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Questions and Answers
Here are some questions and answers regarding the Technology Challenge:
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What are the deadlines for this event? |
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Here are the deadlines. |
| Q. |
I haven't heard of this competition before. Is it new? |
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This annual Technology Challenge competition in Louisiana is relatively new. The University of Louisiana at Monroe
has sponsored it since 2006. We believe that this competition can serve to revitalize
our great state for a better and brighter future by encouraging schools
to recognize and reward the types of skills our students will need in
their careers. Many dozens of high schools competed during the previous year with favorable comments. |
| Q. |
Can our school enter more than one team? |
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Sorry, only one team can represent each high school. The maximum size of a high school team is 15 students. |
| Q. |
I'm an interested high school teacher. I'd like to organize a team. What should I do? |
| A. |
Please read this. |
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I'm a high school student. I think I'm interested. What do I need to know? |
| A. |
Please read this. |
| Q. |
What should we know in order to compete? |
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Here are the general guidelines of the Technology Challenge competition. |
| Q. |
What can our high school win? |
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The winning teams
will earn individual medallions and a team trophy for the school. Also, every participant
of every
team will receive a complimentary T-shirt. (In the future, we hope to offer great prizes to be donated by a generous sponsor.) |
| Q. |
Is any travel required? |
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No! There is
no
school
travel. Everything regarding this competition is done online. This
competition relies on the use of this website for general
information, email for communication, and an online
"Blackboard" account for transferring files. Files for the competition are "downloaded"
from the Blackboard site; the completed files
are later "uploaded" to the Blackboard site. |
| Q. |
Is there a registration fee? |
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Yes, there is a modest registration fee for the team application; this fee helps to cover the costs of administration. |
| Q. |
Are you looking for a sponsor? |
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Yes! If you are interested in sponsorship of this annual event, please contact us! It would mean a great deal if we had more resources to benefit the many high school student participants. |
| Q. |
After we register our team, what do we need to do? |
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After your team registers, the Team Coach will receive instructions for logging into a password protected "Blackboard" account. On the day of the competition,
you'll be able to access the file(s) for the Technology Challenge. When your
team is finished, upload your completed files to your Blackboard
account.
Instructions will be provided for logging on Blackboard. The
instructions will include how to access and "download" files and how to
"upload" completed files. |
| Q. |
How does our team prepare for the competition? |
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Your team should include
a lot of diverse talent and creativity. Working well together, using
your collective strengths, is your best strategy.
Here are a few tips:
1. Use your time well. You need to complete the competition during a morning.
2. Divide responsibilities, as a team: There are 40 Internet-related questions and 3 creative tasks.
3. Be prepared to answer questions briefly with clear and complete sentences.
4. Enjoy the process! You probably will be doing something like this after you graduate! |
| Q. |
Is
there a printed flyer we can use to hang in our school hallway? Is
there something we can distribute in classes to let students know
about this event? |
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Yes, there is a flyer you can use to promote this event. Please print out or distribute this flyer. |
| Q. |
Is there a policy for refunds? |
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Sorry, there are no refunds. The application fees are used for processing the applications. This is described clearly in the application
form. Before you register your team, make sure that your computer
equipment works and that you have reliable access to the Internet. |
| Q. |
Can our team use any type of software, using any type of computer, for the competition? |
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Yes.
Just be able to save your work in the specified file formats.
For example, if you can save your file to a Word
document, Powerpoint, Excel, or even image file, it will
be fine. Practically all office application
software should be able to do this, including open source software
applications. |
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