MMHS Technology and MMHS Technology and Media Festival GuidelinesMedia Festival Guidelines

FEBRUARY 22, 2008FEBRUARY 22, 2008

GUIDELINESGUIDELINES

PURPOSE: To showcase teacher and PURPOSE: To showcase teacher and student workstudent work

No more than 3 products per student, No more than 3 products per student, class or teacherclass or teacher

Each student must have a teacher Each student must have a teacher sponsorsponsor

Copyright permission must be attached to Copyright permission must be attached to product – for EVERYTHING!product – for EVERYTHING!

JUDGED AREASJUDGED AREAS

MIDDLE SCHOOL - class, small group, MIDDLE SCHOOL - class, small group, individualindividual

HIGH SCHOOL – small group, individualHIGH SCHOOL – small group, individualTEACHER – individualTEACHER – individual

POWERPOINTPOWERPOINT

• A series of slides using text, graphics, movies, and other objects positioned on individual pages or "slides".

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VIDEO / SEQUENTIAL STILLVIDEO / SEQUENTIAL STILL series of still digital images, along with series of still digital images, along with

computer graphics, music, narration, computer graphics, music, narration, and other computer enhancementsand other computer enhancements

produced using computer programs produced using computer programs such as Photostory or Movie Maker.such as Photostory or Movie Maker.

may not exceed 5 minutes. may not exceed 5 minutes. (Photostory has a music maker built in (Photostory has a music maker built in – no need for copyright.– no need for copyright.

LIVE ACTION VIDEOLIVE ACTION VIDEO full motion productions such as drama full motion productions such as drama

comedies, documentaries, commercials, comedies, documentaries, commercials, news shows, talk shows, interviews, news shows, talk shows, interviews, instructional presentationsinstructional presentations

have onscreen actors, hosts, narrators, etchave onscreen actors, hosts, narrators, etc captured with a video or digital video captured with a video or digital video

camera camera edited using computer technology such as edited using computer technology such as

Movie Maker, Pinnacle, or other.Movie Maker, Pinnacle, or other. Audio must be used. may not exceed 5 Audio must be used. may not exceed 5

minutes. minutes.

GRAPHIC DESIGNGRAPHIC DESIGN

2-D art products generated with computer 2-D art products generated with computer technology such as Pixie, Paint, Draw, technology such as Pixie, Paint, Draw, Print ShopPrint Shop

Entries may include posters, brochures, Entries may include posters, brochures, pictures, book jackets, illustrations, etc. pictures, book jackets, illustrations, etc.

COMPUTER ANIMATIONCOMPUTER ANIMATION

a group of individual graphic images a group of individual graphic images combined to produce an animated combined to produce an animated product. product.

computer is used to manipulate the computer is used to manipulate the objects to create an animation. objects to create an animation.

EX. flipbooks or flash animation. EX. flipbooks or flash animation. may not exceed 5 minutes. may not exceed 5 minutes. Narration and sound are optional.Narration and sound are optional.

WEBSITEWEBSITECollection of Web pages, images, videos Collection of Web pages, images, videos

and other digital media, hosted on the and other digital media, hosted on the World Wide Web, World Wide Web, created for an created for an educational purposeeducational purpose

will include links so that it is interactive will include links so that it is interactive with the viewer. with the viewer.

should have a URL address and be linked should have a URL address and be linked to the school’s homepage. to the school’s homepage.

No social networking sites will be No social networking sites will be accepted. accepted.

PODCASTSPODCASTS

digital media files, distributed over the digital media files, distributed over the Internet for playback on portable media Internet for playback on portable media players and personal computers. players and personal computers.

Should be posted on the Internet with a Should be posted on the Internet with a URL address and be linked to the school’s URL address and be linked to the school’s homepage. homepage.

EXAMPLES OF ENTRIESEXAMPLES OF ENTRIES

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