Middle School Computer Fair

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CLIU Regional Middle School Computer Fair

The Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit was proud to host the 2008 CLIU Regional Middle School Computer Fair. Thirty four projects were entered in this year’s competition representing seven districts within Carbon and Lehigh counties. A total of sixty five students and eight advisors attended this years competition. These students competed for a chance to advance to the PA State Middle School Computer Fair held at the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburg, PA on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. First, second and third place winners received medals and each participant received a certificate of achievement.

The 2009 Regional Competition is set for Friday March 6th

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The State Competition is May 20, 2009

2008 Winners

Digital Movie

1^st

Searching for the Middle Ground:

Formation of the U.N.

Matthew Stein, Jack Huang

Springhouse Middle School, Parkland

2^nd

Biomes

Jessica Slavejkov, Erin Hillman

Springhouse Middle School, Parkland

3rd

G Water

Jake Lafferty, Wyatt Dorschutz, Greg Paglianite

Orefield Middle School, Parkland

Multimedia Presentation

1^st

Marco, Luie and Unicorns

Dani Meir-Levi, Bree Hudson

Springhouse Middle School, Parkland

2^nd

D-Day

Matthew Caccese

Weatherly Area Middle School

3rd

Evolution of the Music Industry

Rob Jagiela, Chris Sottolano

Orefield Middle School, Parkland

Web Page Design

1^st

The Holocaust

Emily Gisolfi, Emily Fella, Brooke Troutman

Orefield Middle School, Parkland

2^nd

Catty for Kidz

Jacob Rusnock, Tyler Mullin, Max Fisher

Catasauqua Area Middle School

3rd

Global Warming

Ronak Tapiarala, Donald Seagreaves, Kaitlin Ferry

Springhouse Middle School, Parkland

Graphic Design

1^st

Creating a Custom MP3

Brandon Scherer

Palmerton Area Jr. High School

2^nd

Graphic Design

Adriana Sorrentino, Bri Keefe, Jackie Augustus

Springhouse Middle School, Parkland

Computer Fair Logo

1^st

PA Computer

Karl Pielmeier

Palmerton Area Jr. High School

2^nd

Computer Fair Logo

Morgan Jones , Courtney Lazar

Panther Valley Middle School

3rd

Logo Design

Patrick Cunningham

Springhouse Middle School, Parkland

Desktop Publishing

1^st

Brochure

Joseph Devlin

Trexler Middle School, Allentown

2^nd

The Crusader

Rob Jagiela

Orefield Middle School, Parkland

3rd

Endangered Animals Brochure

Jenna Ritter

Palmerton Area Jr. High School

Categories

Schedule
7:30 a.m. Setup and Snacks

8:30 a.m. Judges Meeting

9:00 a.m. Welcome

9:15 a.m. Tier 1 Judging

10:30 a.m. Breakout Session A

Group 1 - Game Stations

Group 2 - Camstudio

11:15 a.m. Breakout Session B

Group 1 - Camstudio

Group 2 - Game Stations

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Tier 2 Judging

12:45 p.m. CPS Bowl

1:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony

2:00 p.m. Tear Down

Specific Regional Rules

Entries will be limited to two projects per category per middle school totaling no more than 10 projects total.
Students may work individually or in groups but each group must designate a captain as spokesperson for the project. Groups may consist of up to three students.
No live internet connections will be available at the regional level or state level.
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.
There will be no entrance fee charged to either the school district or student to participate.

Project Summary

Each student must submit a project summary with each entry into the 2008 Computer Fair. 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. Please 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.

ProjectNarrative2009.pdf

Judging Criteria

Preliminary judging: a minimum of two judges will view the project to determine a group of finalists.
Final judging: All judges will view each of the top projects and may require the students to answer questions.
All judging criteria is contained in these links: