GIVING THROUGH GLASS- GOOGLE CHOOSES 5 NON PROFITS

Google, long been involved in supporting the non profits with audacious ideas, gave an open call for them to share how they’d use Google Glass to make an impact on their cause. Other criteria for selection were innovation, feasibility and implementation of the project. 5 nonprofits have been chosen out of the 1300 thoughtful proposals received for Google's Web-connected google glass. These winning organisations are receiving a free pair of glasses, a $25,000 grant and and access to developers to make their projects a reality.

The Winning teams 3000 Miles to a Cure, Classroom Champions, Mark Morris Dance Group, The Hearing and Speech Agency, and Women's Audio Mission  are bringing about these ideas:

Classroom Champions of Jacksonville, Florida, will use the glasses to create first-person educational videos by Paralympic athletes for high-need schools.

Lumberton, North Carolina-based 3,000 Miles to a Cure will deliver information to riders participating in a bicycle race for charity.

Mark Morris Dance Group of New York will create dance-based tools for people with Parkinson's disease.

Women's Audio Mission in San Francisco will develop music and media-based learning programs for women and girls.

And Baltimore-based Hearing and Speech Agency will develop new ways to help people with communication difficulties.