[Yr7-10it] 2005 Programming Excellence Awards

[Tony Forster]

Hi
I'm a strong supporter of the VITTA competition and don't want to give the
impression that I'm not. However, this discussion highlights one limitation
of the competition.

Only top level programmers (and I think only one per school) is actually
competing on a state wide basis. Otherwise students are competing within
their school. If you know you are not the top student in your school,
there's little incentive to enter.

We have purposefully structured the national game programming competition
http://www.acmi.net.au/screenit.htm so that multiple students from multiple
year levels get a chance to compete externally. We are doing primary school
this year but hope to expand to junior secondary next year.
Tony Forster

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gavin Ballard" <gavin at vitta.org.au>
To: "'Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'"
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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 12:58 PM
Subject: RE: [Yr7-10it] 2005 Programming Excellence Awards


> Hi Don,
>
> That's correct - only the one open category entry from each school needs
to
> complete the form and send it in along with a copy of the program by
> September 30.
>
> Cheers
>
> Gavin
> Assistant Officer
> VITTA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Don Morelli
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2005 7:58 AM
> To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Yr7-10it] 2005 Programming Excellence Awards
>
> Gavin, I assume that it is sufficient to enter students in the open
> competition via the web site, and only complete the Open Entry form for
the
> one entry that is to be the school entry?
> cheers Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gavin at vitta.org.au>
> To: <ipm at edulists.com.au>; <is at edulists.com.au>; <yr11it at edulists.com.au>;
> <yr7-10it at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 5:10 PM
> Subject: [Yr7-10it] 2005 Programming Excellence Awards
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> The 2005 Programming Excellence Awards, sponsored by Microsoft and run by
> VITTA in conjunction with DE&T, are to be held in Term 3. The awards are a
> fantastic opportunity for students unfamiliar with programming to develop
> their skills in a structured fashion with the support of their teachers.
> The awards also provide a competitive challenge for advanced students (or
> quick learners) in the form of an Open Challenge category, which has
> $26,000 worth of prizes at stake.
>
> This year, the awards have their own website,
> http://progawards.openlab.net.au. Registration at the site will be
> necessary for teachers to submit their school's entries, and also provides
> forums, downloads and information for teachers.
>
> For more information on the awards, or to register now, go to:
>
> http://progawards.openlab.net.au
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gavin Ballard
> Assistant Officer
> VITTA
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