Part D: DigiMedia Overview
Deadline: Entries for the 2011 DigiMedia must be completed and submitted no later than the entry deadline of 8:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Thursday, August 10, 2011
DigiMedia is a multimedia activity for ALLTRIO students in which students create and post their own individual/or team video projects.
Students work individually OR in teams of two to six to plan and create a video for submission using Google Sites and YouTube.
Categories include: Public Service Announcement, Research, Documentary, Creative Narrative, or TRIO Live!
(NOTE: no program PSA’s please – i.e., no PSA’s about your UB, TS, etc. program)
DigiMedia, with appropriate support and direction by staff and other advisors, is an effective way for individuals or teams to:
- develop the skills and knowledge to effectively use media for educational or creative purposes
- develop critical thinking skills to plan and develop a multimedia activity
- learn how to find and use cost-effective multimedia tools
- learn to understand issues of intellectual honesty and how to properly cite and reference all resources used
- learn how to use multimedia for artistic purposes, to make persuasive arguments, or to support the presentation of research
- learn to understand their audience and responsibly produce material that allows effective communication with diverse groups
Qualities and Requirements of the Entry
- Follow Part B & Part C
- Complete the online submission form, provide all the required information, and submit to TRIO Quest by the deadline
- Entry uses Google Sites with a link or an embedded video to YouTube
- Be three minutes or less including credits
- Follow one of the four categories: Public Service Announcement, Creative Narrative, Research, or Documentary
- Must be appropriate for listening or viewing by students age 12 and above (including the subject, content, and language)
- For the safety of students under 18, personal information such as a student’s last name, email address, and school name may not appear in the entry
- Include a Critical Thinking page which addresses the 4 questions on the DigiMedia Rubric
- Include a link to a Storyboard as required in the Rubric
- Follow YouTube’s Terms of Use
- Maintain documentation of permission given by all persons who are identifiable in any original video
The DigiMedia entry must be intellectually honest:
- All submitted material to DigiMedia must be original (including images from a family album), OR come from a non-copyright resource such as Creative Commons
- Material comes from a non-copyright resource must be credited within the online submission form as well as within the video credits
- DigiMedia must provide credits at the end of the video that includes a listing of: 1) all participants, 2) original music, artwork, etc., and 3) any permission for non-original work from a non-copyright resource. Note: credits must remain within the required time limit of 3 minutes
- NOTE: Fair Use Rules cannot be used for a DigiMedia entry