This year at the state competition we are excited to announce three interactive workshops. Each Intermediate Unit will be given two passes for the Digital Movie and Ethics in Technology workshops, one pass for the Animation, Glogster and Design Challenge workshops for interested students. There will also be a college tour of Dickinson from 10 - 11am, a signup sheet will be available in the lobby of the HUB.

Digital Movie Workshop

This workshop will allow students to be involved in all aspects of creating a short movie. Students will do the writing, the shooting, the storytelling, the graphics, the music, and the editing. This is an all day workshop, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a break for lunch, and will culminate with presenting the finished movie at the awards ceremony.

Workshop Presenters: Jerry Kambic, Tug Bressler, Adam Schmidt

Animation Workshop

This workshop is where students will be learning how to create an animated logo. The students will learn how to create storyboards, model simple objects, texture and animate. This workshop, will run from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a break for lunch. Projects will be presented at the awards ceremony.

Workshop Presenter: Cheryl Capozzoli

Glogster Workshop

Simply put, a Glog is a kind of poster —fully designed by you! A Glog is a unique creation made up of text, images, music and video. In this workshop we will explore Glogster as a group and create some Glogs tailored to a current events topic. We will also examine creative commons and how to use creative commons images and content in your projects. 

Workshop Presenter: Ty Yost

Ethics in Technology Workshop

Be an Ethical Social Media and Digital Technology Star! Read the scenario, plan the script, do the performance, meet your fans and critics!

Workshop Presenter: Marcelle McGhee

Viewers Choice Awards

This year some of the Digital Movie projects that are competing in the computer fair have been loaded onto Keystone On Demand, PAIUnet's online video portal. On Friday, May 20, the Viewers Choice Awards will begin. After viewing the movies, students, parents, teachers, family and friends can click on a link to vote for their favorite movie. The Viewers Choice Awards will end at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, May 25th. The movie with the most viewer votes will be recognized at the awards ceremony. We are asking that all viewers adhere to the honor system and only vote one time.