Delaware County Intermediate Unit #25

Regional Competition Information

When and Where

Date: March 22, 2010
Location: Delaware County IU, 200 Yale Avenue; Morton PA 19070
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Schedule of Events:

7:00 a.m. - Project Setup
8:00 a.m. - Judges Orientation
8:30 a.m. - Judging of Projects
11:30 a.m. - Student Project Showcase
12:30 p.m. - Lunch & Awards Ceremony
2:00 p.m. - Removal of Projects

Specific Regional Rules

Entries will be limited to two projects per category per school.
All projects will register online at PA Middle School Computer Fair Website.
Except for set-up students are NOT present during judging but are expected at the Student Showcase, Lunch and Awards Ceremony.
Students may work individually or in groups but each group must designate a captain as spokesperson for the project. Groups will be limited to three students.
No live Internet connections will be available at the regional level or state level.
It is highly recommended that each school bring a laptop with the student projects already loaded. This will prevent configuration and compatibility problems. If you are not able to bring a laptop, you will need to have your project at the IU one week prior to the competition date. You may also have to supply the IU with a copy of the software you used to create the project if we do not have that software already available.
All entries must designate a faculty member or sponsor. All communication will go through that person. The faculty member or sponsor must accompany students to the regional and state competitions. All entries must register online and be submitted by the faculty member.
There will be no entrance fee charged to either the school district or student to participate.

Narrative Description/Project Summary

Each student must submit a narrative description/project summary with each entry into the 2010 Computer Fair. The PA Computer Fair Participation Packet includes the document with instructions on what information to include. The summary will be the student's opportunity to provide judges with any background information they wish the judges to be aware of during the judging process. The summary will be placed with each project for the judges to read as they evaluate the student's entry. This summary should not be more than one page and must include the following items:

The project's objectives, vision and/or overall purpose.
A list of the software applications used to create the project. List any additional equipment (scanners, digital camera, etc.) used in the creation of your project.
List the approximate time spent creating the project and name all contributors to the project.
If design elements/graphics are included, please describe where the elements originated. Pease include citations of all design elements that are not original.
A brief description of the process used to create the project.
Any additional information the student's feel the judges should be aware of while evaluating the project.

Copyright Requirements

The PA Computer Fair Participation Packet includes a participation agreement that must be signed by all participating students on a project and their teacher sponsor. Part of the agreement outlines copyright expectations, as well as other project requirements.

Awards

First, second and third place winners will receive award certificates and prizes.
All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
All first place winners will advance to the State Competition.

Other Important Dates

March 17, 2010 - All registrations due for the regional fair
March 22, 2010 - Regional competition at the Delaware County IU

Judging Criteria

All judging rubrics are posted on this website.
Judges' decisions are final.

Directions

Directions to the Delaware County Intermediate Unit can be found at http://www.dciu.org under General Information and Directions.

For More Information

Anne Mosakowski
Regional Coordinator
Delaware County IU
200 Yale Avenue
Morton, PA 19070
610-938-9000 ext. 2091
amosakowski@dciu.org