The Competition
The theme for digistory 2005 is 'Teach Me'. Can you help your pupils to
create a digital story that will feature an aspect of their learning
and use the power of digital storytelling to teach it to others in a creative,
dramatic and entertaining way.
Can your pupils create a five minute
digital story that will teach others about the Bernoulli Principle? How about a
dramatic story linked to the life cycle of a butterfly. Can your pupils add a
little bit of drama to how the light bulb lights? If football is your game, what
about an entertaining digital story to help others understand the offside rule?
See some of the examples from 2004.
The closing date for entries is Friday 21 October
2005
Digital Storytelling Competition Rules for schools
There are four categories of entry: nursery, primary,
secondary and special school. All entries must be linked to an educational
establishment within the West Midlands and this must be indicated on
registration. Examples of educational establishments are nurseries, schools,
independent schools. If there is any concern about the nature of the
establishment registering an interest please contact
Nicola_Bryant@birmingham.gov.uk. Registration of interest does not constitute an
entry to the competition it will allow the competition organisers to forward to
those registered further details and support for an eventual entry. Entries to
the competition will not be accepted if there has been no registration of
interest. No single educational establishment will be allowed to register more
than ten expressions of interest.
The digital story can be in a variety
of formats. It could be a self-running PowerPoint presentation an
Illuminatus(Opus) file or digital video. If you are uncertain about the format
requirements please contact Mike_Farmer@birmingham.gov.uk. The digital story
must contain elements of multimedia (e.g.sounds, animations, video, pictures)
and it must be no longer than twenty minutes in length. It
cannot have copyrighted music attached to it unless permission
has been given. The theme for the story will be Teach Me'. The story can be in
any community language. The closing date for registered entries is 21
October 2005. Entries must be submitted to Marjorie Morris, Learning and
Culture IT, 38-50 Orphanage Road, Erdington, Birmingham,B24 9HW.
All entries will posted on the WMnet website and nominations will be invited
from all WMnet pupils by school email. The final judging of the nominated
stories will be carried out by an independent group of judges chosen for their
knowledge and understanding of the use of digital media in the age categories
for the competition. Prize winners will be announced in November 2005 and
showcased on BGfL.
How to submit your digital story competition entry
The closing date for receipt of entries to the digital storytelling
competition has been extended to Friday 21 October. They can be
submitted either :
- on CD and sent FAO Marjorie Morris at Learning and Culture IT, 38 - 50
Orphanage Rd, Erdington, Birmingham B24 9HW.
or
All entries will be acknolwledged. If you do have any queries please call
Marjorie on 0121 303 8001
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