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2016 Event Handbook tcoe.org/cyberquest Updated September 29, 2016 CyberQuest Event Handbook Welcome to the Region VII eighteenth annual CyberQuest, hosted by the Tulare County Office of Education. For support, we encourage you to read through the Event Handbook. The Event Handbook provides all the information school personnel need to successfully enter and participate in the Region VII CyberQuest Competition. It contains information for both new and experienced coaches. In addition, the CyberQuest website at http://www.tcoe.org/cyberquest, holds many valuable resources like past scenarios and videos of actual student presentations. The “What’s New for This Year” section is intended as a “heads up” for experienced coaches. It contains information about changes and additions to the competition this year. All of these changes are included in the General Information section. The “General Information” section is the place to start for first-time coaches. It answers most of your questions about procedures, rules and technology. In addition, it provides tips on making good presentations, the judge’s rubric for scoring presentations and much more. Registration forms are submitted online. These are important documents for all coaches and it is essential that procedures and timelines be adhered to carefully. The official CyberQuest website, located on the Web at http://www.tcoe.org/CyberQuest, provides additional information for coaches such as copies of past CyberQuest scenarios, a wealth of resources for coaches and students to use in preparing presentations and online form submission. Use this site as your virtual headquarters for CyberQuest preparation. Good luck! Updated September 29, 2016 Table of Contents Overview/General Information Purpose of CyberQuest Overview What’s New: Videography Kids’ Festival Web-based presentation tools: 2013 Scenarios Reminders: Costumes: Pointing Devices: Printed Materials Introduction Slide Requirement Entry Process Presentation Day: Tools: Video: Internet Access: Resources Citation Presentation Tools Presentation Tips Concepts Research Training Rules Technology Guidelines Using Our Laptops Known Technical Issues: Mac Fonts/Addons Making Good Presentations Presentation Tips The Presenter The Technology Polite Requests Registration Volunteers: Updated September 29, 2016 Overview/General Information Purpose of CyberQuest The purpose of the CyberQuest contest is to integrate 21st Century research and critical thinking skills with oral and electronic presentation. It is a chance for students to showcase their research, writing, presentation and technology skills. A team of two to four students will compete against teams from other schools. Teachers, parents and support people are encouraged to be resources but the project must be the students’ work. Overview The California Standards demand that we move students into 21st Century Learning skills of Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Communication. In order to meet this need, CyberQuest has worked to align the competition with California Standards. This years’ scenarios will utilise the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts, along with the California ELA Standards. We are continuing to open up to a wider array of presentation tools. In previous years PowerPoint and Keynote dominated, however we want to point out several more truly 21st Century multimedia and web-based presentation tools that may be used. Don’t worry, if you still want to use PowerPoint you can, but we wanted to broaden the possibilities. (See Presentation Tools) We also encourage incorporating Design Thinking for Educators - “A creative process that helps you design meaningful solutions in the classroom, at your school, and in your community.” In the words of Lee Crockett, “We have to present relevant real-world problems and have our students develop real-world solutions. In short, we need to stop talking and start doing.“ For more info on Design Thinking for Educators including a free downloadable toolkit go to designthinkingforeducators.com Updated September 29, 2016 Reminders and What’s New Event Location Change While in previous years we have held CyberQuest at the Visalia Convention Center, this year we will be hosting it at the new TCOE Administration Building at 6200 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia. Internet Access Internet access is available this year. Look for the TCOE network and use the password “education”. Please be good digital citizens and only connect devices that are necessary for your presentation. Do not connect cell phones or other devices that are not used in your presentation. Keep in mind that all internet activity is monitored and tracked. Even on devices used for the presentation, only access sites that are needed for the presentation. Coaches, it is your responsibility to monitor your students. Awards There will be a single awards ceremony at the end of the day, as opposed to previous years where we had two divisions before and after lunch. There will be a single division for each grade level for the entire competition, and only one grade level team award for each place - first, second, third. Videography We will be videotaping some of the presentations this year. Also, we will reserve, and rope off, chairs in the front for a videographer of your choosing. Please remember you may only record your team. Web-based presentation tools This year we are continuing to expand the presentations options beyond PowerPoint to include web-based presentation tools, such as Prezi, PowToon, and even more. We will have a laptop set up in each room that is connected to the internet for those presentations. Costumes Do not use costumes. Teams in the past have looked very professional by wearing team shirts or business attire though neither is a requirement. Lab coats are acceptable. Pointing Devices Laser pointers or a pointing stick will be allowed. Schools are responsible for providing their own pointing devices. Printed Materials Print out one copy of the presentation slides in a 9 slides/page view, OR an organized outline, along with a copy of the bibliography. The judges will use this for reference when they are deliberating. Updated September 29, 2016 Introduction Slide Requirement An introduction slide that includes the following is required: School County Grade Level Team Name Entry Process The necessary forms for entering CyberQuest are online at http://www.tcoe.org/cyberquest/register.htm In order to plan for the large number of participants, please submit the Registration Form as early as possible. The Official Team Roster should be submitted when you know all of the students who will participate. These two forms should be submitted online. A check or purchase order for the entry fee is requested at this time. All forms must be submitted by November 23, 2016. An online Order Form is located on the CyberQuest website so you may order Official CyberQuest T-Shirts. (Payment is required at the time of purchase.) All orders will be fulfilled the day of the competition. Order early! The Volunteer Letter is very important! Judges and technology assistants, among others, help make CyberQuest a success. We hope you will encourage participation by other educators, parents and students at your school. ● Grade Divisions: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12 ● Team Entry Fee - $50 per team ● Entry deadline - November 23 ● Team Rosters due – November 23 ● Presentation Day - December 10 ● Location - TCOE Administration Building at 6200 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia. Presentation Day The presentation day will involve your team giving an electronic presentation to a panel of judges. The presentation is limited to eight minutes with an additional two minutes for Q & A with the judges. Not every student has to speak but every student must participate in some form. To prepare your students before the contest: ● Have your students learn how to use the presentation software program or online tools. ● Have your students present in front of an audience before the competition using the presentation program Updated September 29, 2016 ● Have your students practice research skills. ● Have your students do a project. Past scenarios may be found online at www.tcoe.org/cyberquest/ Tools Teams may use their own laptop, bring a CD or USB flash drive and load them on the machines provided, or use web-based presentation tools. Please refer to the “Technology Guidelines” for specific information. The following programs are recommended for the presentation: Offline Presentation Tools: ● PowerPoint ● Keynote Online Presentation Tools: ● PowToon - powtoon.com ● Sparkol Video Scribe - sparkol.com ● Moovly - moovly.com ● Prezi - prezi.com ● Emaze - emaze.com ● SlideRocket - sliderocket.com ● Google Slides - docs.google.com/presentation ● Google Tour Builder - tourbuilder.withgoogle.com ● Touchcast - touchcast.com (PC and iPad) This is only a sample list of possible presentations tools. If you find other tools, please share them with us. IMPORTANT: While some of the above tools allow for fully animated and video presentations, it is important to remember that students must present the material to the audience. They should not merely play a video presentation uninterrupted. This is a human presentation with multimedia components. The TCOE computers are PCs loaded with PowerPoint 2010, but will be internet connected for web-based presentations. Video We will be