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The Northern Illinois Public Education Team of the Lake County Fire Chief’s Association is sponsoring a YouTube Contest for Fire Safety and Burn Prevention
The entries will be judged based on how well the rules below were met and how informative the video is. A link from the Lake County Fire Chiefs website will direct the public to the uploaded video on YouTube, with attribution to the creator(s). For all the downloadable information go to www.lakecountyfirechiefs.org.
Prizes The Grand Prize will be a digital video camera for the school and members of the winning team will share $500 in gift cards from Westfield Hawthorn Center.
The Second Place Team will be $300 in gifts cards from Westfield Hawthorn Center.
The Third Place Team will be $200 in gift cards from Westfield Hawthorn Center. .
Rules Contest is open to Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 students enrolled in Lake County High Schools. Registration Forms online must be printed and completed by each team member and signed by school representative *The video should be 1-3 minutes long exploring burn prevention topics. Be in a DVD file format such as .MPEG, .MP4, .FLV and compatible for You Tube. No copyright infringements, music or video. *A rubric for how the videos will be evaluated is attached. *The video should include age appropriate material for a target audience of students in grades 9-12. Material should not demonstrate risky or otherwise unsafe behavior. There can be no actual fire.
Rules *It should be both educational and informational. So many YouTube videos show risky behavior but never tell the “rest of the story” *All videos should be well researched. *We are accepting entries ONLY from school-sponsored communications courses or sponsored extra-curricular groups. *Communications teachers or faculty sponsors must review and approve all storyboards before filming starts. *Students are strongly encouraged to contact their local fire departments, hospitals and library to help with their research. There can be multiple entries from the same school or program, as students may wish to work in small groups or teams on the project. *Students on a winning team will share the prize.
Entries should be submitted no later than Friday, December 18, 2009 at 4:00 pm on DVD with registration form/s to: Tony Rodkey - Public Education Coordinator Countryside Fire Protection District 600 Deerpath Drive, Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 Educator Information This contest addresses learning standard components 4.B.4a (Grades 9-10) and 3C.4b and 3C.5b. (Grades 11-12) of the Illinois English Language Arts Curriculum Framework and Learning Standard-Contributing to the well-being of one’s school and community. School districts offering communications classes, which include the design and creation of media productions, are encouraged to promote this contest through an independent or group assignment as part of its curriculum delivery. Background Fire Prevention Week is designed to provide an opportunity for fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing fire safety awareness and prevention messages in our communities. Information about fire prevention and fire safety awareness can be found on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) website www.nfpa.org or Campus Firewatch website www.campus-firewatch.com, also www.firesafety.gov.
Illinois Fire Safety Alliance
Click Here For Judging Categories
Click Here for Printable Registration Form
Lake County Fire Chiefs srt6900@lakecountyfirechiefs.org Copyright © 2010 Lake County Fire Chiefs Association Website Questions Contact Lt. Joris Lillge
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