STLP Meetings will be Tuesdays & Thursdays after-school until 4 pm until Thanksgiving (students must be picked up promptly at 4pm, walk home, or make prior arrangements to stay for Computer Lab until 4:45 to ride a bus home or be picked up by 4:45.

Directions to get a text message about Meetings

Regional Event for Showcase ONLY is 11/21/2019 at WKU. Students should wear STLP or group shirt and nice pants (can be nice jeans).

01/8/2020 Deadline to submit Digital Products for DPOJ

04/8/2020 STLP State Championship, Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY

What is DPOJ?

Digital Product Online Judging

The STLP core principles of “Design. Make. Connect. Learn.” are perhaps most evident in the only event that takes place 100% in the digital realm: Digital Product Online Judging (DPOJ).

Digital product creation is part of learning in many classrooms across Kentucky. The DPOJ event provides every school the opportunity to share the products students are creating — whether it’s part of daily curriculum or a stand-alone activity with an STLP. Students are making digital content every day. The STLP DPOJ event lets you submit that work for statewide recognition as part of the STLP process.

DPOJ Events

Book trailers are short multimedia products that capture the essence of a book (without giving away the ending) via a presented styled in the fashion of a Hollywood movie trailer. STLP DPOJ book trailers should be between 90 seconds and 3 minutes in length, be media rich (including audio, images, and narration with fully documented copyright info), and easily viewable online. Developing a book trailer product helps students practice informational, visual, and technical literacies.

Digital Art Product (click for link): individual student creates original digital art (View Example from Eminence Independent)

Digital Storytelling Product (click for rubric): individual student creates and tells an original story using digital tools.(View Example from Bath County)

ePublishing Product (click for rubric): team creates a published product used by a class/school/community. Resource: 6 secrets of publishing ebooks with iPads (View Example from Marion County)

Graphic Design Product (click for rubric): individual student creates a graphic design. (View Example from Owen County)

KATE Product: “Be Incredible” (2018-2019 KATE Be Incredible rubric HERE, Instructions HERE): team follows guidelines to create product. (View 2018-2019 RUBRIC/ INSTRUCTIONS Being incredible is being the best you can possibly be. Every student has incredible super skills and talents that make them unique and strong. We need our students to ban together with school staff and the community to create a “family-like” culture at school. Incredible super powers can be used fighting against bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, conflict, hate and violence while spreading empathy, compassion and respect. As quoted from the Disney “Incredibles 2” movie “It’s time to make some wrong things right, help us bring Supers back into the sunlight!” For more information from The Kentucky Center for School Safety, go to https://kycss.org/ssw.php. Let’s help others G.R.A.S.P. the meaning of safe schools every day, not just during Safe Schools Week. For all the instructions on getting started, CLICK HERE.

Multimedia Content Product: individual student uses three types of original digital media to teach a concept (View Examplefrom Pike County)

Digital Music Product (click for rubric): individual student creates an original digital music piece (Hear Example from Shelby County)

Original Photo Product (click for rubric): individual student takes an original image (View Example from Paintsville Independent)

PSA Product (click for rubric): team creates a PSA video (15, 30 or 60 sec.) (View Example from Warren County Schools)

Screen Capture Tutorials (click to view Students will utilize their choice of screen capture software to create and narrate a tutorial. Videos will demonstrate a particular set of instructions on (for example) how to use a student selected piece of software, how to write a bit of code, how to troubleshoot a technical issue, etc.

TLP Gaming: Minecraft (to be updated for 2018-2019) ** New Updated Rubric for 2018-2019 COMING SOON! ** In an effort to provide the most effective version of the competition that reflects the most current status of the Minecraft software and available solutions, the rubric for this category is under development at this time. Watch the STLP social media feeds, website, and LISTSERV for announcements regarding the release of a new, update, STLP Gaming rubric for 2018-2019. We appreciate your excitement to get started and equally appreciate your patience. — STLP Gaming Team For this competition,, the team of students will be creating a guided tour of their community in Minecraft.. This includes points of interest and any community history associated.. Items created should be as accurate to real life counterparts as possible and presented in a “guided tour” fashion.. A team can be one or more students.. This can be to any scale that the participants deem manageable.. Please refer to the scoring rubric at the bottom of this document for specific scoring categories and the finished product section for a description of what should be i ncluded in your completed project .

Guidelines/Deadlines to consider:

• Read the rubric carefully and completely
• Specifications about what versions of the game that can be used are spelled out in the rubric.
• The registration and deadline process is different from other DPOJ entries… check the rubric for specifics
• Although you need to register with the STLP Gaming team before January 13th, your Minecraft product can be worked on until the upload deadline of FEBRUARY 1st
• All Minecraft questions should be directed to stlpgaming@education.ky.gov
• Go get busy!

State Championship-

All STLP schools are welcome to attend the State Championship to learn and achieve. There are no registration fees. All schools attending are asked to register online whether they are prequalified to compete, entering on-site competitions, or simply planning to attend.

Nearly 14,000 students and educators will come together to celebrate technology and learning at the 2019 STLP State Championship. 500+ schools from 100+ districts came to show what they know using technology. Hundreds of volunteer judges determined the stand outs in over 40 educational technology related categories.

Other Events we can enter for State:

Flight Simulation: Description: Often, students learn with the use of technology to understand a difficult concept. One program that is popular with students is Flight Simulation software, which helps students understand this STEM concept of flight. Students can visit local airport, talk to pilots to gain aviation/technical knowledge. Review the rubric for more details on this event. Type of event: Individual event, 2 students per school allowed to apply. Event Divisions: K-5 Only Rubric (pdf): Flight Simulation

Racing to the Future: Description: Students work with components of science, technology, engineering art and mathematics (STEAM) in building an understanding the world of racing competition. A student will buy, design, build and race a slot car. Students will build a slot car, starting with a kit, a ready to run car or scratch-built design, improving the performance and documenting what they did to improve the car’s performance )Design Paper). They should show the relationship of those improvements using the STEAM components. The student will develop a “Design Paper” on the design and process of getting the car ready for the event. Type of event: Individual event, 4 students per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 Rubric (pdf): Racing to the Future Category Lead: Paul Shoemaker, KDE Office of Educational Technology – paul.shoemaker@education.ky.gov Additional Resources: Racing to the Future Rulebook & Racing to the Future Design Sheet Examples

Photo on Demand: Description: Students that love to capture that great image are the ones that will enjoy this category challenge. Students will check in and be given a theme. The student must capture one photo/image and transform it before bringing the titled image back to be viewed by judges. The task is timed and the student will need to Bring Your Own Device. (BYOD) Rubric (pdf): Photo on Demand UPDATED! Type of event: Individual event, 1 students per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8 and (NEW for 2017) 9-12

Web Design Challenge: NEW for 2018: Addition of new category – Web Site Coding. This new additional category will challenge students to create a website based on prompts using coding only! Rubric is forthcoming, but category is open for registration now! Description: Using prompts supplied on site, students will create a web site within the competition time limits. Students should bring devices pre-loaded with web design software of your choice. Rubric (pdf): Web Site Design Challenge Type of event: Individual event, 1 students per school allowed to apply (1 for Web Design and also 1 for Web Site Coding is allowed) Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8 and 9-12

Georgetown College Robot Use: Description: Have a robot? Can you make the robot do something? This category will focus on the challenge is to create a robot that is either a transformation of another item OR transforms the way you do a task. Students bring their own robot. (BYOR) Rubric (pdf): Georgetown College Robot Use Type of event: Team of 1 or 2 event, one team per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Cinemania: Description: Cinemania is just that — Mania to produce a video less than three minutes in 48 hours after receiving an email with the rules and information. Once the video is finished, post online. Video will be produced and published prior to the STLP State Championship. Preliminary scoring will happen in advance, with final judging/viewing happening at State. ALL KY CINEMANIA DATES WILL BE UPDATED FOR 2019 Rubric (pdf): KY Cinemania Type of event: One team per school (with one title only) may apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

HelpDesk: Description: How does your STLP help and keep track of technical issues in the school? Does your school provide technical support or a help desk for the school or district? This may be a category for your school to enter. Many technical students help their school and district with technology problems. The help can be informal as quick repairs, troubleshooting in the classroom or as formal as being part of a Help Desk. Informal support is defined as students assisting in classrooms or answering the call for technology assistance in a classroom, library or school. A more formal Help Desk may be a class in which students assist with technology issues in the building or district during or after class. Some districts also hire students to assist with technical projects or during the summer break. These students need to present the technical support they provide to the judges. Rubric (pdf): Help Desk Support Challenge Type of event: Team event, 1 Team per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

KY Travel: Description: Add to the travel campaign of THERE’S ONLY ONE KENTUCKY. Your local community is the ideal location to become involved and the best way to get others involved is to make a video that showcases your area. What is special about your town / local community / county? Please make this LOCAL only and NOT about the state overall. Rubric (pdf): KY Travel Challenge Type of event: Team event, 1 team per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

NKU Mobile App Design Challenge: Description:What mobile app can your students create that uses gamification to teach teach/re-enforce STEM discipline subjects? What mobile app can your students create that would help the school or community? NOTE: This is currently Android ONLY. Rubric (pdf): NKU Mobile App Design Challenge Type of event: Team event, 1 team per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Sphero Hero: Description: What better way to tell an original story than to program a robot to tell if for you? Sphero Hero is all about a team of students creating an original (short) dramatic story, creating an obstacle course as the stage for their story, and programming a Sphero (or any programmable robot) to navigate the stage autonomously while students narrate their tale to judges (3-5-minute limit). Sphero Hero is a BYOD category, where teams will build their own sets and use their own robots and materials to compete. Sphero Hero is the first STLP competition co-designed & led by a student (thank you Nada K. from Thomas Nelson HS, Nelson County) Rubric (pdf): Sphero Hero Type of event: Team event, 1 team per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

STLP Game Design Challenge: Description: Ever wondered who was behind the games you play? Programmers and artists are just two that make a full team. Look at some of your games, notice who is credited. Study how the game works. It can be a board or software or an online game. Game design involves a rich array of knowledge and skills. Knowing how to put together a successful game involves system-based thinking, critical problem solving, art and aesthetics, writing and storytelling, interactive design, game logic and rules, and computer skills. The designer must also be a socio-technical engineer, thinking about how people will interact with the game and how the game will shape both individual, competitive, or collaborative social interactions. Teams make a oral presentation of their Game Design Concept. Rubric (pdf): STLP Game Design Challenge Type of event: Team event, 1 team per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

UK Engineering Minds on Innovation : Description:Thinking about problems and finding solutions are part of the engineering world. Engineered products have many applications in real life. Do you have students that can put their MIND ON and be INNOVATIVE? Have a team create an original idea, products, or processes, which solve a problem. Share this with judges. Rubric (pdf): UK Engineering Minds on Innovation Type of event: Team event, 1 team per school allowed to apply Event Divisions: K-5, 6-8, 9-12