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| HiTech Quest Junior Judging Criteria
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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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Design (20%)
| Criteria: Does the design enhance presentation of the content? (should be
appropriate to the content - professional and business-like) |
| A consistent theme ("look and feel") is used: Appropriate
colors, fonts, graphics and layout are used |
| Images work with text to maximize impact |
| A variety of media (graphics, animation, multimedia, etc.)
are used to enhance the content |
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Content Quality (20%)
| Criteria: Information is communicated effectively |
| Topic selected is interesting, timely and compelling and
addresses a specific target audience |
| Rich Content: Site demonstrates insight, understanding and
innovative exploration of the topic; Topic is explored in depth; A variety of
sources/citations are provided |
| Writing is well-organized and free of mechanical and
grammatical errors |
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Technical Quality (40%)
| Criteria: Does the web site work as intended? |
| Links to a variety of online resources and other sites work |
| Navigation is functional (you can click through the site),
Web site is well organized to allow visitors to move quickly and efficiently
through the site |
| A variety of tools/programs and advanced features are used,
demonstrating technical skill |
| Web site is viewable using a variety of browsers (including
less popular and older versions); images and formatting load quickly on
high-speed and slower connections |
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Teamwork/Learning (10%)
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.
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| 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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