REGISTRATION
When is the registration window ?
Registration will open on December 11, 2009 and will close
January 15, 2010 at 4 pm.
Who does the registering?
Each school will have a designated liaison who will register
the entrants. Contact the School Technology Specialist to
find out the name of the liaison.
Will there be placeholders this year?
There will be no placeholders offered this year. Students
must be registered by name. No substitutions will be allowed.
Are there any changes from last year’s competition guidelines?
Categories remain the same as last year, please see category list for more details.
Participants in the Individual Programming Challenge will have a change in check-in and competition time. Students in this category will check in between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and begin work on their project immediately after check-in closes.
How many projects may a student enter?
A student may register for one project in the Fulton County
Technology Competition. A student may enter as an individual
or as a member of a team, but NOT BOTH.
What is considered a category?
The Technology Competition categories are descriptions of types of entries. For the 2009-2010 Fulton County Technology Competition the categories include: Multimedia, Digital Video Editing, Animated Graphic Design, Non-Animated Graphic Design, Digital Photography, 3D Modeling, Internet, Non-Multimedia, Project Programming, Case Modification, and Robotics. Two additional categories, Hardware and Individual Programming Challenge, are available for students in grades 7-12 only.
How many projects may be entered from each school?
With the exception of Multimedia (explanation below), two
entries per category per school will be accepted, regardless
of the grade levels of those entries. A grand total of two
entries per school per category will be accepted.
Three Multimedia entrants for elementary school, three
Multimedia entrants for middle school and four Multimedia
entrants for high school will be accepted.
Why are the middle school entries split up across
two competitions?
.The state will only accept one winner in each category
for the 5th /6th grade grouping.
How many students may be on a team?
A team consists of two students only.
What if team members are in different age groupings?
If the grade levels of team members fall in two different
age groupings, the team will compete in the age grouping
of the older student.
Must both team members attend the competition?
The team can be represented by one member.
TIMEFRAME
What time do I need to be there?
Students in grades 3 – 6 will check-in from
7:00 am – 8:00 am. Once the check-in desk has been
closed, students will not be able to check-in or be eligible
to be judged. It is anticipated that judging for the Competition
will be concluded by noon; however, the award ceremony may
begin as late as 1 pm.
Students in grades 7-12 will check-in from 12:30 pm. –
1:15 pm. Once the check-in desk has been closed, students
will not be able to check-in or be eligible to be judged.
It is anticipated that judging for the Competition will
be concluded by 4 pm.; however, the award ceremony may begin
as late as 4:30 pm.
JUDGING
How long will the judging process be for each
entrant?
Each entrant will be allotted a maximum of 15 minutes for
judging.
What grade levels are judged together?
Our grade groupings are based on the grade groupings at the state competition. Grade groupings are 3-4, 5-6, which will compete in the morning of January 30, and 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, which will compete in the afternoon of January 30, 2010. The one exception is the Multimedia category. In this category, each grade level will compete separately. Ex: grades 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.
NOTE : 6th grade students are judged in the morning with
the elementary students because the state competition is
grouped in this manner.
Is the team competition separate, or are they judged together with individual entries?
As is done at the state level, in categories where teams are permitted, teams and individuals compete against each other. (Individual Programming Challenge is for individual entrants only.)
Is a notebook required this year?
A 2 page document will be filled out by students, prior to their arrival at the competition, which will answer a few questions for the judges and will document required permissions. When the form is released by the state, we will have a link for you to download.
What time does my student compete as he/she has
other commitments that day?
Students in grades 3 – 6 will be judged from 8:00
a.m. to noon.
Students in grades 7-12 will be judged from 1:30 pm to
4:00 pm.
The exact judging time for each entry depends on the number
of entries in each grade level and category. Due to many
factors, specific judging times cannot be specified.
VOLUNTEERS
How many volunteers must each school provide for the Technology Competition?
Each school needs to provide a liaison for the Competition to handle registration as well as communication between the school and the Technology Competition Committee. In addition, each participating school must submit the name of at least one volunteer for the day of the competition.
Must there be a Technology Competition in my school?
No school is required to have a local competition as long as there is some process at the local school level to determine which students may compete in the Fulton County Competition. In keeping with the limitations described above, a local school competition is not a requirement. If the school DOES have a local competition, it must be held before January 14 since registration closes on January 15.
LOCAL TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION
Must there be a Technology Competition in my school?
No school is required to have a local competition as long
as there is some process at the local school level to determine
which students may compete in the Fulton County Competition.
In keeping with the limitations described above, a local
school competition is not a requirement. If the school DOES
have a local competition, it must be held before January
15 since registration closes on January 16.
