Guidelines

Oconee RESA's Annual Regional Technology Competition is open to students in grades 3 - 12. 

We proudly serve the counties of Baldwin, Hancock, Johnson, Putnam, Washington, and Wilkinson. 

General Guidelines:

• The registration fee is $18 per student.  We cannot issue refunds or credits to invoices after registration has been verified.

• Students may participate as individuals or in teams of two. If a project consists of a team that has one 4th grade member and one 5th grade member, that team will participate in the higher grade level division of 05-06.

• Only first place winners will advance to the State Technology Competition.

• Projects should be current, original student work created on a device.  A parent or teacher may help the student, but the majority of the work should be the student's own.

Documentation Guidelines:

The Georgia Educational Student Technology Competition (GASTC) is NOT an educational entity and "use for educational purposes" for citations/permissions/attributes does not apply. Our regional competition follows the rules and regulations of the GASTC. Therefore:

• Students must obtain written "permission" from the source of any image/text/work not created by the student.

• "Citations/Attributions" will only be accepted for images/text/work licensed under Creative Commons. Please visit Creative Commons to learn more. 

Project Guidelines:

• The student(s) should be able to explain the project, defend their choice of software, and show how the software was used to create the project. 

• Students unable to present their projects, even due to illness, may NOT use "proxies" unless they are part of the original, registered team.

• Violent or inappropriate projects will not be judged.  Please review your students' projects.  

• Judges have the right to disqualify any project deemed violent or inappropriate. 

Categories:

• 3D Modeling

• Animation

• Audio Production

• Device Modification

• Digital Photo Production

• Digital Game Design

• Graphic Design

• Internet Applications

• Mobile Apps

• Multimedia Applications

• Productivity Design 

• Project Programming

• Robotics

• Video Production

Grade Level Divisions:

• Division 1:  Grades 03-04

• Division 2:  Grades 05-06

• Division 3:  Grades 07-08

• Division 4:  Grades 09-10

• Division 5:  Grades 11-12

Students may participate as individuals or in teams of two. 

If a project consists of a team that has one 4th grade member and one 5th grade member, the team will participate in the higher grade level division of 05-06. 

Individuals and teams compete against each other.