Hello and welcome to the 2009 NCCE Digitalkies High School Finalists blog. This blog has been created to host all entries for this year’s high school Digitalkies for both viewing and judging. To view the videos, please click on one of the 6 categories at the top of this page. All videos for that category will appear on that page.
After viewing all videos in that category you may vote for your choice of best in category under the last video link. You will need to include your email address so we may verify your NCCE membership. Additional comments may be added.
Judging Criteria:
Judging will be based on the following four criteria:
Student Involvement (35 points)
Evidence of student involvement in the creation or content of the movie
Content Quality (25 points total, as shown below)
The flow of information and the quality of the images. When judging the quality, we will use the Washington State Communication Essential Academic Learning Requirement 2; “The student communicates ideas clearly and effectively.” To meet this standard, the student will:
- (Audience - 5 points) Communicate clearly to a range of audiences for different purposes.
communicate effectively with different audiences
make well-chosen and varied connections between own purposes and audience interests and needs
communicate for a broad range of purposes; for example, to reflect, make inferences, interview, and influence
identify and use different forms of oral presentation
- (Organized - 5 points) Develop content and ideas develop a topic or theme; organize thoughts around a clear beginning, middle, and end; use transitional sentences and phrases to connect related ideas; speak coherently and compellingly.
use a variety of content to convey messages to a chosen audience
access and use a variety of primary and secondary sources
create a comprehensive and organized presentation with a clear sequencing of ideas and transitions
make a well-reasoned, insightful presentation supported by related details
- (Delivery - 5 points) Use effective delivery; adjust speaking strategies for a variety of audiences and purposes by varying tone, pitch, and pace of speech to create effect and aid communication.
vary tone, pitch, and pace of speech to create effect and aid communication
project voice well
use logic, arguments, or appeals to persuade others
use good posture and eye contact
skillfully use facial expression, body movement, and gestures to convey tone and mood appropriate to the audience and message
- (Language - 5 points) Use effective language and style; use language that is grammatically correct, precise, engaging and well-suited to topic, audience, and purpose.
speak using standard grammar
use a variety of sentence structures
use language that is interesting and well suited to the topic and audience
develop effective voice for the audience and purpose
- (Action - 5 points) Effectively use action, sound, and/or images to support presentations.
communicate messages through oral, artistic, graphic, and/or multimedia presentation
demonstrate sophisticated use of available technology to present ideas and concepts
Technical Merit (25 points)
Appropriate use of transitions, titling, background music, special effects, etc.
Impact (15 points)
The degree to which the movie achieves the intent of the category.
