Alabama Council for Technology in Education (ACTE)
Northeast Region Fair
Dear
Northeast Region Fair Participant:
We
are excited to host the Northeast Region Fair at Northeast Alabama Community
College on Friday, April 4, 2014. This letter is intended to provide you with
the information necessary to prepare your students for this exciting event. Please
be sure to read the documentation on our website (actenortheast.org)
and let us know if you have any questions.
Specifically,
schools will not be stationed at tables like they are at some regional fairs.
Instead, judges will be seated at tables and students will bring their projects
to the judges’ table at an appointed time. Students will need to have their
project loaded on a portable device (laptop or iPad). Judges will have their
own set of earbuds (provided by Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative) to
listen to projects with an audio component.
If
your school does not have a laptop or iPad that can be used, simply let us know
and we will have one available for your use. You then would simply bring your
project on a USB drive.
We
know that this is different from that which you may be accustomed. However, we
believe that this method will help to make your day less stressful and will
provide a better learning experience for your students.
So please read the information contained in this letter carefully and do not hesitate to contact us should you have further questions.
We
look forward to having you on the NACC campus on April 4!
All
the best…
Mike
KennamerFair Coordinator
256-228-6001,
ext. 2291
Northeast Region ACTE Fair
Important Information
Release
FormsEach school must turn in release forms for EVERYONE listed on their roster—students and adults—at check in the morning of April 4. Be sure to send the release forms home to parents in advance so that students are authorized to participate.
Payment
Checks
should be made payable to Northeast Alabama Community College. You may either
mail your check ($15 per student and $10 per adult) to Mike Kennamer, Northeast
Alabama Community College, P.O. Box 159, Rainsville, AL 35986 or bring it with
you on the day of competition.
Rules
and Scoring
Please
make sure you read all the rules
and review the scoring rubrics located on our website under the competition
tab.
Notebooks
Each
project requires an accompanying notebook. Please read “Notebook
Requirements” listed under the “Competition”
menu on our website: http://actenortheast.org/
Judging
Students will take their project to the judges’ table at an appointed time. Each project will be judged by two judges working as a team. However, judges will submit separate score sheets. The student(s) have approximately 10 minutes to present their project to both judges at the same time, including the judges reviewing the notebook and asking questions. Students are responsible for presenting the project and project notebook. Students should be prepared to share their information with the judges and discuss what they have learned. After the project has been judged, student(s) will return to the auditorium.
The
presentation should be loaded on a portable device, such as a notebook computer
or iPad, and brought to the judges’ table by the students. Parent(s) and/or
teacher(s) may watch the presentation, but are not allowed to interact with the
students or judges while the project is being judged.
Waiting
Students
who are not being judged are asked to remain in the auditorium. There they may
talk with friends and visit any of the fun and informational tables located
there. Parents are encouraged to wait there with their students but are
welcomed to accompany their students to the lobby for judging.
IT
Written Exam
The
IT Written Exam will be administered by grade level in the Pendley Administration
Building. Announcements will be made when it is time for students to go for
testing. Northeast Presidential Hosts will escort testers to testing location,
remain with them and escort them back to the auditorium. Parents and/or
sponsors may go to the testing area but will not be allowed in the testing
room.
Internet
Wireless
Internet will be available. Be sure your computer has Wi-Fi capabilities. There
will be no access to wired Internet; only Wi-Fi will be available. When
possible, back up all projects (including websites) to alternate devices.
Location/Parking/Buses
The
fair will take place on the campus of Northeast Alabama Community College. The
campus is located on Alabama Highway 35, about 7 miles west of Rainsville.
The
fair will be held in the Tom Bevill Lyceum (LY). Parking for cars is available
in the large lots in front of and behind the Pendley Administration Building
(PA). Do not park in spaces with red or blue curbs. You will not need a parking
permit. Disabled parking (blue curbs) is available on both sides of the Tom
Bevill Lyceum.
Buses
may unload in front of the Tom Bevill Lyceum and park on the grassy area just
west of Lowell Barron Drive/Jackson County 47. Campus police will be on hand to
help direct bus drivers.
Schedule
Doors
to the Tom Bevill Lyceum will open at 8:00 am. One teacher from each school
should visit the registration table to pick up their packet. This will contain
the schedule for the day, along with lunch tickets. Once the sponsor picks up
the packet, participants will go into the auditorium. All participants should
be in the auditorium at 9:00 am for the opening session, where you will be
provided vital information about the day’s events. Everyone should
attend the opening session. The competition will begin at 9:30 am. Once all the
judging has taken place we will again gather in the auditorium for the awards
presentation. We expect that this will take place beginning at approximately
2:00 or 2:30 pm.
Schedule (At a Glance)
8:00
am Doors
Open
8:00
am - 8:30 am Registration9:00 am Opening Ceremony
9:30 am Competition Begins
2:00 pm Awards Ceremony
Guests/Parents
With
the exception of the awards ceremony, everyone attending the fair must be
registered. Ideally, everyone should be listed on the school’s adult roster.
However, onsite registration for parents/guests who are not on a school roster
will be available. The cost will be $15, payable by check or cash, and will
include lunch. We will not have the capacity to accept credit/debit cards that
morning.
Awards
Ceremony
We
hope to start the awards ceremony at approximately 2:00 pm in the auditorium of
the Tom Bevill Lyceum. This is free of charge and open to the public. Please
encourage parents and friends to attend.
Lunch
A
lunch ticket will be provided to each registrant. Lunch will be served starting
at 11:30 am and will consist of pizza, a fruit cup, and bottled water. Schools
will be told when to go to lunch. Ideally, students will go to lunch after they
have met with the judges and taken their IT written exam. Snacks
Snacks will be available for purchase throughout the day. However, no food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium or in the lobby area where school tables are located.
General Rules and Conduct
We are excited to have you and your students on campus. For the safety of your students, we ask that the following general guidelines be followed:
·
In an effort to avoid congestion and
control noise in the lobby, everyone will be asked to stay in the auditorium
when not meeting with the judges. Students will, of course, need to walk
through the lobby to access the restrooms. Anyone found loitering in the lobby
will be asked to return to the auditorium.
·
NACC has a beautiful campus with lots
of green spaces for your students to enjoy. Once students have been told that
their group has been judged and they have finished their IT exam they are
welcomed, when accompanied by an adult approved by the school as a chaperone,
to visit the quad or other green spaces on campus.
