MICCA Contests for Students and Teachers

An opportunity for MICCA members!

Enter students' multimedia, desktop publishing, or graphic art work or a teacher's own multimedia product for a chance to win and be recognized by MICCA members across the state of Maryland.

Deadline for all contests: Postmarked no later than February 1, 2009.

For more information, see the information forms below.

K-12 Desktop Publishing Contest | Graphic Art Contest | Multimedia Contest

Grades K-12 Desktop Publishing Student Contest

The K-12 Desktop Publishing Contest recognizes several K-12 Maryland student winners each year. Individual students may submit an original, written product that has been computer-generated. The entry may be fictional or non-fictional about a topic of the student's choice. The writing piece should be well-developed, organized, and accurate; contain few errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics; and have an appropriate format for the type of writing selected (poetry, letters, etc.). Most importantly, the presentation style of the writing piece should reflect the best uses of technology when: formatting text, choosing a font and layout, and selecting graphics that enhance the piece of writing. There are 4 grade level categories for this contest: grades K-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12. One winner will be selected within each grade level category. The lead sponsoring teacher must be a current MICCA member. The lead sponsor will receive complimentary admission to the 2009 MICCA Conference.

Desktop Publishing Chair: Dawn Webb dwebb@kent.k12.md.us

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Grades K-12 Graphic Art Student Contest

The K-12 Graphic Arts Contest recognizes several K-12 Maryland student winners each year. Individual students may submit an original art product, color or black and white, that is generated with a computer. Entries must be completely computer generated, with no enhancements made using other artistic tools. The artwork should be mostly completed in freehand with a minimum of clip art or stamps; show originality and demonstrate elements of creative expression; have a center of interest that draws your eye in; be balanced within the space used; and be unified so that all pieces flow with one another. The originality of the artwork is valued. There are 4 grade level categories for this contest: grades K-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12. One winner will be selected within each grade level category. The lead sponsoring teacher must be a current MICCA member.  The lead sponsor will receive complimentary admission to the 2009 MICCA Conference.

Graphic Arts: Dawn Webb dwebb@kent.k12.md.us

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Student and Teacher Multimedia Contest

The Multimedia Contest recognizes several K-12 Maryland student winners and one teacher winner each year for their creations using multimedia software such as KidPix, Pixie, PhotoStory, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie and PowerPoint. All entries must be viewable on a PC. There are 4 grade level categories for the student contest: grades K-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12. Group entries may be submitted but are limited to 5 students per group. One winner/group will be selected within each grade level category. The lead sponsoring teacher must be a current MICCA member.  The lead sponsor will receive complimentary admission to the 2009 MICCA Conference.

Multimedia Chair: Susan Himes shimes@bcps.org

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Deadline: February 1, 2009

Feel free to pass along the attached flyer to friends and colleagues! MICCA Student & Teacher Contests.