Oracle Education Foundation ThinkQuest International Competition 2011

The ThinkQuest International Competition challenges students to solve a real-world problem by applying their critical thinking, communication, and technology skills. Participants may enroll in the following competition events: ThinkQuest Projects, Digital Media, and Application Development.

In the ThinkQuest Projects event, participants will:

Use ThinkQuest Projects, a hosted environment where students produce web-based learning projects, to create their entry.
Define the problem they intend to solve and create a ThinkQuest Project that presents their solution and the process they followed to develop their solution.

Prior experience with ThinkQuest Projects is not required.

In the ThinkQuest Digital Media event, participants will:

Use digital media tools to produce a blog/journal, website, animation, public service announcement, photo essay, video, or some combination of these items.
Define the problem they intend to solve and produce an entry that presents their solution and the process followed to develop their solution.

Prior experience with digital media development is not required.

In the Application Development event, participants will:

Develop a web-based application using their choice of programming language(s), software, and development environment.
Define the problem they intend to solve, produce an application that elegantly solves that problem for users, and present the process they followed to develop their solution.

Although helpful, prior experience with application development is not required.

* All entries must be submitted in English.

Age Divisions:
ThinkQuest Projects and Digital Media Events

19 and under
16 and under
12 and under

Application Development Event

22 and under
19 and under
16 and under

The age of the oldest student on a team, as of the entry submission deadline, will determine the age division in which a team competes. There is no minimum age requirement to compete in the competition.

Teams:
Teams may include 1-6 students and must have one coach.

The Foundation reserves the right to invite students and coaches associated with its partners to participate in the competition.

An "eligible school" is an accredited school that is owned or operated by a government or local school board, or an accredited, nonprofit, private school that is tax-exempt under U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), or the non-U.S. equivalent of a Section 501(c)(3) school.
An "eligible educational institution" is an accredited school, college or university that is owned or operated by a government or local school board, or an accredited, nonprofit, private school that is tax-exempt under U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), or the non-U.S. equivalent of a Section 501(c)(3) school.

How will entries be judged?

Judges will evaluate entries for critical thinking, communication, and technology skills as noted in the Competition Evaluation Guidelines.

What are the prizes?

All teams that submit a completed entry will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation.
1st and 2nd place teams in each age division for each event will receive a trip to ThinkQuest Live for themselves, the team coach, and one parent or adult chaperone per student. ThinkQuest Live is a 5-day event that OEF will host in the San Francisco Bay Area. It includes educational activities, social events, sightseeing excursions, and the elegant and magical ThinkQuest Awards Dinner.
Additionally, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams in each age division for each event will receive a new laptop for each team member.
Finally, 1st place teams in each age division for each event will receive a USD $5,000 donation for the school or organization that their coach represents.

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