Using Technology to Communicate - Digital Video
Judging Criteria

Category Possible Score
Online Votes 10
Technical Quality 30
Design Considerations 20
Content 20
Oral & Written Communication 10
Teamwork/Learning 10
Total Possible Score: 100

Online Votes (10%)

As a means of demonstrating that your message/cause is reaching a wide audience, a portion of your score will be based upon the amount of votes that you can generate for your site. During the week of Wednesday, March 2, 2005 through Tuesday, March 8, 2005, tell your friends and family to visit your site and then have them go to the HiTech Quest website to vote for your site. By doing so, they will establish a "vote" for your site. The more "votes" you generate, the higher the points (maximum 10 points).

Criteria: Points awarded will be based upon a rank ordering of the projects by the number of votes received (e.g., if 50 projects are entered in this category, the 5 projects receiving to most votes will receive 10 points, the 6th through 10th projects will receive 9 points, etc.).

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Technical Quality (20%)

Meets General Learner Outcome (GLO)

Meets HCPSII
  • Career and Life Skills: Technological Literacy
  • Education Technology: Technology as a Tool for Communications
Criteria: Does the digital video work as intended?
Digital enhancements are planned and purposeful, adding impact to the story line or focus
Excellent use of sound and music to reinforce message
Student(s) identified video editing tools used to complete the project
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Content (20%)

Criteria: Information is communicated effectively
Topic selected is interesting, timely and compelling and addresses a specific target audience
Rich Content: Video demonstrates insight, understanding and innovative exploration of the topic; Topic is explored in depth; A variety of sources/citations are provided
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Design Considerations - Digital Video (20%)

Meets General Learner Outcomes (GLO)

Meets HCPSII
  • Career and Life Skills: Career and Life Planning
  • Career and Life Skills: Skills for Life and Work
Criteria: Does the design enhance presentation of the content?
Project successfully communicates its stated objective to its intended audience
Project stylistically engages the viewer with a new way of seeing the given subject
Business-like/Professional in appearance
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Oral & Written Communication (10%)

Meets General Learner Outcome
  • Communication: Communicates Effectively in various situations
Meets HCPSII
  • Oral Communication: Attitudes and Engagement
Criteria: Project team communicated effectively about the project
Written submission addresses the questions presented in a clear, concise manner
Oral presentation is organized and informative
Project is presented articulately, with confidence
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Teamwork/Learning (10%)

Meets General Learner Outcome

Meets HCPSII
  • Career and Life Skills: Career and Life Planning
  • Career and Life Skills: Structure of Organizations and Work
Criteria: For team projects, Teamwork and Learning are both considered.
Teamwork: The team members contributed fully to the success of the project and reflects the combined efforts of all team members.
Learning: Participants were able to reflect on their work and what they learned through the process (including what they would have done differently and how they would improve their project).
Minimal thrid party assistance.
For Team Projects Only [5 percent] Each team member contributed their knowledge, skills and abilities to support the creation of the project
For Team Projects Only [5 percent] The final work reflects the coordinated efforts of all team members
[5 percent for Team Projects, 10 percent for Individual Projects] Project was completed independently by the team members (without adult assitance)
[5 percent for Team Projects, 10 percent for Individual Projects] The participants indicated critical thinking about their learning and project
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