electric Company category, Jay Schiffman was named the winner for his entry The Electric Company Heroes.

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