2. A way to showcase student- produced projects using all types of media production. A new way of showing what you have learned or are learning in school. A fun way to share knowledge.

3. School level – Projects are due on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 County level – March 21, 2014 State level – May 2, 2014

4. Any student in Kindergarten – 12 th grade can enter a media festival project. You can work alone, with a partner, with a group, or as a whole class. Each project is judged using a rubric- so there can be many winners!

5. Story – tells a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Can be fiction or non-fiction. Includes comedy, drama, and real-life experiences. Documentary – provides an in depth view of a topic. Instructional – teaches something Informational – presents a factual view of a topic. Persuasive/Public Service Announcement – changes someone mind about something Entertainment – to entertain or amuse in a format other than telling a story.

6. All entries must be an original student creation. Faculty or parental guidance and instruction are acceptable, but planning, production, and operation of equipment must be done by students. All work must be original or fall in the “fair use” clause of the copyright law. Don’t use copyrighted music or pictures without written permission from the artist or musician. Give credit at the end of your project for where pictures, information, and music came from.

7.  Take your information paper home and discuss the project with your parents to decide what you might want to do.  Decide if you will work with other students or by yourself.  Brainstorm ideas.  Begin work on your project.  Create a rough draft of your project.  Take pictures or draw your illustrations  Show rough draft to teacher and media specialist as soon as possible.

8. Fill out forms for media festival entry. Continue work on project by:  Coming to the Media Festival Workshops on the dates listed on the letter you will take home today  Asking for help with technology  Scanning pictures into a software program such as PowerPoint.  Typing words into a computer software program such as Powerpoint  Add voice, music, or sound as needed  Put video into Movie Maker or other editing software. Test your project to make sure it works. Submit completed project by February 26th!