“Promoting excellence in education and showcasing the talents of all our youth.”

This category is open to students in middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12).

Rules:

To be updated by end of July 2008

1. Project must represent the work of the individual student and must be verified as such by a sponsor on documentation submitted with the project.
2. Software - Students may use a commercially produced web page program to create the project.
3. Web designers should give attention to: page layout, creativity, navigational scheme, graphics/multimedia use, site content, educational validity, grammatical usage, and originality.
4. The project must be submitted on a CD ROM with accompanying graphics and sounds. Label the CD with: title, sponsor, grade level, contest, campus, and send in a re-sealable plastic bag. If a project cannot be easily run from the CD it will be disqualified. Teachers should be aware of ISO 9660 standards for CD compatibility issues. CDRW is not recommended. Please preview entries on a different computer and browser to ensure the project will function properly away from the machine on which it was created.
5. Brief step-by-step printed instructions for starting the web site must also be included.
6. The student is responsible for securing a release form from any individual whose name, photograph, and/or other information is included on the Web site. No professional photographs with registered trademarks. Be aware of state and federal copyright laws. Although a work may be freely accessible on the Internet and contain no statement of copyright, copyright law provides that such works are protected. Students must assume that works are protected by copyright until they learn otherwise, and must receive permission to use such work.
7. Attention must be given to cross-browser capabilities. Use the latest browser.
8. Be aware of monitor capabilities, such as resolution and screen size. Design with 15" monitor in mind. 

Students MUST be present for judging.

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Computer Science Fair Contest Timeline

(See Academic Rodeo Timeline for specific dates and deadlines.) 

• Sponsors should check with the Primary School Contact to see that the School/Organization Registration Form has been submitted for the school. See the Academic Rodeo Timeline for specific deadline.
• Select 3 entries in each category from each contest level (elementary, middle school or high school) of the school to submit for the contest.
• Contest sponsor should coordinate with other contest sponsors to register the students selected for the contest using the Student Registration Form by the designated deadline.
• Submit entries to the East Texas State Fair office at 2112 W. Front Street by the deadline.
• All students, except Desktop Publishing participants, attend the Computer Science Fair Contest for judging of their entries.
• The Academic Rodeo Timeline will indicate the date when winners will be announced.
• Computer Science Fair entries and/or results will be on display throughout the Academic Rodeo.
• Students submitting winning entries will be recognized at the Academic Rodeo Awards Program. Students and/or school sponsors should attend to accept awards for the school.
• Desktop Publishing entries will be stored at the fair office to be displayed again during the East Texas State Fair.
• Projects submitted on CD will be returned to schools at the conclusion of the Academic Rodeo.  Recognition of the project work will be included in any Academic Rodeo display.  When possible, these projects will be displayed in a slide show presentation during the Academic Rodeo and the East Texas State Fair.
• Following the East Texas State Fair, students or sponsors should collect entries during the designated pick-up time period. Items not collected will become the property of the East Texas State Fair and will be destroyed.