Save the World in 60 Seconds! (SAM)

And the winning submission is...

 

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Theme

What does it mean to “Save the World”?  Who or what are we saving it from?  According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, “Today we realize that each thing we do can help or hurt our planet in many ways.  We all need to take ownership of environmental protection.”  Recycling, reducing, and reusing are some of the ways we can produce less waste to protect the environment.  In what other ways can we help the planet or save the world?

 

 

 

Software Recommended: SAM Animation

You can learn more about SAM Animation here.

 

 

Key Dates
Phase	Date availability
Submission	01/30/12 to 05/06/12
Evaluation	05/11/12 to 06/01/12
Winners announced	06/08/12

There are a few things that are expected from you and there is help for achieving those expectations.

 

Peer Review

 

You will be required to review other submissions and provide feedback. This gives you the opportunity to help fellow storytellers improve their skills.

 

Requirements

 

Your submission will have to meet specific guidelines. It will need to adhere to the following requirements:

1. The animation should be between 30 - 60 seconds in length. 
2. No copyrighted material may be used. (To learn more about copyright laws, click here.)
3. Only one animation may be submitted per user.

 

Judging Criteria

 

Your submission will be evaluated on these criteria:

• The submission precisely meets the technical requirements and aligns with the theme (recycle, reduce, replenish, restore, reuse, etc.).
• The submission contains three parts of a story (beginning, middle and end). 
• Animation timing is appropriate. 
• The background and set support the story and are interesting.
• Most procedures have a logical purpose, with explanatory comments that are easy to understand.

 

You can learn more about the evaluation criteria here.

 

SAM Animation is a desktop application that allows users -- young and old -- to capture a series of still images from a webcam that can then be played back in movie form -- it's kind of like a digital flip-book! SAM -- which stands for "stop-action-movies" -- was developed by Tufts University with the support of the National Science Foundation, and as of 2011 is exclusively licensed to iCreate to Educate, a young company dedicated to giving students the tools to drive their own learning in the K-12 classroom.

All product support, partnership opportunities, feature requests, and general questions should be directed to info@icreatetoeducate.com. Most support information and examples on how this tool is used in the classroom can be found directly on their website: www.icreatetoeducate.com.

 

Winners will receive a free copy of ROBOTC Virtual Worlds!

 

ROBOTC is the premiere robotics programming language for educational robotics and competitions. ROBOTC is a C-Based Programming Language with an Easy-to-Use Development Environment.

Learn more about ROBOTC here.

 

General Questions About SAM Animation

All product support, partnership opportunities, feature requests, and general questions should be directed to info@icreatetoeducate.com.

 

 

 

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