2019-2020 AMMS Technology Fair Information
WHO: All 6th-8th grade students that want to show off their technology skills and projects (most of these students should have signed up for technology club)
WHEN: Tuesday, November 19th
8-11:30 am (your child will be assigned a specific judging window of 30 minutes several days before)
WHERE: AMMS Library (robotics will be judged in Mr. Clawson's room)
HOW: 1. Fill out the online form that will be emailed to your parents and linked on the AMMS Library website by November 1st.
2. Create a technology project.
3. Save it to a flash drive (if applicable).
4. Before the day of the Tech Fair, bring project to school to make sure it works.
5. On the day of the Tech Fair, bring project to present to the judges.
How do the projects get judged? See the links below for project category descriptions and corresponding rubrics.
Who is invited to the Tech Fair? All parents and guardians of Tech Fair participants.
What happens next? The 1st place winners of each category for each grade level will go on to the Fulton County Annual Technology Competition on December 14th. Each winner from the AMMS Tech Fair will receive a formal parent permission slip that will need to be signed for the student to be able to participate in the County Technology Competition. Parents and guardians will also need to make plans to accompany their child to that event.
Still have questions? Email Mrs. Bongiorno at bongiornom@fultonschools.org
WHEN: Tuesday, November 19th
8-11:30 am (your child will be assigned a specific judging window of 30 minutes several days before)
WHERE: AMMS Library (robotics will be judged in Mr. Clawson's room)
HOW: 1. Fill out the online form that will be emailed to your parents and linked on the AMMS Library website by November 1st.
2. Create a technology project.
3. Save it to a flash drive (if applicable).
4. Before the day of the Tech Fair, bring project to school to make sure it works.
5. On the day of the Tech Fair, bring project to present to the judges.
How do the projects get judged? See the links below for project category descriptions and corresponding rubrics.
Who is invited to the Tech Fair? All parents and guardians of Tech Fair participants.
What happens next? The 1st place winners of each category for each grade level will go on to the Fulton County Annual Technology Competition on December 14th. Each winner from the AMMS Tech Fair will receive a formal parent permission slip that will need to be signed for the student to be able to participate in the County Technology Competition. Parents and guardians will also need to make plans to accompany their child to that event.
Still have questions? Email Mrs. Bongiorno at bongiornom@fultonschools.org
Technology Fair Guidelines
The following guidelines apply to all competition categories unless an exception has been noted.
- Students may register for only one project either individually or as part of a team. A team consists of 2 students only.
- There will be an 7 minute time limit on all entries for the AMMS Tech Fair. More time will be allotted at the County and State Tech Fairs.
- No tri-fold displays or LCD projectors.
- Students are strongly encouraged to bring their own device to make sure their projects will work as intended.
Project Categories and Descriptions
Categories: https://www.fultonschools.org/Page/9519
Rubrics for all categories can be found at: https://www.gastc.org/category-information
Rubrics for all categories can be found at: https://www.gastc.org/category-information
Fulton County Technology Competition
Students who are moving on to the Fulton County Technology Competition will know they have placed by November 22nd. Students can only be registered by the school tech fair liaison, Mrs. Bongiorno. Before being registered, she will need a signed Registration- Parent Consent Form giving your permission to register them (see below). Please print, fill out, and return it on or before December 3rd. You can also send it to electronically if that is easier. If you are unsure of the category your child is competing in, please see the chart below.
| 2019_registration_parent_consent_form.pdf |
Below is the Project Submission Form which should be brought to the Tech Fair on December 14th. Please do NOT turn this in to school. It is for the judges. Even if a student is working with a partner, each partner should have a filled out copy of this form.
| project_submission_form.pdf |
FCS Technology Competition - December 14, 2019
8:00am-4:00pm
(Students will come at their scheduled times)
Centennial High School
9310 Scott Road
Roswell, Ga. 30076
(Students will come at their scheduled times)
Centennial High School
9310 Scott Road
Roswell, Ga. 30076
Tech Fair Tips and Information
The week before the event, you will get an email from the Fulton County Technology Competition Organizer about when your child’s judging appointment will be. It could be anytime between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM that day. Per the website- “Students will receive a judging appointment time again this year. Students must check in at least thirty minutes before their appointment time. Our judges are on a strict time schedule and each project must be judged at the given time. Due to the heavy number of students competing we cannot accommodate late arrivals regardless of the reason.” You do not have to remain at the competition all day. The specific award ceremony time will be announced that day, but it is typically around 4:00 PM.
For students who win 1st place for their grade level and their category at the Fulton County Technology Competition, they will go on to represent Fulton County at the Georgia Educational Technology Fair which will be on March 14, 2020 in Macon, GA. We usually have at least 2 projects that go to the State level. There is no national competition- it ends at the state level.
See this link for the Fulton County Tech Competition FAQ - It will answer many of your questions. If you have a question that cannot be answered here, email me and I can do my best to find out the answer for you. www.fultonschools.org/Page/9521
I know you and your child may have questions about how to best prepare for this event. It is important that students prepare a verbal presentation to explain the creation of their project and the thinking they used (see guidelines below). Students may adjust the project they presented for the AMMS Tech Fair, but it MUST still fit into the same category. The FCS Tech Fair website is full of helpful information and can be found at https://www.fultonschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=9518
The most important information from the website is as follows:
All projects will be judged by the following criteria:
At the time of the judging, students will be required to:
Projects are evaluated by the judges to determine the best project in that category. The judges use several instruments for making their evaluation. Actual scoring materials will NOT be released.
Go to Categories page to read the descriptions of the categories. You can also find self-evaluation rubrics that can be used to find strengths and weaknesses of a project. Judges will NOT base final scores solely on these rubrics. They are guidelines only.
How are the winning projects determined?
Teams of two judges will interview each participant for no more than 15 minutes and see the project. If a project (video, slideshow, presentation, etc.) is longer than about five minutes, the judges will view just a portion of the project. The judges use a rubric guide and suggested questions to evaluate each project. After completing the judging of all projects in a grade/category, the judges will rank the projects and the top three will be awarded trophies. All decisions of the judges are final, and the Tech Competition staff do not change judging results.
The judges only viewed a portion of my project and not the whole thing. Why didn't they watch/look at the whole project?
The judges have a strict 15 minute window in which to judge a project. Judges are assessing a student's use of technology, not a finished product such as a video or PowerPoint presentation. In order to interview the student about the project, ask questions, and fill out the Student Feedback form, the judges may view only a portion of a project. Judges are instructed to spend no more than five minutes viewing the actual project to leave time for the other aspects of judging. We strongly suggest that students limit all presentations to no more than three to five minutes so that judges may see the entire presentation.
For students who win 1st place for their grade level and their category at the Fulton County Technology Competition, they will go on to represent Fulton County at the Georgia Educational Technology Fair which will be on March 14, 2020 in Macon, GA. We usually have at least 2 projects that go to the State level. There is no national competition- it ends at the state level.
See this link for the Fulton County Tech Competition FAQ - It will answer many of your questions. If you have a question that cannot be answered here, email me and I can do my best to find out the answer for you. www.fultonschools.org/Page/9521
I know you and your child may have questions about how to best prepare for this event. It is important that students prepare a verbal presentation to explain the creation of their project and the thinking they used (see guidelines below). Students may adjust the project they presented for the AMMS Tech Fair, but it MUST still fit into the same category. The FCS Tech Fair website is full of helpful information and can be found at https://www.fultonschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=9518
The most important information from the website is as follows:
All projects will be judged by the following criteria:
- Originality — Was the entry original, creative, and imaginative in content and implementation?
- Clarity — Was the student presentation to the judge clear? (Nervousness will not count against the student)
- Appropriateness — Was the technology/software used appropriately matched?
- Design — Does the overall design support the project purpose?
At the time of the judging, students will be required to:
- Demonstrate their projects.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the software as it relates to the project.
- Explain the various aspects of the creation of the project.
- Defend their choice of software for the project.
- Answer judges' questions about the project.
- Students should be prepared to explain and demonstrate the highlights of their project in no more than 15 minutes.
Projects are evaluated by the judges to determine the best project in that category. The judges use several instruments for making their evaluation. Actual scoring materials will NOT be released.
Go to Categories page to read the descriptions of the categories. You can also find self-evaluation rubrics that can be used to find strengths and weaknesses of a project. Judges will NOT base final scores solely on these rubrics. They are guidelines only.
How are the winning projects determined?
Teams of two judges will interview each participant for no more than 15 minutes and see the project. If a project (video, slideshow, presentation, etc.) is longer than about five minutes, the judges will view just a portion of the project. The judges use a rubric guide and suggested questions to evaluate each project. After completing the judging of all projects in a grade/category, the judges will rank the projects and the top three will be awarded trophies. All decisions of the judges are final, and the Tech Competition staff do not change judging results.
The judges only viewed a portion of my project and not the whole thing. Why didn't they watch/look at the whole project?
The judges have a strict 15 minute window in which to judge a project. Judges are assessing a student's use of technology, not a finished product such as a video or PowerPoint presentation. In order to interview the student about the project, ask questions, and fill out the Student Feedback form, the judges may view only a portion of a project. Judges are instructed to spend no more than five minutes viewing the actual project to leave time for the other aspects of judging. We strongly suggest that students limit all presentations to no more than three to five minutes so that judges may see the entire presentation.